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

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

Scott Rudin Pulls Name off The Reader
Academy Award winning producer Scott Rudin has pulled his name off The Reader, the upcoming Stephen Daldry (The Hours) drama starring Kate Winslet that’s set to be released December 12. The announcement comes after Rudin and Harvey Weinstein had a very long and bruising battle over the release date. Variety reports that Weinstein and Rudin have never gotten along. They clashed over Daldry’s 2002 The Hours and again over the post-production schedule of The Reader. Rudin, the winner of the best pict

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

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

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 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

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.

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

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 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
Scott Rudin takes his name off THE READER; Josh Brolin put his name on JONAH HEX; Rebecca Mader joins MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS; Seth Rogen produces a cancer comedy; and BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA predicted to be #1 again this weekend.

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,

Will We Ever Get to See ‘Killshot’? Maybe Not!
Put on a happy face!Photo: Getty ImagesThe non-hits just keep on comin' for Harvey Weinstein, who is clearly having the Best Month Ever (see: lost $1 million bet with Nikki Finke, Project Runway litigation, Scott Rudin hit jobs, the Tarantino tapes). The news surfaced yesterday that while Harvey was busy bullying Sydney Pollack on his deathbed to push up the release of The Reader, he was quietly pushing back the theater date of Killshot, a.k.a. the Most-Hyped Movie You Will Probably Never See. This is

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 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.

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

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.

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

Harvey Weinstein's Offer I Can't Refuse...
The New York Post's Page Six just called me saying Harvey Weinstein has told them he'll give $1 million to charity if I can produce the Scott Rudin email about HW's alleged callous treatment of Anthony Minghella's and Sydney Pollack's families. Because Harv doesn't think it exists. Question is, do I get to choose the charity? (I've blacked out the recipient of the email as well as SR's email address): Posted by Nikki Finke on Monday, Sep 29th, 2008 at 05:38PM | Permal

iW ROUND UP | Monday, September 29th
indieWIRE's snapshot of news and views from around the web on Monday. Studios Hoping to Pick Up Oscar SlackPegged to David Fincher's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," a look at studio prospects for Oscar season. [NYT] Weinstein Getting Into Oscar RaceDaldry's "The Reader" set for '08 release, despite reported recent battle between producer Scott Rudin and Harvey Weinstein. [VAR] D-cinema Deal$1 billion to go to equipping 15,000 movie theaters with digital projection systems. [HR] "Bashir" Out of Do