Peace at Last! Scott Rudin and Harvey Weinstein Slate 'Reader' For '08 [Ceasefires]
After a brief but concentrated period of friction over the release date for their Oscar-bait drama The Reader, Harvey Weinstein and Scott Rudin issued a joint statement late Sunday confirming the film would arrive in theaters Dec. 12, 2008. Thus anticlimactically ended Rudin/Weinstein Death Match II, their first since The Hours, another Stephen Daldry film that endured a litany of tweaks and torment coming down to the awards-season wire in 2002. While Defamer scorekeepers last week favored Rudin in the tilt
Oscar Watch: Harvey, Rudin Reach Accord to Release 'Reader' Dec. 12
Looks like the Holocaust drama "The Reader'' is on for this year after all. Updating the item below, Scott Rudin and Harvey Weinstein today announced a deal that will allow "The Reader'' to be released on Dec. 12 while giving director Stephen Daldry more time to work on it:
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 to release "The Reader." Working together, we developed
The Reader Release Dispute Settled
A dispute between Harvey Weinstein and producer Scott Rudin over the release of the Weinstein Co.'s The Reader has been resolved. The two men issued the following joint statement Sunday announcing that the film will open December 12:
"We are issuing this statement together to emphasize the fact that we are in complete agreement on the date we have chosen to release The Reader. Working together, we developed a plan to extend the post-production schedule in order to give Stephen Daldry the additional ti
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
Harvey Weinstein vs The World: Part 1
"He was once The Big Macher and now is The Big Loser. This post goes behind the scenes of Weinstein's desperate attempt to roll over The Reader's director Stephen Daldry (The Hours, Billy Elliot) even though the helmer had final cut approval
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Harvey Weinstein Made to Look Really Bad Over 'Reader' Flap
Harrassing widows and folks on their deathbed? Oh Harvey...
Will filmgoers rally around World War II movies?
IT'S THE one war in the last 60 years that doesn't divide politicians, pundits and voters. But can World War II bring moviegoers together?
Starting on Friday and ending at Christmas, at least half a dozen dramas whose plots connect with World War II are scheduled to arrive in theaters, all hoping to perform better than the crop of recent war films looking at the modern Middle Eastern conflict.
The new movies -- Friday's Spike Lee-directed "Miracle at St. Anna," Nov. 7's concentration camp story "Th
Reader Dispute
The Hollywood Reporter's Steven Zeitchik is reporting that producers Harvey Weinstein and Scott Rudin are strongly disagreeing about whether to release the Weinstein Co. war-crimes drama The Reader in 2008 or wait until '09.
"Weinstein is pushing for a December release for the movie, which director Stephen Daldry is working on in post," Zeitchik writes. "The romance set in postwar Germany and based on Bernhard Schlink's novel already has buzz from strong test screenings, though there are post elements
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 to release “The Reader.” Working together, we developed a plan to extend the post-production schedule in order to give Stephen Daldry the additional time he needs to successfully complete the film in time to release it on December 12, 2008.
I hate that they have to clean up the gossip mess that Steven Zeitchick and The Hollywood Reporter made last week, but this is also obv
Put To Bed
Producer Scott Rudin and Weinstein Co. honcho Harvey Weinstein today issued a statement that they're "in complete agreement" about releasing The Reader, the Stephen Daldry war-crimes drama, about on December 12, a decision facilitated by "a plan to extend the post-production schedule in order to give Daldry the additional time he needs to successfully complete [it]."
Kate Winslet, Stephen Daldry during filming of The Reader
The statement was prompted by a 9.23 Hollywood Reporter story by Stephen
Faustian Bargain With Harvey
The man in the middle of the heavyweight bout between Harvey Weinstein, who wants to release "The Reader'' on Dec. 12, and producer Scott Rudin, who would rather wait until 2009, is director Stephen Daldry, The overworked helmer found time to tell Variety's Anne Thompson that he is spending 16 hours a day whipping together his stage production of "Billy Elliot,'' which opens on Broadway Nov. 13, and two hours daily refining a director's cut of "The Reader'' that Harvey is demanding by October 5. How did Dal
The /Filmcast: After Dark Ep. 17 (GUESTS: Eric D. Snider and Alex Billington)
The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file. In this episode, Dave, Devindra, and Adam chat with Peter Sciretta and Alex Billington about their film festival travels (including a run-in with an irate Harvey Weinstein), assess
Oscar Watch: Clash of the Titans as Harvey, Rudin Tussle Over 'Reader'
Embattled indiemogul Harvey Weinstein, who could badly use an Oscar or two in February, let slip a few weeks ago that he was planning to open "The Reader'' in December after test screenings went well. That apparently doesn't sit too well with the film's producer, Scott Rudin, who would prefer to wait until 2009, the Hollywood Reporter says. The problem is that Rudin would prefer not to compete with his two other contenders opening in December, "Doubt'' from Harvey's old studio Miramax and "Revolutionary Roa
Peace at Last! Scott Rudin and Harvey Weinstein Slate 'Reader' For '08
I wouldn't put too much faith in Harvey's comeback. His shenanigans over Project Runway will mean that not only will NBC-Universal do all it can to crush him, the other big boys may join in, if only to maintain the integrity of the Hollywood food chain. FuriousD1
On 'The Reader,' a debate on when to open the book
By Steven Zeitchik A past king of the Oscars and last year's king of the Oscars are in a heated skirmish over -- what else -- a potential Oscar movie. Harvey Weinstein and Scott Rudin are jockeying over when to...
Harvey Weinstein Just Lost A $1 Million Bet [Moguls]
What was Harvey Weinstein thinking? The movie mogul is already being dissed by once-pliant reporters and magazines, and struggling to right his company and other investments. Now he's given more ammunition to the haters and socked his pocketbook, all in one fast miscalculation. The Weinstein Company chief reportedly told the Post's Page Six he doubted the authenticity of an email quoted by pushy Hollywood blogger Nikki Finke, and offered $1 million for charity if Finke could produce the original. The email,
Weinsteins call Newman 'great friend,' 'role model'
Bob and Harvey Weinstein, who ran Miramax and released 1990's Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (Newman costarred with wife Joanne Woodward, who received an Oscar nomination for the role), had this to say, in a statement: "Paul was a great friend and role model for over 30 years. His beautiful spirit touched millions of people around the world. His work with countless charities and his creation of the Hole in the Wall Gang Camps is inspiring and a lasting legacy. We send the family our deepest condolences, especiall
Indie heavyweights split over 'Reader' date
Scott Rudin, left, and Harvey Weinstein are in a heated disagreement over distribution plans for war-crimes drama "The Reader."
'Reader' to get 2008 release
Film News: Weinstein, Rudin agree on Dec. 12 date -- A dispute between Harvey Weinstein and producer Scott Rudin over the release of the Weinstein Co.’s "The Reader" has been resolved. The two men issued a joint statement Sunday announcing that the pic will open Dec. 12, and they "are in complete agreement on the date."
Indie heavyweights split over 'Reader' date
Scott Rudin, left, and Harvey Weinstein are in a heated disagreement over distribution plans for war-crimes drama "The Reader."
And now for the next chapter in the Reader saga
By Steven Zeitchik There are going to be a lot of people claiming victory in the decision Sunday to release "The Reader" this year after all. Did Harvey Weinstein win because he got the '08 date he wanted over the...
HARVEY: BLOG STORY'S 'INSANE'
POOR Harvey Weinstein claims he's being unfairly portrayed as a heartless ghoul who'll stop at nothing to get a movie finished in time for Oscar consideration.
The mogul, known for his volcanic persuasiveness, denies he badgered Sydney Pollack, one of the producers of "The Reader," on his cancer deathbed, and pressured the widow of another producer, Anthony Minghella, shortly after Minghella died of a hemorrhage last March.
This week, the Weinstein Co. boss got what he wanted when the release date of
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
Reader Set for 2008 release
The Oscar race has really now taken an upswing this season. The Weinstein Co. will release the Scott Rudin produced postwar tale “The Reader” this year after all, resolving a long brewing drama between two of the prestige world’s most well known figures and giving a longtime awards player like Harvey Weinstein a potential buzz candidate.
They both said in a joint statement that Stephen Daldry’s period love story told against the backdrop of a war crimes trial would come out on December 12 th. T
Judge Blocks Weinstein Co From Taking 'Project Runway' From Bravo To Lifetime
When it rains, it pours for Harvey Weinstein who should should really be producing "The Biggest Loser". Here's NBC Universal Statement: "NBC Universal is pleased that the court granted our motion for a preliminary injunction against The Weinstein Company. The overwhelming evidence demonstrated that The Weinstein Company violated NBC Universal's right of first refusal to future cycles of Project Runway. After hearing all of the evidence, the court issued an order prohibiting The Weinstein Company from taki
