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Is Spielberg's 'Lincoln' Lost in DreamWorks/Paramount Limbo?
RopeofSilicon.com —
Kim Masters at Slate sheds some more light on the hotly anticipated Steven Spielberg biopic Lincoln, which only eight days ago we were speculating on whether or not we could expect it by this December.
According to Masters "Spielberg's company, DreamWorks, has had to scramble to raise financing, and that's scary enough. But money troubles have also cost Spielberg the right to partner on his passion project--a film about Abraham Lincoln. With Liam Neeson lined up to star, Spielberg would like to finish by the end of 2009, [but] DreamWorks' ...
Spielberg's Lincoln Gets Shot In The Head. May Not Survive.
Latino Review —
... project. And if you read further into the article, you find out Dreamworks did manage to make sure Disney couldn't make any theme park attractions off of their movies. A move that I'm sure irked Disney to no end. So will Paramount make Lincoln? Or will it be up for grabs to other studios? Who knows. But when it's all said and done, hopefully audiences the world over will get to see the movie Spielberg has been desperately trying to stop from becoming assassinated altogether. Click HERE to read the entire article. Source: ...
Truth or Dare: Madonna Not in New Moon, Pattinson, Efron on Oscars, Spielberg's Lincoln
Thompson On Hollywood —
... TRUE, DreamWorks' money woes have jeopardized Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, which was to be his next picture after the currently filming TinTin, reports Kim Masters on Slate. ...
Has Spielberg's 'Lincoln' Project Been Killed By Paramount?
:: The Playlist :: —
... fight will be Spielberg's passion project "Lincoln," which was rumored to begin shooting in weeks, would chronicle the 16th president and had Liam Neeson in line to play the role of Abraham Lincoln. "This past weekend, [Spielberg's] been waiting for executives at Paramount—the studio he ditched last year—to decide whether to make the film and hire him to direct it." But According to Slate's update Paramount passed on the project this morning. ...
Abe Goes Down
Hollywood Elsewhere —
Abe Goes Down Kim Masters has updated her Slate /"Big Money" piece about the fate of Steven Spielberg 's Lincoln project, and she says that "a knowledgable source [informs] that Paramount has passed" on the project. This is all Spielberg's fault since he's the one who's delayed and delayed and delayed and delayed. A subject of this depth and scope is beyond his abilities and he knows it, which is the deep-down reason why he's been putting it off, I believe. Spielberg has already blown it by not shooting the film in '07 or '08, as releasing a Lincoln biopic right now ...
Lincoln Killed By Paramount
TheBadandUgly.com —
... attractions out of DreamWorks property, which gets a little confusing, but didn’t stop Disney from asking if Liam Neeson (attached to play Lincoln in Spielberg’s version) would voice the re-vamping of their anamatronic Lincoln in Florida.
To make things more complicated, Spielberg wanted his Lincoln movie to come out by the end of this year, the dead President’s 200th birthday. That means Lincoln would have to start in a few weeks.
Which brings us to Slate:
Spielberg has been developing the project for ...
Tough Road Ahead for Spielberg's 'Lincoln'
Get The Big Picture —
... . A fascinating
article about the behind the scenes of being Steven Spielberg (including how much he makes as a Universal theme
parks consultant) popped up in Slate's Big Money. Among the many items discussed is how difficult Lincoln
might prove to be for the normally oh-so-teflon Spielberg. ...
Spielberg's 'Lincoln' Looks To Have Been Axed By Paramount
FlicksNews.net —
... A second Steven Spielberg film in so many months looks to have had the studio opt out on the project as production is imminent. Paramount has decided to pass on Lincoln, leaving Spielberg unable to proceed with his long planned project. Liam Neeson has been attached to play the 16th US President for several years, while Sally Field's name was linked to the role of First Lady Mary Lincoln. ...
Steven Spielberg's Lincoln Also Having Financial Troubles?!
FirstShowing.net —
... not all of it has been very real. And with the excessive amount of unconfirmed rumors floating around these days, we've been trying to only stick with the good stuff. We all know that DreamWorks split from Paramount late last year and recently attached itself with Disney a few weeks ago. However, because the Lincoln project was in development at Paramount, Spielberg needs to work with them and get them to approve it in order to actually make it. According to Slate's The Big Money, unfortunately that didn't happen, and Paramount has since passed on the project. ...
DreamWorks Financial Troubles May Sink Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’
We Are Movie Geeks —
... There has been news about this film for years. I think I remember hearing about this way back on Corona Coming Attractions when the Internet was young and hypercolor t-shirts were in style.
What do you think? Should Paramount back Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’? Should the film get financed, should Spielberg stick with Liam Neeson as his first choice for the title role? Were hypercolor t-shirts ever really in style? Let us know by commenting below!
Source: The Big Money
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Fan Rant: Please Don't Kill Lincoln Again!
Cinematical —
... Except for the money, that is. In these troubled times, not even Steven Spielberg is safe. DreamWorks is really hurting right now, and as The Big Money reports, money woes have stopped Lincoln in its tracks, and "cost Spielberg the right to partner on his passion project." Over the weekend, he hoped that Paramount would take kindly to Abe, pick up the project, and hire him to direct it. But as of Wednesday, a source says that Paramount declined. ...
Spielberg's 'Lincoln' Lives While Knightley's 'King Lear' Dies
RopeofSilicon.com —
Just over a week ago Kim Masters at Slate updated her article about Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, which I discussed right here, with the following note:
(Update: A knowledgeable source told me on Wednesday that Paramount has passed on Lincoln.)
Considering Slate is a highly reputable source it was assumed to be true and everyone moved on as if it was. Well, not so fast says Entertainment Weekly quoting Spielberg's longtime publicist, Marvin Levy, who says "Lincoln is alive and well and continues in active ...
