In Your Face, Harvey: Scott Rudin Pulls His Name From ‘The Reader’
Photo: AFPThe awesome feud between easygoing producers Harvey Weinstein and Scott Rudin over The Reader — previous highlights include Weinstein's alleged harassment of Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella on their deathbeds, a million-dollar bet with Nikki Finke, and one moved-up release date — got even more exciting last night when Rudin decided to quit the project and remove his name from the film!As you'll recall, Weinstein recently scored an apparent victory by convincing poor director

Reader is Rudin-Less
There's nothing much to add to Patrick Goldstein's story (posted late yesterday afternoon) about powerhouse producer Scott Rudin walking away from The Reader (Weinstein Co., 12.12), the David Hare-scripted WWII drama with Kate Winslet. I know that Rudin and Reader director Stephen Daldry are allies and amigos, having worked together on The Hours (which was also written by Hare). And that Daldry is pretty much on his own in the rush to finish The Reader in time for the early December release date

Reader is Rudin-Less
There's nothing much to add to Patrick Goldstein's story (posted late yesterday afternoon) about powerhouse producer Scott Rudin walking away from The Reader (Weinstein Co., 12.12), the David Hare-scripted WWII drama with Kate Winslet. I know that Rudin and Reader director Stephen Daldry are allies and amigos, having worked together on The Hours (which was also written by Hare). And that Daldry is pretty much on his own in the rush to finish The Reader in time for the early December release date

Scott Rudin is walking away from "The Reader"
Scott Rudin is walking away from "The Reader." The Oscar winning producer, who has been embroiled for weeks in a nasty squabble with Harvey Weinstein over the release date of the film, has decided to quit the project and take his name off the film. The two men have had a very contentious public feud over Weinstein's insistence that the film be released this year for Oscar consideration. Rudin and the film's director, Stephen Daldry, had insisted they needed more time to finish the picture. After intense neg

Producer Scott Rudin Leaves The Reader
Scott Rudin has walked away from The Reader, and will no longer be involved in The Weinstein Co’s December release. Here is the situation, as I understand it. A couple weeks ago, Nikki Finke made claims that Harvey Weinstein had harassed both Sydney Pollack while on his deathbed and the widow of the late Anthony Minghella in an attempt to get the film into movie theaters for Oscar consideration. Finke was able to provide an email from Rudin to back up these claims. And then The Weinstein Co released a

Oscar Watch: Weakly 'Reader'
I was coming out of a screening in the Brill Building yesterday around noon when I saw Harvey Weinstein outside on Broadway, scowling. He didn't seem terribly approachable, so I didn't try. The very likely reason for his mood emerged later with a bombshell on Patrick Goldstein's L.A. Times blog that was confirmed on Anne Thompson's Variety blog. Both are reporting that Scott Rudin, who won last year's Best Picture Oscar for "No Country for Old Men'' and was also nominated for "There Will Be Blood'' is takin

Scott Rudin takes his name off ‘The Reader,’ walks away
UPDATE (9:58 p.m.): Thanks to one of our readers for pointing out that “The Reader” has been removed from The Weinstein Company’s official site.  Could it mean that Weinstein will fold after all?  Could the pain of getting a publicity team in place, dealing with Rudin’s all-in public play and general bad buzz make TWC see the light and move the film to 2009?  We’ll see… EARLIER: I love Scott Rudin.  All along, throughout this whole nasty affair, I have hoped he would

Scott Rudin Exits "The Reader"
Talk about your dysfunctional families. Only in this instance, the family is a film crew. Scott Rudin has walked away from The Reader and will no longer be involved with The Weinstein Co.’s December release. He also won’t be credited as a producer on the period romantic-drama starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes. Apparently, there’s been some feuding going on. Rudin’s move took the Weinstein Co. by surprise, coming several weeks after Rudin (pictured with Sydney Pollack) and Har

Scott Rudin leaves ‘Reader’
After a long and bruising battle with Harvey Weinstein over Stephen Daldry’s “The Reader,” producer Scott Rudin is leaving the project and taking his name off the film. Weinstein and Rudin have never gotten along. They clashed over Daldry’s 2002 “The Hours,” also written by David Hare, and again over the post-production schedule of “The Reader.” Rudin, the winner of the best picture Oscar for last year’s “No Country for Old Men,” had first

Weinstein-Rudin Divorce
The long-festering fight over the film The Reader reached a dénouement yesterday when Scott Rudin walked away from the film and took his name off it. Harvey Weinstein, who’s co-producing, had insisted The Reader come out in time for awards season, because the Harvey brand desperately needs a hit. Rudin was concerned that Reader star Kate Winslet would compete with herself for awards; she’s already starring in the Rudin-produced Revolutionary Road, also due in December. Now, it’s Har

BREAKING: Scott Rudin Yanks His Name From 'The Reader' [Feuds]
We don't always know what to believe anymore when it comes to The Reader, but after a turbulent period of fighting, making up, gossip-page ensnarement and a charity payout, no one watching the tormented relationship between Scott Rudin and Harvey Weinstein could have realistically expected it to survive another two months leading up the release of their troubled Kate Winslet drama. And right on cue, that eerie silence of the last week is ended this afternoon when Rudin reportedly stripped his name from the

Scott Rudin admits Harvey Weinstein e mail is his
Scott Rudin confirmed "Monday night that it is his email describing Harvey Weinstein's alleged callous treatment of the late Anthony Minghella's and the deceased Sydney Pollack's families. Rudin claimed that HW's people pestered him to protect Harvey and deny the email and lie to Page Six"

Scott Rudin Wins Battle With Harvey: 'The Reader' Helmer Now Given More Time
I'll report all the juicy backstory because there's alot no one knows. But for now, know this is yet another instance of Harvey Weinstein's expanding Hollywood role as The Big Loser. Here's the joint statement from him and Scott Rudin, as well as an additional statement from Stephen Daldry, regarding the release for The Reader: JOINT STATEMENT FROM Scott Rudin AND Harvey Weinstein: "We are issuing this statement together to emphasize the fact that we are in complete agreement on the date we have chosen

Rudin retreats from Daldry's 'Reader'
Weekly Smoke and Mirrors: Producer clashes with Harvey Weinstein -- After a long and bruising battle with Harvey Weinstein over Stephen Daldry's "The Reader," producer Scott Rudin left the arena, exiting the pic last week and taking his name off the film.

RUDIN BOLTS WEINSTEIN FLICK
Harvey Weinstein and Scott Rudin should just step into the ring and slug it out. After months of feuding with Weinstein over the release date of "The Reader" (Rudin thought Harvey was rushing it), the Oscar-winning producer has now walked away from...

Scott Rudin Throws Kate Winslet Under The Bus
The Reader pretty much guaranteed to suck now that its producer ditched it.

Rudin Exits Reader. Trade Roughage 10/10/08
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Damned Hollywood Lies [Update]
Hollywood producer Scott Rudin has admitted he lied to Page Six about an email he sent trashing Harvey Weinstein. We've updated our original post.

Rudin walks away from The Reader, and the real drama begins
By Steven Zeitchik Longer-running than the presidential campaign and more surreal than Sarah Palin's candidacy, "The Reader" saga added yet another bizarre chapter late Thursday. The Weinstein Company confirmed that Scott Rudin has severed ties with the pic -- which...

Scott Rudin Leaves The Reader
The mega-producer walks away from The Weinstein Co.'s project.

Scott Rudin closes book on 'Reader'
In another curious twist to an already bizarre case, Scott Rudin has walked away from "The Reader" and will no longer be involved with The Weinstein Co.'s December release.

Producer Rudin exits 'The Reader'
Scott Rudin quits from his role as producer on Kate Winslet's period drama The Reader.

Rudin and Weinstein issue Oscars truce over ‘The Reader’
Forget the vicious gossip you’ve been hearing that Scott Rudin is battling behind the scenes to stop Harvey Weinstein from pushing up the release of the film they produced together, “The Reader” so it can land in this Oscar derby. Rudin also produced “Revolutionary Road,” which stars Kate Winslet too and is a major contender for Oscars. Some of the rumors have been juicy. One is that Rudin will trip Harvey up with a nasty lawsuit. Another claims that Winslet told Harvey that,

WEEKLY WRAP: Rudin bails, Brolin buzz, original scores
• In the biggest news of the week, Scott Rudin has washed his hands of the whole “The Reader” fiasco by taking his name off the film. What now? • Lots happening on the music front this week, with Universal offering a taste of the scores for “Changeling” and “Frost/Nixon,” while elsewhere, the surprisingly rich score for “W.” was revealed. • Carrying on the musical theme, we nabbed an interview with “Appaloosa” composer Jeff Beal. • This

10/10 Oscarweb Round-up
• Steven Zeitchick — who started a lot of the Rudin/Weinstein mess by printing gossip — writes up the “Rudin walks away” story with no mention of Patrick Goldstein’s breaking the news. [The Hollywood Reporter] • Goldstein, meanwhile, gets some quality time with Jim Brown about “The Express.” [The Big Picture] • Karina Longworth ponders the generational divide on “Che.” [Spout Blog] Related posts OFF THE CARPET: When the movies play second f