Latest News On Harvey Weinstein
May 18, 2008
Cannes 2008: Weinstein Acquires The Alchemist for Fishburne
Harvey will produce, while Laurence will direct and star in the adaptation of Paulo Coelho's 20 year-old international bestseller. More...
February 01, 2008
Stallone Says Rambo Can't Count Past Four
If you read the report about Harvey Weinstein wanting more Rambo sequels and feared for the artistic integrity of the franchise, you can rest easy -- Sylvester Stallone has said it won't happen. More...
January 29, 2008
Harvey Weinstein Wants More Rambo Sequels
Okay, so maybe Rambo had its opening weekend coming-out party ruined by an embarrassing second-place finish behind Meet the Spartans. You think that means another sequel is out of the question? More...
January 17, 2008
Kevin Smith's Porno Adds Five
Just in time for filming to begin, Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno has added five new faces to its cast. More...
January 11, 2008
Weinsteins Sign Interim Agreement with WGA
Add The Weinstein Company to the list of studios that have signed interim agreements with the Writers Guild of America. More...
January 03, 2008
Studios Planning for Fewer Sequels in 2008
If you're the type of moviegoer who greets the annual wave of sequels with groans and eyerolls, USA Today has some good news for you: In 2008, you can expect to see far fewer of them at a theater near you. More...
September 18, 2007
QT Talks Death Proof: What's Different In the DVD Release?
At a press conference at Cannes, the Death Proof gang talked about the differences between the stand-alone version and the Grindhouse cut, as well as Tarantino's influences, his ability to write for female characters, and what's going on with his... More...
April 10, 2007
Will "Grindhouse" Split Up and Hit Theaters Again?
As far as the overseas release plans for "Grindhouse" are concerned, the Weinsteins were always planning to split the flick into two and sell 'em as solo movies. And now with the underwhelming opening weekend for the double feature... More...
January 21, 2007
Sundance News: Weinsteins Acquire Rights to John Cusack Starrer "Grace is Gone"
The Weinstein Company paid $4 million for the worldwide distribution rights to "Grace is Gone," the biggest sale of this year's Sundance Film Festival so far. It played on Saturday night and was purchased in the wee hours of Sunday... More...
September 06, 2006
Zach Braff Talks "Fletch"
Comedic actor Zach Braff has quite a few gigs on his plate: His newest movie ("The Last Kiss") is set to open next week, he's about to get started on the sixth (and probably final) season of "Scrubs," and he's got that all-new... More...
June 06, 2006
Weinsteins to Mount a Live-Action "Mulan"
Like most of us, The Brothers Weinstein are deeply in love with Asian actress Zhang Ziyi. But unlike the rest of us, they have the money to hire the gal for a three-picture deal ... two of which will be: A remake of "The Seven Samurai"... More...
June 02, 2006
"Samurai" Scores Another Remake ... with Ziyi and Clooney?
From the "interesting but strange" department comes news that Akira Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai" is being remade (yet again), only this time the adaptation will star the lovely Zhang Ziyi, the slick George Clooney, and the... More...
May 09, 2006
Knight Rider: The Movie -- Shocker, right?
Glen Larson, creator of the original "Knight Rider" series, will write and produce the big-screen adaptation for Bob & Harvey Weinstein. And that's it; there are officially no more TV shows left to make movies of. Oh wait, there's... More...
March 10, 2006
Crouching Prequels, Hidden Broadway
Variety brings word that the Weinstein boys have picked up the rights to the whole series of books of which "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is Part 4. The plan is to ramp up production on a new series of movies ... while CTHD makes the... More...
January 19, 2006
One Solid Weekend Means "Hoodwinked 2"
Variety reports that the Weinsteins were so pleased with "Hoodwinked" and its opening weekend tally that they've decided to bankroll a sequel ASAP. It'll be called "Hood vs. Evil," and it might just be the first sequel in a... More...
December 01, 2005
Weinsteins to Adapt the "Equalizer"
ComingSoon.net brings word that those Weinstein boys will soon be adapting an old TV show into a new-fangled movie. If you were a CBS watcher between the years of 1985 and 1989, then you're probably a big fan of "The Equalizer," which... More...
November 11, 2005
In Other News..."Halloween" Producer Dies in Bomb Attack
Moustapha Akkad, producer of the cult "Halloween" slasher series and the director of three of his own religious-themed films, died Friday after suffering injuries from the hotel bombings in Jordan. More...
June 13, 2005
Weinsteins Snatch Up Bruce Willis' "Lucky Number"
Despite the fact that Bob & Harvey Weinstein still don't even have a name for their new movie company, that certainly hasn't prevented the boys from doing some business. Their most recent acquisition is "Lucky Number Slevin," a crime... More...
June 02, 2005
In Other News...
Fans of the Cameron Diaz/Justin Timberlake pairing will be glad to know that the leggy actress is not only denying reports that she cheated on her crooner boyfriend of two years, but has officially filed a lawsuit alleging slander and libel... More...
March 30, 2005
Weinsteins to Restart Dimension with an All-New "Pulse"
The Hollywood Reporter reminds us that there's always another Japanese horror flick worth remaking. Dimension Pictures has just signed Kristen Bell ("Spartan," TV's "Veronica Mars") and newcomer Steve Talley to star in... More...


