Netflix has reached a deal with The Weinstein Co. (TWC) for its first original movie, a sequel to Ang Lee’s 2000 martial arts pic “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” It is set to hit IMAX theaters and the streaming-video service simultaneously next summer.
Lion King: Stage Musical is All-Time Champion in Any Medium
September 22, 2014 by
According to the Associate press, the 17-year-old stage musical has logged worldwide sales of more than $6.2 billion, taking the lead from another Broadway longrunner, “The Phantom of Opera,” which has pulled in $6 billion.
Gone Girl: How and Why David Fincher Cast Ben Affleck?
September 20, 2014 by
You cast movies based on critical scenes,” he says. “In Gone Girl there’s a smile the guy has to give when the local press asks him to stand next to a poster of his missing wife.
Wizard of Oz: Biopic of L. Frank Baum (Movies about Authors)
September 20, 2014 by
New Line has preemptively scooped up spec script Road to Oz, written by hot rising talent Josh Golden.
Rhimes, Shonda: When Words Matter–Being Angry Black Woman
September 19, 2014 by
Producer Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal) created waves on line on Friday morning, following the publication of a story by TV critic Alessandra Stanley about Rhimes’ smallscreen milieu. The story was taken to task by Rhimes and plenty of other readers for a tone that struck many as being tone-deaf and racist in parts. Although the piece, […]
