It looks like Paramount Pictures may have found a co-parent for Steven Spielberg’s and Peter Jackson’s planned “Tintin” movie, which was orphaned after Universal Pictures opted out over financial concerns.
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The upcoming Disney animated film “Bolt” features a feisty canine that gets lost and makes his long journey home with the help of two worldwise pals.
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Media magnate Sumner Redstone has filed for divorce from his wife of five years, Paula Fortunato, citing irreconcilable differences.
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The gig: Chairman of Marvel Studios, the producer of this year’s hits “Iron Man” and “The Incredible Hulk,” and executive vice president of its publicly traded parent company Marvel Entertainment, which controls a library of more than 5,000 comic book characters including Spider-Man and X-Men.
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With pressure mounting on media mogul Sumner Redstone to dig his way out of his own credit crisis, the billionaire’s privately held firm, National Amusements Inc., was scrambling Friday to renegotiate a $1.6-billion bank loan.
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Looking to cut overhead and operating expenses after the recent departure of DreamWorks co-founder Steven Spielberg, Paramount Pictures plans to release fewer films, consolidate operations and slash 25 jobs among those DreamWorks employees who remain.
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The bitter feud between billionaire Sumner Redstone and his daughter, Shari, erupted again Tuesday over the murky circumstances surrounding the sale of $233 million in non-voting Viacom Inc.
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In a move that brings Steven Spielberg closer to reestablishing his independence, Universal Pictures will distribute the movies produced by the filmmaker’s new DreamWorks studio.
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Looking to save its primary source of revenue, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has lifted its longtime ban on running commercials for movies during the Oscars.
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