According to reports on the financial wire last night, Paramount and Skydance were about to close their merger deal. This morning, CNBC and Variety are both reporting that Paramount has agreed on the deal and needs final approval from their major shareholder to put pen to paper. We, meanwhile, feel
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Normally these days, when a movie gets savaged by reviews, the standard approach in Hollywood is to blame somebody. Usually the fans, usually by attacking them as toxic or something. Refreshingly, that is not what Layer Cake and X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn has done with bad reviews for
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Michael Keaton says slipping into the old rhythm of Beetlejuice again for Tim Burton’s forthcoming sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” was a bit tougher than it looks. It had been 35 years since Keaton played the role, and when he had it was for an original black supernatural comedy with a rising
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Back in late April came the news that Jennifer Aniston is set to produce a reimagining of the iconic 1980 office comedy feature “9 to 5” for 20th Century Studios. Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin starred as secretaries continually passed over for promotion who kidnap their sexist, narcissistic,
“Inside Out 2” Gets 100-Day Cinema Run
Pixar’s upcoming “Inside Out” sequel is expected to be one of the biggest films of the year, and Disney is reportedly vowing to ensure its success by giving it something only a few films are getting this year – a long theatrical exclusivity window. Pixar president Jim Morris tells Bloomberg