By Oscar-winning producer Jon Landau has died. The industry veteran passed away on Friday in Los Angeles with his son confirming the death. He passed after a 16-month battle with cancer, and was 63 years old. In recent years Landau was a major force behind the Avatar franchise. When the production
Skydance-Paramount Merger Announced
It’s happening. David Ellison‘s Skydance Media has announced that they and its backers will invest $8 billion in a takeover of Paramount Global. Following approval on Sunday morning from a special committee of Paramount’s board of directors, a subsequent vote from the full board OK’d the plan – ending seven
TWISTERS Final Trailer
Twisters being so close to release makes me think of the original. Twister is a curious movie, in that it wouldn’t feature on many people’s lists of the greatest movies ever made, but whenever you find it on TV you just have to watch it. It is simply a damn
DESPICABLE ME 4 Takes Box Office Crown
The July 4th holiday weekend is over. While America recovers from celebrating the biggest cup of cold tea in human history, who will be celebrating success at the box office on one of the biggest movie-going weekends of the year? Illumination and Universal’s Despicable Me 4 topped the charts. A
Paramount / Skydance Deal Back For Second Attempt
After the deal collapsed last month, the Skydance Media takeover of Paramount Global is back on the table. Paramount Global’s board of directors has agreed to some revised terms for the merger according to Bloomberg News. As before, controlling shareholder Shari Redstone is key. The deal could be finalized early
