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Robinov Renewal Likely
2:34PM Andrew Belonsky | It’s looking more likely that Warner Bros. Picture Group’s president Jeff Robinov’s renewing his contract.
Is Watchmen Review-Proof?
8:12AM STV | The first batch of Watchmen reviews has arrived, drawing the geeks-vs.-trades divide into crisp, predictable relief. And while the critical haters are a minority, it’s their box-office forecasts that could most alarm its producers.
Warner Bros. Claims Rights To Mel Gibson’s Next PR Debacle
2:00AM STV | After seven years away and one epically hatey meltdown, Mel Gibson’s big-screen comeback finally has a studio backer. More »
Happy Endings Offered to Disney, Warners Execs
8:25AM Seth | The Age of the Easily Expensed Job-Perk (Assistant: “You want me to submit a receipt that says, ‘Lunch with hooker Ratner?’” Agent: “Yeah, that’s fine. Throw ‘er in there with the rest…”) are long over. More »
How To Best Campaign For a Dead Oscar Nominee? Don’t
4:15AM STV | Just because Heath Ledger was a favourite to claim this year’s Best Supporting Actor Oscar since before The Dark Knight even opened, that doesn’t mean he can’t use a gentle, posthumous awards-season studio nudge. More »
WB To Outsource 800 Jobs To Poland’s Notoriously Unsympathetic I.T. Industry
5:34AM Seth | Warners heads Barry Meyer and Alan Horn issued a memo today breaking news that 10% of their workforce would be laid off. That’s about 800, mostly accounting and IT personnel that keep the machinery running. More »
Grab A Fanboy And Kiss Them: It’s ‘Watchmen’ V-J Day!
2:28AM Seth | The superstudio showdown that pit Fox against Warners over a long-forgotten Watchmen rights claim discovered behind a potted ficus by an after-hours cleaning woman (who’s since been upped VP Business Affairs) is finally over!
Shocker: ‘Watchmen’ Settlement on the Way
6:55AM STV | The day after heartfelt if hopeless pseudo-legal judicial appeals from Watchmen co-producers Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin, Fox and Warner Bros. today hinted at a more binding resolution in their copyright case. More »
‘Watchmen’ Producer’s Emotional Appeal Fails to Grasp Basic Contract Law
8:26AM STV | In the latest stakes-upping gesture to emerge from the Watchmen legal tussle, one of the film’s producers has issued an open letter arguing Warner Bros.’ “morally right” claim to the film. Good luck with that! More »
