Deal Central

Patricia Arquette to Play Jeff Buckley's Mother in 'Mystery White Boy'

January 3, 2012 By Kurt Orzeck 1 year ago

Jake Scott's biopic about the deceased singer/songwriter is currently in preproduction

  

'Dragon Tattoo' Isn't Slaying the Box Office -- But Its Sequel Is Moving Forward

January 3, 2012 By Kurt Orzeck 1 year ago

"The Girl Who Played With Fire," the second installment in the "Millennium" series, is still on track

  

Demi Moore to Play Gloria Steinem in Linda Lovelace Biopic

January 2, 2012 By Kurt Orzeck 1 year ago

Adam Brody will play porn actor Harry Reems; Eric Roberts has also joined the "Lovelace" cast

  

Dan Aykroyd Joins 'Dog Fight' with Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis

December 27, 2011 By Kurt Orzeck 1 year ago

The Jay Roach-directed political comedy is due out Aug. 10

  

After Making a Mint on 'Midnight,' Sony Classics Nabs Woody Allen's 'Nero Fiddled'

December 21, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The movie stars Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penelope Cruz, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig and Ellen Page

  

Jay Mohr Joins Olivia Wilde, Jim Carrey and Steve Carell in 'Burt Wonderstone' (Exclusive)

December 20, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The "Last Comic Standing" host and "Ghost Whisperer" actor will play a magician in New Line's comedy

  

Monterey Media Acquires Romantic Comedy 'Take Me Home' (Exclusive)

December 20, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Small distributor plans a theatrical release for Sam Jaeger's low-budget film next year

  

Nic Crawley Named President, Int'l Marketing at Paramount

December 19, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The former senior VP of International Marketing at Walt Disney Studios begins work at Paramount immediately

  

'Sherlock Holmes' on Track for a Disappointing $37.4M Opening

December 17, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"Alvin and the Chipmunks" grosses about $6.6M Friday while "Mission: Impossible" posts strong numbers in limited release

  

Spec Market Scorecard - Stats Through Dec. 9

December 16, 2011 By Jason Scoggins & Cindy Kaplan 1 year ago

Warner Bros. and CAA are the No. 1 buyer and seller for the third year in a row, but the races for Nos. 2 and 3 are still wide open.

  

Mandate Options Leah Rachel Comedy 'The Young, the Hot, and the Bothered"

December 15, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Dan Jinks signs on to produce the coming-of-age comedy

  

IFC Midnight Acquires U.S. Rights to 'Rites of Spring'

December 15, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Padraig Reynolds wrote and directed the thriller about a group of kidnappers who abduct the daughter of a wealthy socialite

  

Sony, Escape Artists Extend First-Look Deal

December 13, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Escape Artists, which made Sony's "The Pursuit of Happyness," has been at the studio since 1998

  

IFC Acquires Mary Harron's 'The Moth Diaries'

December 12, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Written and directed by the "American Psycho" writer-director, the film played at the Toronto and Venice International Film Festivals

  

Angelina Jolie-Luc Besson Project Goes to Universal

December 12, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Production on the thriller is scheduled to begin in April 2012

  

David Dinerstein to Head New Indie, LD Distribution

December 12, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Mickey Liddell's Liddell Entertainment is launching the new company

  

ICM Drama Over: Agency Reaches Deal to Become Partnership

December 9, 2011 By Brent Lang & Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Rizvi Traverse to sell its stake in talent agency

  

Warners Looking at Guy Ritchie to Direct 'Man From U.N.C.L.E.'

December 8, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" director begins his new deal at the studio in January

  

Norwegian Director Morten Tyldum Signs on to Vendome's 'What Happened to Monday?'

December 7, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Tyldum will direct his first American feature after his "Headhunters" became Norway's most commercially successful film ever

  

New Line Attaches 'Journey 2' Team to 'Journey 3' (Exclusive)

December 6, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The movie tested well over the weekend, and if New Line greenlights a third, the film will reunite the director, writers and producers of the second

  

Drafthouse Films Acquires Golan and Globus Documentary

December 1, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Plans 2012 release for "Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films"

  

Sony Pictures Releasing Ups Adrian Smith to Executive VP, General Sales Manager

December 1, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

He'll help oversee domestic sales for all Sony Pictures films

  

'Ghoulies' Writer-Producer Jefery Levy Launches Production Company

November 30, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

XMarksTheEarth plans to produce three $3 million films each year for the next five years

  

Adam Shankman in Talks to Direct New Line's 'Nutcracker'

November 30, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1" producers Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen are producing

  

'Ouija' Gets a Different Spirit From 'Buffy' Writer Marti Noxon

November 30, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Noxon is taking the seance-game adaptation from bombastic epic to scary

  

Sony to Distribute 'Evil Dead' Remake

November 30, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Sony made the deal with FilmDistrict and Ghost House Pictures