July 18, 2008
Weinsteins Navigate a New Course
They've taken their share of lumps at the box office (and in the press) since walking away from Miramax, but Bob and Harvey Weinstein have made a career out of proving doubters wrong -- and they insist they'll do it again.
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March 28, 2008
Ice Cube Getting Janky for Dimension
While the world waits with bated breath to hear if he'll be starring as B.A. Baracus in John Singleton's The A-Team, Ice Cube is keeping himself busy with other projects.
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April 10, 2007
Will "Grindhouse" Split Up and Hit Theaters Again?
As far as the overseas release plans for "Grindhouse" are concerned, the Weinsteins were always planning to split the flick into two and sell 'em as solo movies. And now with the underwhelming opening weekend for the double feature behind us, it looks like they might want to do the same thing over here.
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January 21, 2007
Sundance News: Weinsteins Acquire Rights to John Cusack Starrer "Grace is Gone"
The Weinstein Company paid $4 million for the worldwide distribution rights to "Grace is Gone," the biggest sale of this year's Sundance Film Festival so far. It played on Saturday night and was purchased in the wee hours of Sunday morning. The Weinsteins beat out Fox Searchlight and Sony Pictures Classics for the first purchase of a non-documentary film at Sundance.
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June 6, 2006
Weinsteins to Mount a Live-Action "Mulan"
Like most of us, The Brothers Weinstein are deeply in love with Asian actress Zhang Ziyi. But unlike the rest of us, they have the money to hire the gal for a three-picture deal ... two of which will be: A remake of "The Seven Samurai" and a live-action adaptation of "Mulan."
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June 5, 2006
Get Ready for a Very Zombie "Halloween"
If you love the original "Halloween," but have grown a little weary with the endless sequels, it looks like shock-maker Rob Zombie might have just the answer: He'll be writing and directing an all-new installment in the series (don't call it a sequel!), which will be ready for release in October of 2007.
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June 13, 2005
Weinsteins Snatch Up Bruce Willis' "Lucky Number"
Despite the fact that Bob & Harvey Weinstein still don't even have a name for their new movie company, that certainly hasn't prevented the boys from doing some business. Their most recent acquisition is "Lucky Number Slevin," a crime thriller that stars Bruce Willis ("Die Hard"), Josh Hartnett ("Pearl Harbor"), Lucy Liu ("Charlie's Angels"), Morgan Freeman ("Batman Begins"), and Ben Kingsley ("Suspect Zero").
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June 2, 2005
In Other News...
Fans of the Cameron Diaz/Justin Timberlake pairing will be glad to know that the leggy actress is not only denying reports that she cheated on her crooner boyfriend of two years, but has officially filed a lawsuit alleging slander and libel against that most esteemed bastion of journalistic ethics, The National Enquirer. Diaz is seeking more than $10 million for the scandal sheet's report, entitled "Cameron Caught Cheating," as well as all profits earned from the May 23 issue.
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