"Shanghia" heads Weinstein sales slate

 
'Company defining' movie is now in production. First picture predominantly backed by Asian fund. [link]

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The Weinstein Co to Make Fraggle Rock Movie

For some kids it was Sesame Street, for others it was the Smurfs, for my best friend Jon it was Nightmare on Elm Street (which explains… a lot), but for me I grew up watching Fraggle Rock . I’ve always believed that the Jim Henson created ...
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Weinstein Co. to Make Live-Action Fraggle Rock Movie

Guess what? It's time to "Dance your cares away/ Worry's for another day/ Let the music play/ Down at Fraggle Rock!" The Fraggles are back! According to Variety , the Weinsteins are teaming up with Lisa Henson of the Jim Henson Company to bring a ...
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Harvey Fierstein, Actor

It says a lot about Harvey Fierstein's distinctiveness that it's almost impossible to even say the name 'Harvey' without thinking of that endearingly gravelly voice. Whether you know him as Homer Simpson's assistant Karl, Robin Williams's brother in ...
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Daniel Day-Lewis eyes 'Nine' role - Entertainment News, Film News, Media

Actor in talks to join Rob Marshall musical Daniel Day-Lewis is in talks to star in "Nine," the musical Rob Marshall is directing for the Weinstein Co. Day-Lewis would play the role of Guido Contini, replacing Javier Bardem, who dropped out of a ...
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Weinstein Co. Goes Down to Fraggle Rock | The New York Observer

The Weinstein Co. is taking Fraggle Rock to the big screen! Jim Henson's classic series will become a live-action musical, directed by Hoodwinked! director Cory Edwards. The original show premiered on HBO in 1983 and ran five seasons. The Weinsteins, ...
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'Shanghai' heads Weinstein slate
International News: $50 million project nears completion -- John Cusack stumbles bloodied and bruised but head unbowed through a smoky hotel lobby on the set of the Weinstein Co.’s “Shanghai.” The scene is a fitting metaphor for the $50 million ...
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