Universal’s Kevin Grayson to Head Film Distribution at Robert Simonds’ New Company
The former Paramount and MGM executive says he’s anxious to start building his team
Despicable Me
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ ‘Frozen’ Send Disney Stock to 15-Year High
The entertainment company’s film division has stock nearing all-time high
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How Hispanics Became Hollywood’s Most Important Audience
First in a series: Hispanics have accounted for at least 20 percent of opening weekend ticket sales for every hit this summer, Nielsen research shows
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Universal Grabs Disney’s Jo Yan to Build Its China Office
Yan worked at Disney for 20 years
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Albert Brooks in Negotiations for Illumination’s ‘Pets’ Project; 4 More Join Voice Cast (Exclusive)
Hannibal Buress, Lake Bell, Bobby Moynihan and Ellie Kemper will also join Louis C.K. and Kevin Hart
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Netflix Grabs the Rights to Sony’s Animated Movies
Streaming video company continues to build out its supply of kids’ movies and TV shows
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Fanboy Turns to Kickstarter to Fund Hollywood’s First Sci-Fi Museum
The New Starship Foundation wants to build an educational center around a discarded and refurbished ”Star Trek“ bridge, with help from some famous Trekkies
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Kristen Wiig Comedy ‘The Heart’ in Peril Over Budget Woes (Exclusive)
Indian Paintbrush is rethinking its commitment to financing the next film from Jim Rash and Nat Faxon
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‘Unbroken': Universal Pins Oscar Hopes on Angelina Jolie
CinemaCon 2014: Raunchy comedies ”A Million Ways to Die in the West“ and ”Dumb and Dumber To“ earn howls
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‘Frozen’ Sells Massive 3.2 Million Discs in One Day
Animated hit scores one of the biggest debuts in the past decade
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‘The Lego Movie’ Snaps a Bright, Colorful Franchise Into Place for Warner Bros. Animation
The biggest hit of the new year should birth several sequels: ”They’ll want a Lego movie at least every two years“
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Universal Pulls ’47 Ronin’ From Director as Budget Swells to $225M (Exclusive)
"47 Ronin," Keanu Reeves' biggest movie since "The Matrix," has been described as a "nightmare" and will have to surpass $500 million at the box office just to break even
