Joshua L. Weinstein
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DreamWorks Animation Production President Exits for MediaNavi
John Batter will become CEO of the Technicolor subsidiary
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Fear Factor at Universal: Why the Studio Keeps Pulling the Plug
The studio’s belt-tightening has left it euthanizing big-budget projects from the likes of Ron Howard, McG and Guillermo del Toro
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Chazz Palminteri Joins ‘Gotti’ as Mob Boss
The “A Bronx Tale” star will play Mafia boss Paul Castellano in Barry Levinson’s movie
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Writers Guild Signs First Ever Internet News Writer-Producer Contract
The three-year agreement with CBS in Los Angeles includes increases in minimums and wages, among other items
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Universal Ditches Another Big Movie: Hasbro’s ‘Ouija’
The studio, which recently dropped plans for its expensive “Dark Tower,” also torpedoed Hasbro’s “Clue” last year
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Edward Zwick to Direct Legendary East’s First Project
Marshall Herskovitz will write the screenplay for “The Great Wall,” which the company hopes to release in China and the rest of the world
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Disney Axes Marvel’s Marketing Department
Dana Precious, Jeffrey Stewart and Jodi Miller all are out — one year before Disney releases “The Avengers”
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Ben Affleck Attached to Star in and Direct ‘Line of Sight’
Joel Silver and Andrew Rona will produce — if the movie gets greenlit
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Hollywood’s China Revolution: Smaller Is Better
Still, DMG, Relativity and Legendary East will face structural challenges in trying to penetrate the exploding new market
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Johnny Knoxville, Patton Oswalt to Star in Todd Rohal’s New Comedy
Big Beach Films is financing the movie about two battling brothers who take a troop of boys on a camping trip that goes wildly wrong
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Ray Bradbury’s ‘Dandelion Wine’ Being Adapted for the Screen
Mike Medavoy, Doug McKay, Rodion Nahapetov and Natasha Shliapnikoff are producing
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Atom Egoyan to Direct Movie Based on ‘West Memphis Three’
The Weinstein Co.’s Dimension Films has been developing the project since 2006
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Roy Matalon Joins Nu Image as President, Int’l Sales & Distribution
The executive is a long-time friend of Nu Image principal Avi Lerner and spent 14 years at New Regency Productions
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Ryan Reynolds’ DarkFire Sells TV ‘Guidance’ to Fox
Reynolds will executive produce the single-camera comedy
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Raging ‘Conan’ Set to be Conquered by ‘The Help’ at Weekend Box Office
Lionsgate’s remake of the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic will likely battle “Apes” for second place; “Fright Night,” “One Day” and “Spy Kids 4” also debut