Posts Tagged as ‘MGM’

October 3, 2008

HW #15

More old news:

Guillermo del Toro is now booked through 2017: Universal has a three-year first-look deal with the helmer inked in June ’07, and has made a long-term commitment with del Toro by setting up four directing projects, including remakes of:

“Frankenstein“: “To me, Frankenstein represents the essential human question: ‘Why did my creator throw me [...]

September 23, 2008

HW #12

Paramount waived its right to keep any DreamWorks execs or DreamWorks-based producers in its fold. But the studio is playing hardball and is laying claim to DreamWorks’ entire development slate, including such Spielberg passion projects as “Lincoln,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “The 39 Clues.”  In short, Paramount is giving up everything that [...]

August 27, 2008

HW #4

NBC marketing chief John Miller said viewers’ awareness of the network’s fall lineup is up 59% after the Games.

[via Hollywood Reporter]

The SEC announced a massive 15-year deal with ESPN (until 2024) on Monday for all of its televised sports, effectively eliminating the possibility that it would start its own network a la the Big Ten [...]