All The Weinstein Company articles – Page 13
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NewsPhilomena earns PG-13 rating
The Weinstein Company’s (TWC) latest ratings battle has resulted in a victory after the MPAA overturned Philomena’s R classification.
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NewsWeinsteins confirm Macbeth deal
The Weinstein Company has confirmed its acquisition of North American rights from StudioCanal to Justin Kurzel’s adaptation of Macbeth, previously reported on Screendaily.
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NewsTWC close to Macbeth deal
The Weinstein Company is understood to be about to close a domestic deal on the Shakespeare adaptation that will star Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard.
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NewsOWN takes TV rights to Butler
Network acquires first broadcast window behind pay television, beginning in 2017.
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NewsWeinsteins, Endgame cry Murder
Bob and Harvey Weinstein’s newly renamed TWC-Dimension will partner with Endgame Entertainment on the adult comedy Murder Mystery.
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NewsTWC buys Carney's Song
The Weinstein Company has closed a $7m deal with a $20m P&A commitment for US rights to Can a Song Save Your Life? following Saturday night’s hit world premiere that concluded a second early major deal after Bad Words.
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NewsStudios serve up record summer
Lee Daniels’ The Butler restored supremacy at the top of the North American charts as a record four-day Labor Day weekend wrapped up a record $4.7bn summer.
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NewsTWC gets Tracks in US
The distributor has reunited with See-Saw Films, the producers behind Oscar winner The King’s Speech, and acquired US rights from HanWay Films to the true-life Australian drama.
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NewsNetflix, TWC strike deal
The companies have signed a multi-year licensing agreement that starts in 2016 and will turn Netflix into the exclusive US subscription service for The Weinstein Company’s first-run films.
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NewsJudge dismisses Lovelace suit
A New York federal Judge ruled in favour of Lovelace filmmakers and distributor RADiUS-TWC.
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NewsTWC merger reports dismissed
A source at The Weinstein Company said talks of a merger with Miramax were unfounded but added that joint ventures could be on the table.
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NewsReeves to attend TIFF Asian Summit
Keanu Reeves, Johnnie To and Tatsumi “Tom” Yoda will be among participants at the Toronto International Film Festival’s second Asian Film Summit on Sept 10.
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NewsArtemis Fowl lures Weinstein, Disney
Harvey Weinstein is teaming up with his old associates The Walt Disney Studios on an adaptation of children’s book Artemis Fowl. Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal serve as executive producers.
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NewsWolverine slices $55m in US
Fox’s X-Men tale put a lot of space between itself and the competition as the action release debuted top in North America on an estimated $55m, even though the result will have disappointed studio executives. TWC’s awards hopeful Fruitvale Station vaulted seven places to number 10.
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NewsHuston joins TWC’s Big Eyes
UPDATED JUN 20: Tim Burton has cast Danny Huston in his upcoming drama about painter Margaret Keane and her husband Walter, who took credit for his wife’s work while she toiled in obscurity.
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NewsTWC acquires Passengers
The Weinstein Company, by far the busiest US buyer on the Croisette this year, has snapped up rights to the Keanu Reeves sci-fi romance Passengers.
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NewsTWC prepares Cannes sizzle
Harvey Weinstein will host his company’s annual sizzle reel presentation on Friday [17] at the Majestic Hotel on the Croisette.
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NewsTWC to remake Kite
Distant Horizon president Anant Singh announced on Friday [10] that The Weinstein Company will launch sales in Cannes on the live-action project.
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NewsJames Ponsoldt to adapt Pippin
The Weinstein Company has found its writer on the Broadway musical adaptation and hired the director of Sundance hit The Spectacular Now.
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Dimension buys Ink And Bone
The studio has made a preemptive purchase of Zak Olkewicz’s screenplay, described as a horror thriller in the vein of Dimension’s hit 1408.