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The Writers’ Strike is Over
The Writer’s Strike is officially over. As of 12:01 AM Pacific on Wednesday, September 27, the members of the WGA will be allowed to go back to work, as the deal between the union and the AMPTP has been… okay, not approved but “suggested” by union leaders. WGA members will now vote on whethe...
Read MoreWarner Bros. Wanted The Departed to be a Franchise
You don’t often think a legend like Martin Scorsese would have trouble in Hollywood, but he has. In an interview with GQ (the same one where he argued for “saving cinema” from superhero films), Scorsese revealed that he got pushback from controlling studios over some of his movies. First, he ...
Read MoreMartin Scorsese Wants to “Save Cinema” from Superheroes
Martin Scorsese is pissing off superhero movie fans again, this time for things he didn’t say. In a new GQ interview (which is behind a paywall, but you can read his relevant comments at Variety), the legendary director said, “we’ve got to save cinema” from the genre, which has dominated th...
Read MoreDeal Tentatively Struck in Writers’ Strike
The writers’ strike may be coming to an end. The WGA and the AMPTA have reached a tentative agreement, which the WGA described as “an agreement in principle on all deal points, subject to drafting final contract language,” in an email to “strike captains.” In other words, nothing is final ...
Read MoreDisney to “Quiet the Noise” on Culture War, Per Iger
Bob Iger is pledging to back out of the culture war… again. According to a report written by Lauren Martin, a company analyst for Needham & Company, Iger told Disney investors he would “quiet the noise” on the culture war because it’s bad for business. This happened on Tuesday at an inve...
Read MoreGuillermo del Toro Almost Made a Star Wars Movie
Of the many Star Wars projects that have fallen by the wayside, this one may raise the interest of even the most cynical Star Wars critic (like me). While appearing on the podcast Happy Sad Confused, veteran screenwriter David Goyer (Blade, Batman Begins, Dark City) revealed that he was working on ...
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