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Weinstein Co. Developing 'Pippin' Movie

variety.com – The Weinstein Co. has launched development of a movie version of the musical “Pippin,” bringing on Storyline Entertainment partners Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to produce. TWC has also tapped James Ponsoldt, director of “The Spectacular Now,” to write the screenplay. “Pippin” centers on a young prince in the Middle Ages. 12 hours 4 min ago via donnieyen
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Weinstein Co Secures $370 Million Credit Facility

deadline.com – BREAKING: The facility announced today by CIT Group will be used to refinance an existing arrangement and provide working capital to pay for the production, acquisition and distribution of future Weinstein Co- and Dimension Films-labeled films. TWC COO David Glasser also said in the release detailing the deal that the infusion will give the company “the ability to form additional partnerships to distribute our films domestically and internationally”. 1 week 1 day ago via brucelee
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Bong Joon-Ho Says Director's Cut Of 'Snowpiercer' May Get A U.S. Release After All

fb.indiewire.com – Is Harvey Weinstein finally getting the message? Over the past few months, mostly internet based fury has centered around Bong Joon-ho's apocalyptic thriller "Snowpiercer," and Harvey Weinstein's wishes to take his cinematic switchblade to it. The director himself was said to be privately "furious" about having to cut his film, while Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton and screenwriter Kelly Masterson have all expressed their varying degrees of dismay at the movie being potentially chopped up. 2 weeks 5 days ago via theothersenhman
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AFM: Ethan Hawke's 'Regression' Gets U.S. Distribution from Weinsteins

variety.com – Harvey and Bob Weinstein have acquired U.S. rights to Ethan Hawke starrer “Regression,” set to start shooting in the spring. FilmNation Entertainment is selling English-language thriller “Regression” at the American Film Market for all territories outside the U.S. and Spain. CAA reps domestic rights. Alejandro Amenabar will direct from his own screenplay about a man... 4 weeks 6 days ago via donnieyen
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AFM: The Weinstein Company Makes Big U.S. Deal To Reteam With 'The Others' Helmer On 'Regression'

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: In a whopping deal with a mid-seven figure minimum guarantee and a wide release-caliber P&A commitment, The Weinstein Company has acquired U.S. rights to Regression, an elevated suspense thriller that will star Ethan Hawke and will be directed by Alejandro Amenabar. This establishes the flm as a major title coming into the start of AFM where FilmNation will be selling offshore territories. 4 weeks 6 days ago via donnieyen
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Bong Joon-ho Says His Uncut Version of SNOWPIERCER Tested Higher than The Weinstein Company’s Version

collider.com – Over the past several months, there's been controversy regarding the North American cut of Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer. The post-apocalyptic action-drama has been a hit in his native South Korea, but The Weinstein Company wants to remove 20-minutes to make the movie more palatable to U.S. audiences. Bong's response has ranged from restrained to furious regarding the cuts, but either way, there's definitely some ongoing conflict behind-the-scenes.

5 weeks 12 hours ago via brucelee
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'Snowpiercer' Screenwriter Kelly Masterson "Horrified" That Weinsteins Want To Cut The Film

fb.indiewire.com – In case you missed it, last week our own Oliver Lyttelton ventured to France to watch Bong Joon-ho's "Snowpiercer" as the director intended, and his A-grade reviewsaid it all stating the film is "a visionary, thrilling work" and that "to alter it would be something close to vandalism." Indeed, that joins the chorus that has grown over the past few months in opposition to Harvey Weinstein's reported desire to cut the movie by 20 minutes and add some voiceover. 5 weeks 1 day ago via donnieyen
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Weinstein Company Lands 'Macbeth' With Michael Fassbender And Marion Cotillard

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: The Weinstein Company is nearing a deal to distribute a new version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth that has Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard starring, This is the one being directed by Snowtown helmer Justin Kurzel, from a script by Jacob Koskoff Todd Louiso that features the original Shakespearean dialogue, but doing an ambitious job of visually framing Macbeth’s plight, as his ambitious wife coaxes him into taking underhanded means to grab power from the reigning king Duncan. 7 weeks 6 days ago via theothersenhman
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Bong Joon-ho Confirms That The Weinstein Company Will Not Be Releasing His Original Cut Of Snowpiercer

bleedingcool.com – Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer has been a real hit in South Korea, taking over $60 million and receiving a great deal of critical praise. Many film fans outside of South Korea, including this writer, are champing at the bit to see Bong’s film. But we won’t really be seeing his film. 9 weeks 20 hours ago via brucelee
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'Grace Of Monaco' Gets Not So Awards Friendly Spring 2014 Date, Harvey Weinstein Wants 'Scream 5' To Happen

fb.indiewire.com – Last weeksaw the latestWeinsteinCompany-backed biopic “Grace of Monaco” formally drop out of this year’s Oscar race with Harvey Weinstein citing the film’s incompletion for the delay,sayingit “just wasn’t finished, the sound, anything.” While Weinstein promised a full-court press for theNicole Kidman-led film when it was released, we’re not sure the film’s new date bodes well for the biopic. 10 weeks 15 hours ago via donnieyen
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