Industry Politics

By now you’ve probably heard that there won’t be a “next time, baby,” for Terrence Howard in Iron Man 2. Now we know why, a bout over the Benjamins and bad behavior.

Richard Donner addresses the issue of Lethal Weapon 5, saying that its pretty much ‘dead in the water.’ What does that mean for Lethal Weapon fans? Probably nothing…

I have to start by saying that I have great respect for people who work past disabilities and afflictions to lead healthy, rewarding lives. I have nothing against blind people, just ignorant people. So I apologize early if I offend any of our blind readers out there - wait, can blind people read?

A week after Dreamworks made a deal that would finally separate them from Paramount’s power-teat, it looks like another pair of Hollywood studios are going the way of the break up.

After their first poster was denied by the MPAA, they resorted to a much more direct approach.

Filmmakers beware! You now have more to fear than critics reviews. Spielberg and the companies behind ‘Disturbia’ are being sued for unoriginality.

Just when things were starting to look up for Mel Gibson…

Apparently in the world of a hotel heiress, cooperating in the making of a documentary about your life and actually showing it to the public are two different things.

Working, sleeping, eating, and hedonizing (yes, I made that word up) in Hollywood, sometimes I hear things. The talk of the town these days revolves around the “will they, won’t they, but aren’t they already” over the Screen Actors Guild and whether or not they’ll authorize a strike.

Yesterday we reported on the fact that and Islamic-American group is offended by the title of Alan Ball’s new film. Today, Ball, the author of the novel upon which the movie is based and the studio have made their statements.

Matthieu Kassovitz is an unhappy Frenchman. He is unhappy because, as he explains, his upcoming film Babylon A.D. starring Vin Diesel is a big pile of crap, thanks to some bad handling by 20th Century Fox.

After the decision to push back Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to a Summer release, Warner Bros. has a lot of explaining to do. And while they may try, there could be no consoling broken-hearted Potter fans.

It’s not about who will be watching the Watchmen now, its about who will be suing the Watchmen.

Rumors swirl over The Punisher’s rating - but violence junkies rejoice: There Will Be Blood (and an R-Rating).

It seems Warner Bros. no longer believes in the film and feels it has too many films on its hands so has pulled back from a wide distribution of RocknRolla. They appear poised to abandon the film. What a bloody shame…

The controversy surrounding “Tropic Thunder” gets a little more vocal, a little more absurd.

It appears that with Tropic Thunder just over a week away from its theatrical release, not everyone is laughing at its often ridiculous premise.

The official word is coming in today that director Kevin Smith has won an appeal with the MPAA to lower the rating of his upcoming film Zack and Miri Make a Porno from NC-17 to R.

After previewing some footage of the film courtesy of the its producers, California Governor Arnold Schwarzeneggar was left scratching his head.

Over the past couple of weeks, honchos over at Warner Brothers, such as Jeff Robinov and Kevin McCormick have been meeting with DC comics executives to discuss a potential new direction for DC Film adapatations.