Breaking: New Line Cinema is DEAD!?

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Breaking: New Line Cinema is DEAD!?
Burbanked found this 2/28/2008 on www.slashfilm.com [flag]
It’s true, this afternoon New Line is dead, and will become part of Warner Bros. This is the expected result of the companies string of recent box office failures, topped with the mega failure of The Golden Compass. Read the letter Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne which is currently circulating the interwebs: February 28, 2008 To: New Line Colleagues From: Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne ... [link]

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Giving hope to those Freddy Vs. The Dark Knight rumors.
Published 2/28/2008 by Burbanked at Burbanked
Time Warner is expected to announce that New Line Cinema will soon become a part of Warner Bros. /film looks like the first site to run this news , including a letter to employees from New Line bigwigs Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne. Really, though, New Liners shouldn’t fear for their jobs; if the studio is anything like its iconic villain Freddy Krueger, the company should be able to readily bounce back to life following any number of burnings, stabbings, decapitations, exorcisms and corporate buyouts.

Warner Bros. Absorbs New Line
Published 2/28/2008 at OH NO!!
... are a tribute to the amazing creative energy and entrepreneurial abilities of the talented people at New Line. They are a legacy that will endure forever. Although we are stepping out of New Line, we intend to remain actively involved in the industry in an entrepreneurial capacity, and will keep you advised of developments. We thank all of you who have worked so hard to make New Line such a success. We are very proud of every one of you. Bob & Michael With club source!

New Line Cinema No More
Published 2/29/2008 by Dave and Thomas at Dave And Thomas Daily Timekillers
Gone are the glory days of money makers like the Austin Powers trilogy or the Lord of the Rings trilogy. ...