Harvey Weinstein moves to Osage County
The Weinstein Co. has acquired worldwide film rights to the Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning play “August: Osage County” and will produce a feature adaptation. TWC co-chairman Harvey Weinstein will join Jean Doumanian and Steve Traxler as producers of the pic, with playwright Tracy Letts doing the adaptation. Weinstein said his company will
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Exodus at Weinstein Co.
With little fanfare, several of the Weinstein Co.’s top founding film executives are departing the company with no imminent replacements for their positions. Executive vps/co-heads of acquisitions and production Michelle Krumm and Maeva Gatineau quietly left the indie distributor three weeks ago.
Scott Rudin leaves ‘Reader’
After a long and bruising battle with Harvey Weinstein over Stephen Daldry’s “The Reader,” producer Scott Rudin is leaving the project and taking his name off the film. Weinstein and Rudin have never gotten along. They clashed over Daldry’s 2002 “The Hours,” also written
Rudin and Weinstein issue Oscars truce over ‘The Reader’
Looks like Kate Winslet will continue to ride two Oscar ponies on the best actress derby track. Forget the vicious gossip you’ve been hearing that Scott Rudin is battling behind the scenes to stop Harvey Weinstein from pushing up the release of the film they produced together, “The Reader”
Universal eyes Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Bastards”
From Variety: Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Bastards” may soon find a home at Universal. Studio is in negotiations to partner with the Weinstein Co. to bring the World War II drama to the bigscreen.
Weinsteins’ Hollywood star begins to fade
From UK: Death Defying Acts, a new $20m biopic of the magician Harry Houdini starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Guy Pearce,
Harvey Weinstein Broadway Bound
After years as a featured player on the legit scene, Harvey Weinstein is stepping into a leading role. The Weinstein Co. — a minority co-producer on the season’s Tony-winning play and play revival, “August: Osage County” and “Boeing-Boeing,” respectively — has
Weinsteins Resurrect The Alchemist
The Alchemist, Paul Coelho’s best-selling novel about a shepherd boy following his treasure-hunting dreams and meeting the mysterious titular figure, has had several thwarted attempts at transferring to the big screen. But the Weinstein Company came to its rescue in Cannes this morning, with Harvey
Harvey Scissorhands meets Seven Samurai
With “The Forbidden Kingdom” set to open wide Friday, the Weinstein Co. divulged a few more details Tuesday about the products of its $285 million Asian Film Fund. The two highlights: “Shanghai” will be directed by Mikael Hafstrom (”1408,” “Derailed”) from
Harvey Weinstein enjoys Good Things with Gosling, Dunst and Langella
The Weinstein Co. has closed a deal on North American rights to helmer Andrew Jarecki’s love story-cum-murder mystery “All Good Things,” about a Gotham real estate dynasty in the 1980s. Pic is the debut feature helming gig for Jarecki (docu “Capturing the Friedmans”). Ryan