Hollywood Reporter
- Fate of James Bond hangs in the balance
MGM’s financial woes raise concerns that the 007 franchise is fading.
- Peter Bratt to helm Rachel Carson biopic
Peter Bratt has signed on to direct “Silent Spring of Rachel Carson,” a biopic about the crusading environmentalist, for producers Robert Chartoff and Lynn Hendee of Chartoff Prods.
- Disney sets Wednesday deadline on Miramax
As the investment group led by Ronald Tutor and Colony Capital nears the deadline to complete due diligence on their $675 million acquisition of Miramax Films, Disney has given them another obstacle to overcome.
- Natalee Holloway film to be released next year
The unsolved disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway from the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba in 2005 has been made into a film, with an expected release early next year.
- Julie Taymor’s ‘Tempest’ to close Venice fest
Julie Taymor’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” will screen Sept. 11 as the closing-night film at the Venice Film Festival.
- Movie ticket prices fall in second quarter
The National Association of Theatre Owners said Monday that movieogoers paid an average of $7.88 to go to the cinema in the second quarter, down from $7.95 in the first three months of the year.
- N.Y. budget no lock despite legislature’s return
The New York State budget, which includes a five-year film and TV production tax-credit program worth $420 million annually, already is 16 weeks late.
- Oliver Stone slammed for anti-Semitism
The controversial director is in hot water again for quotes he gave to London’s Sunday Times suggesting “Jewish domination of the media.” Stone issued an apology Monday afternoon.
- Daniel Craig closes deal for ‘Tattoo’
The Bond star is set to star in “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” plus the two potential follow-ups based on Stieg Larsson’s bestselling trilogy.
- Lionsgate, Zoetrope ink distribution deal
Lionsgate is getting into business with Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope Corp.
via: Hollywood Reporter
