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The Weinstein Company To File For Bankruptcy As Disgraced Harvey Recovers In Rehab

The Weinstein Company To File For Bankruptcy As Disgraced Harvey Recovers In Rehab

On Sunday night, the Weinstein Company issued a statement declaring that it would be filing for bankruptcy. The news follows a breakdown in negotiations with Maria Contreras-Sweet, who is representing an investment firm that was pegged to purchase the studio from Mr. Weinstein. According to Reuters, the Weinstein Company has been scrambling to come to […]

6y ago

Channing Tatum Cuts Ties To The Weinstein Company Due To Scandal, Ending Development Of Sexual Abuse Movie

Channing Tatum Cuts Ties To The Weinstein Company Due To Scandal, Ending Development Of Sexual Abuse Movie

In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, there have been a number of men in Hollywood who have stood up and cut ties to the Weinstein Company. These men are speaking out and making it clear that they are supporting the women who have been victims of sexual harassment and abuse. One of the […]

7y ago

TV Producer Says Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein’s Brother ‘Is Also A Creep’

TV Producer Says Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein’s Brother ‘Is Also A Creep’

It seems that Harvey Weinstein isn’t the only member of The Weinstein Company to be under fire for accusations of sexual harassment, as brother Bob Weinstein is now being called out by a television executive producer. Bob Weinstein has claimed his brother Harvey Weinstein is “sick” and voted with the board of directors to push […]

7y ago

JAY-Z Plans To Buy Harvey Weinstein’s Share Of The Weinstein Company

JAY-Z Plans To Buy Harvey Weinstein’s Share Of The Weinstein Company

It has been quite a controversial week for Harvey Weinstein after decades of sexual harassment allegations against him came to light. Now, new reports suggest that rap mogul JAY-Z is looking to buy the film producer’s share in The Weinstein Company after being fired recently. According to TMZ, the 47-year-old 4:44 hitmaker is considering to […]

7y ago

Former President Barack Obama Says He’s Disgusted By Recent Reports About Harvey Weinstein

Former President Barack Obama Says He’s Disgusted By Recent Reports About Harvey Weinstein

The list of people going on the record about Harvey Weinstein is growing, and it now includes former President Barack Obama. Obama’s oldest daughter Malia did an internship with The Weinstein Company back in January, and many people were wondering when and if Barack and Michelle Obama would comment on their daughter’s former boss who […]

7y ago

Rose McGowan Calls Out Matt Damon, Casey And Ben Affleck, Russell Crowe To Speak Up Against Harvey Weinstein

Rose McGowan Calls Out Matt Damon, Casey And Ben Affleck, Russell Crowe To Speak Up Against Harvey Weinstein

Rose McGowan has become the strongest voice against Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harassment as she now calls out a number of A-list actors to speak up or resign from The Weinstein Co. amid the allegations of paying off employees and actresses to keep them silent for decades. Last week, the 65-year-old Miramax co-founder had been dubbed […]

7y ago

Harvey Weinstein Has Been Fired From The Weinstein Company

Harvey Weinstein Has Been Fired From The Weinstein Company

The board of directors of the Weinstein Company met today and just released a statement saying that Harvey Weinstein has been fired from the Weinstein Company effective immediately. “In light of new information about misconduct by Harvey Weinstein that has emerged in the past few days, the directors of The Weinstein Company – Robert Weinstein, […]

7y ago

First Look Of Benedict Cumberbatch As Thomas Edison In ‘The Current War’ Is Finally Here

First Look Of Benedict Cumberbatch As Thomas Edison In ‘The Current War’ Is Finally Here

A first look of Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison in The Current War has just been released by the Weinstein Company. The image shows Cumberbatch looking solemn and thoughtful in period garb against the backdrop of a dimly lit interior. https://twitter.com/Anythingbatch/status/822805618226499584 As Film-News has reported, The Current War is currently being shot in London and […]

7y ago

Kevin Hart To Star In ‘The Intouchables’ — Here’s Why He Could Win An Oscar For It!

Kevin Hart To Star In ‘The Intouchables’ — Here’s Why He Could Win An Oscar For It!

Kevin Hart has been chosen to star alongside Colin Firth in the American remake of The Intouchables, according to IndieWire. By being chosen for this role, Kevin Hart was able to beat out a relatively short list of established actors — including Chris Rock, Idris Elba, and even Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx. The Intouchables […]

10y ago

‘Crouching Tiger 2’ Netflix Streaming Deal Leaves Regal Fuming, Bans Film From Theaters

‘Crouching Tiger 2’ Netflix Streaming Deal Leaves Regal Fuming, Bans Film From Theaters

The Weinstein Company and Netflix announced a deal Monday that will allow a sequel to Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Destiny to stream on Netflix at the same time it debuts in theaters. Regal, the largest theater chain in the United States, responded to the news with a tersely worded statement that […]

10y ago

Quentin Tarantino’s New Movie Gets A Distributor And Release Date

Quentin Tarantino’s New Movie Gets A Distributor And Release Date

In what can be called not much of a surprise, the Weinstein Company is set to distribute Quentin Tarantino’s next film, The Hateful Eight, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Tarantino and the Weinstein’s have worked together on every one of Quentin’s films, starting with Reservoir Dogs all the way up through Django Unchained. The Weinstein’s […]

10y ago

The Weinstein Company To Adapt ‘Sin City,’ ‘The Mist’ As TV Series

The Weinstein Company To Adapt ‘Sin City,’ ‘The Mist’ As TV Series

The Weinstein Company is looking to adapt Sin City and The Mist as TV series. The studio, run by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein, is also planning to bring Scream and Silver Linings Playbook to the small screen. “The way to add stability to the company is to be in the television business,” Harvey Weinstein […]

11y ago

‘Snowpiercer’ Director Bong Joon-Ho Opens Up About Controversial Edits

‘Snowpiercer’ Director Bong Joon-Ho Opens Up About Controversial Edits

Snowpiercer is getting cut by roughly 20 minutes before it lands in theaters across North America. Not surprisingly, the decision has not settled well with quite a few people. Since the folks at The Weinstein Company want to sell a version of the movie that’s more accessible to audiences in the US, the distributor is […]

11y ago

Oprah’s ‘The Butler’ Winner At The Box Office With Estimates Of $25 Million

Oprah’s ‘The Butler’ Winner At The Box Office With Estimates Of $25 Million

Lee Daniels’ The Butler, starring Oprah Winfrey was the clear winner at the North American box office with an estimated $25 million for the three day weekend. The civil rights saga, which also stars Forest Whitaker, as The Butler, blew past Jennifer Aniston’s R-rated comedy, We’re The Millers, which opened last weekend and took in […]

11y ago

Chris Evans Dodges Question About ‘Snowpiercer’ Editing

Chris Evans Dodges Question About ‘Snowpiercer’ Editing

What does Chris Evans think about The Weinstein Company cutting 20 minutes of footage from director Joon-ho Bong’s sci-fi flick Snowpiercer? For the moment, he isn’t saying much. Since the star doesn’t want to put his foot in his mouth, he nimbly avoided addressing the situation head-on during his chat with Collider. When asked about […]

11y ago

‘Snowpiercer’ Loses 20 Minutes Of Footage For US Release

‘Snowpiercer’ Loses 20 Minutes Of Footage For US Release

If you want to see the complete version of Joon-ho Bong’s Snowpiercer, then you might want to skip the cut that’s currently headed to US theaters. Rumor has it that The Weinstein Company is cutting around 20 minutes worth of footage from the film’s North American release. Why is Harvey Weinstein taking the scissors to […]

11y ago

Weinstein Company Set To Remake Two Shaw Brothers Classics

Weinstein Company Set To Remake Two Shaw Brothers Classics

The Weinstein Company is all set to remake a pair of classic Shaw Brothers martial arts movies. The studio will team up with the folks at Celestial Pictures to update the iconic kung fu flicks Come Drink With Me and The Avenging Eagle. John Fusco, the man responsible for penning the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon […]

11y ago

Director Ryan Coogler Talks ‘Fruitvale Station’ And Being Black In America [Exclusive]

Director Ryan Coogler Talks ‘Fruitvale Station’ And Being Black In America [Exclusive]

Every filmmaker has his or her passion project. Lucky enough for director Ryan Coogler, his wound up winning the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at Sundance. Such acclaim subsequently resulted in a bidding war that was later won by The Weinstein Company. Since then it has been a front runner to receive attention […]

11y ago

Lee Daniels Pleads For ‘The Butler’ To Keep Its Title In Letter

Lee Daniels Pleads For ‘The Butler’ To Keep Its Title In Letter

  Earlier in the week we reported the news that dropped over at Deadline that Warner Bros was forcing director Lee Daniels to change the title of his Oscar-hopeful film The Butler. Now after Warner Bros has won an arbitration for the title of The Butler, director Lee Daniels has written a letter to fight […]

11y ago

Oscar Hopeful ‘The Butler’ May Have To Change Title Due To Dispute

Oscar Hopeful ‘The Butler’ May Have To Change Title Due To Dispute

  Everything was looking great for Lee Daniels’ film The Butler. It was able to override the odd press brought on by actor Terrence Howard, and it dropped an impressive trailer back in May. Now it looks as though the film might have hit a snag right before it rolls out with promotion. What does […]

11y ago

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