I’m told that financier and producer Media Rights Capital has canceled two of the four shows it put on The CW after being given the rare opportunity to program a network’s Sunday nights. Both Valentine and Easy Money had been put on hiatus with skeleton crews while more scripts were written.
Now both series are on permanent hiatus, which is a nicer way of saying they’ve been cancelled. MRC still has authority to program Sunday nights on The CW for the entire 2008-2009 season so it’ll be choosing two replacement shows right away.
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MRC Cancels Two Shows On The CW
LA Times Fires Its Film Box Office Guy
I’ve confirmed that Josh Friedman, who wrote the “Movie Projector” column covering the weekly box office, has been laid off. An insider told me the Los Angeles Times is now looking for a low-cost freelancer to do it…. Read More »
The “Other” Jon Favreau…
During the next few weeks you’ll read and hear Jon Favreau’s name repeated by the Washington press corps. It’s because Barack Obama’s favorite speechwriter has the same name as Jon Favreau, the Hollywood director, writer, and actor. Today, a Time.com posting of possible personnel in an Obama administration spotlighted … Read More »
DHD Advisory: 40+ Million Page Views!
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
DHD started up 32 months ago in March 2006 and it’s been gratifying to see people are reading it and responding to it. Your tips have never been better, and your comments have never been livelier. (Keep ‘em coming!) I remain in awe.
MTV Networks Hiding News Of Layoffs
I’ve just been told that Viacom’s MTV Networks is planning “a lot” of layoffs. And get this: it’s making the announcement on Tuesday hoping that the news will be overshadowed by Election Day. Dontcha just love Big Media’s sensitivity?
Females Flocking To Buy Twilight Tickets
The Summit Entertainment vampire romance doesn’t open for another three weeks, but fans are already scooping up advance tickets for the film. In a recent survey, Twilight was voted by Fandango.com moviegoers as the most anticipated film of the season. … Read More »
Bill Clinton Campaigning For Al Franken
As DHD readers know, I’ve been closely following the Al Franken vs Norm Coleman hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Minnesota because, while showbiz talents who are also Democrats routinely raise money and campaign for political candidates, they rarely run for public office themselves. For a while, Franken, the … Read More »
‘Whaddaya Mean Bro Won’t Take My Call?’
Endeavor’s Ari Emanuel may soon have a sibling in a higher place. Today’s political news is filled with speculation that Ari’s brother Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. representative who helped engineer the Democratic takeover of Congress, is Barack Obama’s first choice for White House chief of staff … Read More »
Film Producer Finds $200 Mil Financing From Banks Despite Current Credit Crisis
Isn’t this a nice surprise? Veteran film producer Philippe Rousselet and entertainment executive Fabrice Gianfermi announced today the formation of Vendome Pictures — described in the press release as a development, production and financing entity focused on producing internationally driven and commercially viable feature films … Read More »
‘Quantum Of Solace’ Leads Advance Sales
UPDATED: MovieTickets.com online sales for October 27-31 as of 12 PM ET today:
Quantum of Solace (MGM/Sony) 39%
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Disney) 30%
Twilight (Summit Entertainment) 8%
Saw V (Lionsgate) 4%
The rest are 2% or less
John McCain To Appear On SNL…
The host is actor and Democratic activist Ben Affleck.
AMPTP Takes Its Turn Meeting Mediator
Statement by the AMPTP:
The AMPTP met this afternoon with federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez. During the meeting AMPTP presented details of the AMPTP’s Final Offer to SAG, along with background information on the
‘Twilight’ Tops Online Movie Ticket Sales
Fandango.com Ticket Sales (as of 10:00 AM PT today)
Twilight (Summit Entertainment) 43%
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Disney) 19%
Saw V (Lionsgate) 8%
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (DreamWorks Animation) 8%
Quantum of Solace (MGM/Sony) 3%
NBC Is Truly TV’s Best Soap Opera Drama
I’m planning another piece on NBC for Sunday. But for now it’s fascinating to watch the network squirm.. Will BBC Worldwide America’s Paul Telegdy become EVP over just unscripted entertainment? Is Telegdy pushing to now or eventually be given a bigger job? Will NBC’s current reality czar Craig Plestis get shown the door despite Ben Silverman’s assurance? Will Jeff Zucker reup Silverman or could Ben decide … Read More »
Top 10 ‘Most Anticipated’ Movies Of 2009
According to a survey from MovieTickets.com conducted between August 8th and October 5th of nearly 4,000 movie fans who had just purchased tickets at the website, these are their picks for the “most anticipated” films over the next year:
The MovieTickets.com Top 10 Most Anticipated Films
1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Warner Bros)
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2ND UPDATE: Is BBC America’s Telegdy About To Become A Top NBC Executive?
EXCLUSIVE: This is a really fast-moving story. For months now, I’ve been asking my sources when is NBC going to give more power to real programmers since salesman Ben Silverman isn’t one. So this morning Paul Telegdy suddenly and unexpectedly resigned from BBC Worldwide America. Now I’m told NBC … Read More »
Focus’ James Schamus Fires Back At THR
James Schamus is really pissed at that Hollywood Reporter story carried by Reuters yesterday on the eve of the San Francisco premiere dissing the marketing strategy to supposedly not focus on the political significance of Focus Features’ Milk. Here’s the complaint Schamus sent to the trade:
To the Editor:
Gersh Theater Agent Goes AWOL Again…
Say you’re a tenpercentery with a hot agent who’s also a hot head. And say he walks off the job in a huff from time to time. Well, if you’re the Gersh Agency, you let John Buzzetti blow off steam and then welcome him back again and again. It’s because the New … Read More »
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