Brett Ratner

Box Office: 'Puss in Boots' Big 2nd Weekend Beats Bummer 'Tower Heist' Debut

Movies | Box Office
 November 6, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

DreamWorks Animation film holds its audience to rake in huge $33M, while Brett Ratner's caper disappoints at just $25M

  

Review: 'Tower Heist' a Great, Star-Studded Caper -- on Paper

Movies
 November 3, 2011 By Alonso Duralde 1 year ago

Brett Ratner–directed heist comedy looks great and is impeccably cast -- too bad about the bland characters and hollow heist

  

Michael Seligman to Supervise Oscar Show, Of Course

Awards | Oscars
 October 17, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Veteran awards-show producer will be working on his 35th Academy Awards

  

Universal Tests Early VOD 'Heist' 3 Weeks After Movie Hits Theaters

Movies
 October 5, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Renting the Eddie Murphy action-comedy "Tower Heist" will reportedly cost $60, but test will be limited to Atlanta and Portland, Ore.

  

Academy Makes It Official: Eddie Murphy to Host Oscars

Awards | Oscars
 September 6, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Selection marks return to old-style Oscar-host resume: an actor with standup comic experience

  

Eddie Murphy Top Choice to Host the Oscars?

Awards | Oscars
 September 4, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Producer Brett Ratner reported to be pushing for his co-star from "Tower Heist"

  

New Oscar Producer Brett Ratner: 'Comedy Is the Key'

Awards | Oscars
 August 4, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Director Ratner will co-produce Oscars with award-show vet Don Mischer

  

Cameron, Jackson, Bay, 20 Others Join NATO in Blasting Early VOD

Movies
 April 20, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Directors, producers slam studios' deal with DirecTV to release movies that are still in theaters

  

Exclusive: Tarsem Singh to Direct Relativity's 3D 'Snow White'

Deal Central | Movies
 November 1, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

Melisa Wallack's edgy script will hew closely to the German folk tale by the Brothers Grimm

  

Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick, Judd Hirsch Join 'Tower Heist'

Deal Central | Movies
 October 26, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Tea Leoni, Alan Alda and Gabourey Sidibe star in Brett Ratner's Universal caper

  

Tea Leoni & Nina Arianda to Join Ben Stiller in 'Tower Heist'

Deal Central | Movies
 October 21, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

Brett Ratner is directing Universal's caper, which also stars Eddie Murphy, Alan Alda and Gabourey Sidibe

  

'Tower Heist' Adds 'Precious' Star Gabourey Sidibe & Michael Peña

Deal Central | Movies
 October 19, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

Director Brett Ratner has cast Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy and Alan Alda in Universal's caper

  

Universal Fast Tracks Ratner's 'Tower Heist' With Stiller Starring

Deal Central | Movies
 August 23, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

Academy Award winner Brian Grazer will produce the movie, which was written by some of Hollywood's top talent

  

Ratner to Produce Adaptation of Comic Book 'Unknowns'

Deal Central | Movies
 July 27, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

Mark A. Altman, Steve Kriozere and Monica Olsen created the Femme Fatales Comics property

  

CBS to Premiere 'Survivor: Nicaragua' Early

Television
 July 22, 2010 By John Consoli 2 years ago

The Eye also picks up "Chaos" for midseason; will give "NCIS: Los Angeles" a two-hour premiere and hold back "The Good Wife" by a week

  

L.A. Times Wrong -- Brett Ratner Not in Talks for 'Hercules'

Deal Central | Movies
 July 15, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

"Rush Hour" filmmaker won't direct Avi Lerner's big-screen take on the classic character

  

Oscilloscope Acquires John Cazale Documentary

Movies
 June 22, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Company plans to release "I Knew It Was You" on DVD this fall

  

Relativity Acquires Strause Brothers' Sci-Fi Thriller 'Skyline'

Movies
 May 18, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 3 years ago

Alien invasion movie stars TV veterans Donald Faison, Eric Balfour, David Zayas, Scottie Thompson and Brittany Daniel

  

Cannes, Day 6: In the Bubble

Movies
 May 17, 2010 By Steve Pond 3 years ago

Festivalgoers develop skewed priorities, and Mike Leigh wins best of the fest so far

  

Aniston, Bateman, Day May Be Hired by 'Horrible Bosses'

Movies
 May 11, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 3 years ago

Colin Farrell is also in negotiations to play one of the titular characters in Seth Gordon's New Line comedy

  

Callbacks: Eisner to Direct 'Escape From NY' Remake; Elwes Returns For 'Saw VII'

Movies
 April 26, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 3 years ago

Clive Owen is joining Jason Statham in Gary McKendry's action-thriller "The Killer Elite," while Eric Heisserer will write "Final Destination 5"

  

Singer to Direct 'X-Men: First Class'

Movies
 December 17, 2009 By Brent Lang 3 years ago

Superhero prequel has script by "The OC" creator and will center on mutant group's origins

  

Brett Ratner Re-Editing Bollywood Film

Movies
 November 20, 2009 By the Hollywood Reporter 3 years ago

Director is working on English-language version of Reliance Big Pictures' "Kites."

  

10 Things I Learned This Week

Movies
 September 25, 2009 By MIchael Adams 3 years ago

From Cronenberg's "The Fly" to Roger Corman's Oscars tribute to 3D3D3D.

  

Moguls Found on a Boat! (Summer '09 Edition)

Deal Central
 August 6, 2009 By Wrap Staff 3 years ago

Latest port of call: Amalfi coast. Grazer and Berkus are with Vivi Nevo; Ron Meyer has obviously made up with David Geffen. Check out the latest floating heads!

  
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