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  • October 2008

    • Spielberg Strikes Huge Universal Deal

      Hollywood Reporter  |  Oct 14, 08 10:29 AM CDT

      Spielberg Strikes Huge Universal Deal

      (Newser) - Steven Spielberg is returning to the Hollywood studio where he made his classic blockbusters Jaws and ET.   Spielberg's DreamWorks, backed with $1.4 billion in new financing, has struck a seven-year distribution deal with Universal for as many as six new releases a year, according to the Hollywood Reporter . More »

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      Steven Spielberg  • DreamWorks  • Universal Studios  • Paramount  • David Geffen  • Jaws  • Stacey Snider

  • September 2008
  • August 2008
  • June 2008

    • Get Smart Gets Rich at Box Office

      Variety  |  Jun 22, 08 3:36 PM CDT

      Get Smart Gets Rich at Box Office

      (Newser) - Mike Myers' Love Guru failed to work its mojo at the box office this weekend, caving to Get Smart , which raked in $39.1 million. It wasn't a close race: Myers' live-action comedy grossed $14 million, coming in at No. 4. The Incredible Hulk and Kung Fu Panda —in their second and third weeks respectively—virtually tied for second spot, grossing just more than $21 million. More »

    • DreamWorks Near Bollywood Alliance

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 18, 08 10:09 AM CDT

      DreamWorks Near Bollywood Alliance

      (Newser) - Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks venture is closing in on a deal with an Indian media conglomerate that could fund a break from Paramount Pictures, the Wall Street Journal reports. Mumbai-based Reliance, a conglomerate with stakes in telecom, finance, and entertainment looking to expand into Hollywood, could bring as much as $600 million. The Spielberg team's relations with Paramount have grown chilly recently. More »

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      Steven Spielberg  • Viacom  • DreamWorks  • Paramount  • Bollywood  • David Geffen  • Jeffrey Katzenberg

  • May 2008
  • January 2008

    • Warner Bros. Backs Blu-Ray

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 5, 08 6:59 AM CST

      Warner Bros. Backs Blu-Ray

      (Newser) - Warner Bros. will release new high-def films exclusively in Blu-ray format, the Wall Street Journal reports. The decision marks a major setback for the embattled rival HD DVD format—now adopted by only two studios, Universal and Paramount—and could be a tipping point in the ongoing format war that has discouraged consumers from buying high-def discs. Sony, Disney, and Fox are also committed to Blu-ray. More »

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      Warner Brothers  • HD DVD  • Universal Studios  • Paramount  • Blu ray

  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • Why Can't They Just Get Along?

      Vanity Fair  |  Nov 17, 07 4:25 PM CST

      Why Can't They Just Get Along?

      (Newser) - Less than two years after Paramount acquired DreamWorks, executive tempers have boiled over. The much-heralded union has degenerated into a series of scathing personal attacks between the principals, Sumner Redstone and David Geffen. Shuttling between the bigwigs, Vanity Fair offers an in-depth look at the Hollywood war—and maybe even helps the titans settle scores. More »

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      Hollywood  • Steven Spielberg  • DreamWorks  • Paramount  • David Geffen  • feud

  • October 2007

    • I Am Not a Kook But I Play One on TV

      Associated Press  |  Oct 27, 07 8:29 AM CDT

      I Am Not a Kook But I Play One on TV

      (Newser) - Beam me up, Scotty...please?  When the gazillionth Star Trek movie goes into production, it will go there without the original Captain Kirk. While the latest movie incarnation of Star Trek will include the veteran Spock character, played by Leonard Nimoy, director J.J Abrams has passed on including William Shatner this round. Shatner expressed disappointment: "Having been in on the creation of it, I was hoping to be in on the re-creation." More »

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      Paramount  • Star Trek  • William Shatner

    • Hey Brother, Can You Spare a Screenplay?

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 24, 07 1:06 PM CDT

      Hey Brother, Can You Spare a Screenplay?

      (Newser) - Last week, Paramount issued an urgent call for someone, anyone, to doctor its Wolverine script—fast. Across Hollywood, studios and writers alike are desperately rushing to finish scripts before the Writers' Guild’s Halloween strike deadline, the LA Times reports. “Everybody is living in the impending doom,” said one scribe, furiously scribbling a Da Vinci Code sequel. More »

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      Hollywood  • Hollywood writers' strike  • Writers Guild of America  • strike  • Paramount  • Da Vinci Code  • X Men

    • Hard Work Has Cruise's Studio Poised to Strike

      BusinessWeek  |  Oct 4, 07 3:57 PM CDT

      Hard Work Has Cruise's Studio Poised to Strike

      (Newser) - Tom Cruise and longtime producing partner Paula Wagner, 15 months after being publicly bounced from Paramount, have a line of high-end films ready to roll as they attempt to rejuvenate the United Artists studio. A hit would solidify the pair's rebuilding effort, Business Week reports, and first up is Cruise vehicle "Lions for Lambs," a political flick. More »

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      Hollywood  • Tom Cruise  • film studio  • Paramount  • Sumner Redstone  • Paula Wagner

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