Mon, May 11
David Geffen, co-founder of DreamWorks SKG and one time suitor for the Los Angeles Times, has turned his attention to New York Times Co (NYT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and recently made an offer for the 20 percent stake owned by Harbinger Capital ...
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6 Months Ago,
Entertainment and Showbiz! says
(in Martin Luther King Jr. to be immortalised in a path-breaking movie)
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The movie based on King, who was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis at the age of 39, will be produced by Steven Spielberg, Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones. King copyrighted his speeches, books and famous works during his lifetime. The DreamWorks ...
7 Months Ago,
San Diego Union Tribune says
(in Lee Grant's Outtakes)
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Meanwhile, Daily Variety has broken the news of DreamWorks acquiring the rights to the life of Martin Luther King Jr. with Steven Spielberg as co-producer. Said Spielberg, in a statement, “We are all honored that the King estate is giving us the ...
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Wizbang Pop! says
(in Movie and Television News)
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Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks are getting set to produce a big screen biopic about Martin Luther King Jr.. DreamWorks had to acquire King's life rights from his estate b/c of copyrighting. The deal marks the first time that a film has been authorized ...
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The Business Insider says
(in Dailies: George Clooney Heats Up Cannes)
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Variety) DreamWorks is working on a Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic, the first film to be authorized by King's estate. Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider worked feverishly to acquire King's life rights for the project, which will allow them to use ...
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New York Times says
(in Geffen Is Seen as Still Eager for Times Stake)
In the mid-1990s, along with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg, he organized DreamWorks SKG, an ambitious boutique film studio, which they sold to Viacom's Paramount Pictures unit three years ago for $1.6 billion. Last year, Mr. Geffen delivered ...