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Aaron Sorkin Says Producer Scott Rudin “Got What He Deserved” After Abuse Allegations

October 1, 2021 9:38 am

Oscar-winning film producer Scott Rudin has been persona-non-grata ever since allegations of mental, emotional, and physical abuse against both colleges and employees were revealed last year by THR, a piece th...

Producer Scott Rudin Removed From New Films From Joel Coen, Alex Garland & More After Abuse Allegations

Charles Barfield

April 20, 2021 2:08 pm

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A couple of weeks ago, superstar Hollywood producer Scott Rudin became the center of controversy after even more reports surfaced of his alleged horrible behavior with colleagues, including throwing items at p...

Annapurna’s Megan Ellison Says New Report About Producer Scott Rudin’s Abusive Behavior “Barely Scratches The Surface”

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2021 2:15 pm

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Earlier today, we touched on a new THR report that profiled the alleged years of abusive behavior that superstar producer Scott Rudin has perpetrated against colleagues and employees. The profile also goes a l...

‘The Woman In The Window’: Tony Gilroy Was Brought In To Write The Reshoots On The Amy Adams Thriller

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2021 10:55 am

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Update: THR has corrected their piece. See the updated information below. Over the past several years, stories about how some of the behind-the-scenes moguls in Hollywood abused their power have made headli...

Kelly Reichardt On The 16-Year Journey Of ‘First Cow’ & Those Delicious Oily Cakes [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

March 5, 2020 11:54 am

Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News

Yes, a cow is a pivotal part of Kelly Reichardt's acclaimed seventh film, "First Cow," but the period drama is much more than that. Based on a portion of "The Half Life" by Jonathan Raymond, who co-wrote the s...

Tony Awards Nominations: ‘Tootsie’ & ‘Beetlejuice’ Sing While ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Snubbed

Gregory Ellwood

April 30, 2019 2:28 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

When you piss off the American Theater Wing they tend to let you know it and for Aaron Sorkin and "To Kill A Mockingbird," their anger resulted in arguably one of the biggest snubs in Tony Awards history. That...

Producer Thinks ‘Annihilation’ Is “Too Intellectual” For Audiences

Kevin Jagernauth

December 8, 2017 9:58 am

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There are few filmmakers who enjoy the test screening process. Particularly for blockbusters, it's hard to understand the value of showing an unfinished movie, with incomplete effects, to a group of random stra...

Russell Crowe To Star In James Franco’s Adaptation Of Cormac McCarthy’s ‘Blood Meridian’

Oliver Lyttelton

May 5, 2016 1:51 pm

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Update: Hold that outrage. THR reports that "Blood Meridian" has been canned, since James Franco and co. don't have the rights to the book. Oops, you'd think that's a detail they would've wanted to sort out fir...