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Warner Bros. on lording over Lord of the Rings
Original at GameSpot
• Thu, May 28
New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. are all part of the same parent company, so what took so long for WBIE to pick up the rights to make games based on The Lord of the Rings? Martin Tremblay: Last year, New Line was combined with Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros Interactive announces new Lord of the Rings fr...
paidContent.org - Bewkes: Spinning off Time Warner Cable, AOL Lets ...
Original at Washington Post
• Thu, May 28
He then went on to review other business, such as explaining how folding New Line Cinema into Warner Bros., which allowed the company to reduce the former studio's costs by 90 percent. Bewkes maintained his composure during several interruptions from ...
A Nightmare On Elm Street 2009 Teaser Trailer Fall 2009
Original at strimoo.com
• Thu, May 28
Warner Bros New Line Cinema has hired veteran screenwriter Wesley Strick to pen the relaunch of the A Nightmare on Elm Street seriesThe or 2009 ... www.strimoo.com
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces a Game Franchise ... - Earthtimes
Original at Earthtimes.org
• Thu, May 28
A pioneer in franchise filmmaking, New Line produced the Oscar-winning “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, which is a landmark in the history of film franchises. New Line Cinema is a division of Warner Bros. Based in the heart of London Headstrong Games ...
The First A Nightmare on Elm Street Set Pictures Arrive!
Original at MovieWeb
• Wed, May 27
joblo just posted some amazing new pictures from the set of A Nightmare on Elm Street. One of them even includes a shot of Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger himself! Click on the image below to see them all... Warner Bros.' New Line Cinema has hired ...
Mobile Marketer Celtra Raises $1.2 Million
Original at Digital Media Wire
• Wed, May 27
CA based Celtra has provided mobile marketing services to clients including 20th Century Fox, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. and Paramount, for use in movie release campaigns. The company will use the funds to expand its operations to Europe, ...
Warner Bros announces Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest video game
Original at Examiner.com
• Tue, May 26
In 2005 the publisher obtained rights to make games from the books as well, and the 2006 real-time strategy game The Battle for Middle-earth II contained elements from both the films and the novels. Warner Bros. owns New Line Cinema, which has the ...
Celebrating 25 Years of Shell-tastic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ...
Original at AMCtv.com
• Mon, May 25
NY In honor of this shell-raising anniversary, here are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles moments that'll have you screaming "Cowabunga!" like it's 1990. Prior to 1990, New Line Cinema was primarily known as the house that Freddy (Krueger) built. ...
It's about 'Time' - GDT gives TORn prominent props
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Sat, May 23
New Zealand Another mention came when 'The Hobbit,' was finally given the green light and and went on to explain how troubled it looked back when Jackson announced through TORn that New Line Cinema told him it no longer needed his services. If you aren't familiar, ...
New resident of new ELM STREET
Original at FANGORIA
• Thu, May 21
Variety reports that Connie Britton has joined the cast of New Line Cinema and Platinum Dunes' remake of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. She'll join a cast headed by Jackie Earle Haley as the new Freddy Krueger. Britton recently logged genre time in Larry ...
The Future Of Miramax: More Crowd-Pleasing Fare (DIS)
Original at The Business Insider
• Mon, May 18
NY In fact, the best strategy for Miramax to follow with respect to the types of movies it releases might be that of New Line Cinema, which produced broadly-targeted, moderately budgeted fare. Even though Warner Bros. technically shut down the division ...
'Ghosts' will shock you!
Original at GoErie.com
• Wed, May 13
PA Associated Press (LR) MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY as Connor Mead and JENNIFER GARNER as Jenny Perotti in New Line Cinema\u0092s romantic comedy \u0093Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,\u0094 a Warner Bros. Pictures release. () "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" is directed ...
Hobbit Hopes Rise Again
Original at Film.com
• Tue, May 12
WA Since the final cinema curtain fell on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy in 2003 you may have had your hopes up for a Hobbit prequel. And then down, as Jackson feuded for over a year with New Line Cinema. And up again when they reconciled. ...
Greenberg Glusker Partner Bonnie Eskenazi Honored as a Top ... - Earthtimes
Original at Earthtimes.org
• Tue, May 12
Earthtimes (press release), UK She is litigation counsel to Marvel Entertainment, and represents the Tolkien estate in a $150 million profit-participation case against New Line Cinema arising out of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Past notable matters include representation of ...
The Hunt for Gollum is better than some 'official' movies
Original at The Inquisitr
• Mon, May 4
Telegraph.co.uk Australia As a Lord of the Rings Fan Film, we are not affiliated with the Tolkien Estate or New Line Cinema and are producing this project as an entirely non commercial film. As with other fan films we are making this purely for the enjoyment of the material and ...
Excellent "The Hunt for Gollum" Fan Film Debuts Online
Original at Appscout
• Sun, May 3
NY It is in no way affiliated with, or sponsored or approved, by Tolkien Enterprises, the heirs or estate of JRR Tolkien, Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. or any of their repective affiliates or licensees. ... The Hunt for Gollum trailer BBC News
High-Def 'Hunt For Gollum,' New Lord Of The Fanvids
Original at NPR
• Thu, Apr 30
Telegraph.co.uk New Line Cinema, which produced the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and the JRR Tolkien family, which owns the rights to the books, might have a thing or two to say about it as well. It's an interesting question to Fred von Lohman, an attorney with the ...
Warner Bros. to Grant Midway Mercy?
Original at NintendoDS Advanced
• Mon, Apr 27
Michigan However, Warner Bros. does seem like a natural fit, as they companies have enjoyed several partnerships in the past, resulting in the Mortal Kombat movies (from New Line Cinema, a Time Warner Company), the Mortal Kombat: Conquest television show (which ...
Jennifer Garner juggles a versatile career with marriage, motherhood
Original at Pasadena Star-News
• Sat, Apr 25
CA JENNIFER GARNER stars as Jenny Perotti in New Line Cinema s romantic comedy Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, a Warner Bros. Pictures release, also starring Matthew McConaughey. (Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures) Jennifer Garner sits on a plush sofa wearing a ...
Anger Brewing Over LOTR Blu-Ray Release
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Mon, Apr 20
New Zealand There's 34 pages of >90% bitter reviews. Xoanon here: I'm not too sure how much of ‘New Line Cinema' exists, so venting to them may not help. LOTR is now a property of Warner Bros., and I assume the release schedule is of their doing. ...
'17 Again' easily takes boxoffice crown
Original at Hollywood Reporter
• Sun, Apr 19
United States 17" was produced by New Line Cinema for under $45 million. "Play" -- adapted by Uni partner Working Title from a British television miniseries -- was the best-reviewed film among the weekend's wide releases, with RottenTomatoes counting 81% favorable ...
Movie: '17 Again' is for the ladies, but it's better than you think.
Original at In Utah This Week
• Thu, Apr 16
UT - Ryan Michael Painter Photo courtesy of New Line Cinema This is what happens when you lose touch with reality. Photo courtesy of New Line Cinema Can you name all the films referenced in this picture? Photo courtesy of New Line Cinema Haven't we seen this film before? ...
HOME DELIVERY: Variety Print Subscriptions
Original at Variety
• Thu, Apr 9
CA By JUSTIN CHANG Zac Efron stars in Warner Bros' release of the New Line comedy, '17 Again.' A Warner Bros. release of a New Line Cinema presentation of an Offspring Entertainment production. Produced by Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot. ...
New Line Cinema Presents an Offspring Entertainment Production 17 ... - Business Wire
Original at businesswire.com
• Tue, Apr 7
Toby Emmerich, Mark Kaufman, Keith Goldberg and Jason Barrett are the executive producers, with Dara Weintraub serving as co-producer. “17 Again” will be distributed domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
This year's best films might just be on DVD
Original at Shreveport Times
• Sun, Apr 5
LA The weirder the role, the better Malkovich is. And this role is plenty weird, indeed. Ed Harris, (left), Renee Zellweger, Viggo Mortensen and Jeremy Irons appear in a scene from the motion picture "Appaloosa." (Lorey Sebastian/New Line Cinema/GNS)
De nieuwe Freddy Krueger is opgestaan
Original at Filmtotaal
• Fri, Apr 3
Netherlands Filmstudio New Line Cinema heeft zijn nieuwe Freddy Krueger gevonden. De 47-jarige Amerikaan Jackie Earle Haley, beter bekend als Rorschach uit Watchmen, neemt de messenhandschoen op voor de reboot van de Nightmare-franchise. Regisseur Samuel Bayer is ...
Seattle Times writer Moira Macdonald muses on moviegoing
Original at Seattle Times
• Thu, Apr 2
United States Photo courtesy New Line Cinema/Warner Bros.) OK, so these aren't the worst outfits of the lot. But since when do attorneys (yes, Miranda's a lawyer, though the only briefs we see her with are Steve's) wear low-cut metallic gold cocktail dresses to ...
Anchor Bay Entertainment expands into theatrical distribution
Original at Examiner.com
• Sun, Mar 29
Picturehouse. Paramount Vantage. New Line Cinema. ThinkFilm. What do all of these names have in common? Yes, they are all independent film companies. Yes, they’ve each had their share of indie hits that have put them on the map over the years. ...
Featured Filmmaker: Renny Harlin
Original at IGN
• Tue, Mar 24
CA That film was seen by some execs at New Line Cinema, and after five meetings with the studio Harlin convinced them to let him helm the fourth Nightmare on Elm Street picture. It became the most successful independent film ever made up until that time ...
Steve Carell To Star & Produce Testosterone Comedy
Original at Screen Rant
• Sun, Mar 8
UT As we as, Bob Cooper who’s been working on this project since it was in development at New Line Cinema. The screen play is being written by Kim Barker who’s most recent project was the comedy License to Wed. Hi-T is a comedy about about a man’s life ...
Platinum Dunes Working on ‘Friday the 13th’ Sequel
Original at Softpedia
• Fri, Feb 27
Romania Now, Platinum Dunes and New Line Cinema are considering doing a sequel to the most recent film, one that would represent a new approach to the now-classic story of the dreaded killer, but all the details are not yet set in stone, The Hollywood Reporter ...
FRIDAY 13TH Follow-Up Planned
Original at Comics2Film
• Fri, Feb 27
CA By Jarrod Sarafin February 27, 2009 DEREK MEARS stars as Jason in New Line Cinema’s and Paramount Pictures’ horror film “Friday the 13th,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. New Line and Platinum Dunes are moving forward on a new Friday the 13th that ...
Cigarettes and Hollywood: Where do you draw the line?
Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com
• Thu, Feb 26
CA The question is complicated by the fact that the movie was put into production by New Line Cinema but released by Warner Bros. after it absorbed New Line last year. So the people involved with overseeing props -- like packs of cigarettes -- at the time ...
New Hobbit And Lord of the Rings Game For Christmas
Original at IncGamers.com
• Mon, Feb 23
UK Asked whether Warner Bros. would be the obvious choice considering its subsidiary, New Line Cinema worked on the blockbuster films, and its recent venture into game development with film IPs such as Terminator; Drotos said that it was a company being ...
'Friday the 13th' comes in first
Original at Examiner.com
• Tue, Feb 17
by Joseph J. Airdo, Phoenix Film Examiner The folks over at New Line Cinema have reason to celebrate after two of their releases captured the first two spots on this past record-breaking holiday weekend's box office. However, it was by no accident that ...
`Friday the 13th' nails No. 1 spot with $42.2M
Original at google.com
• Sun, Feb 15
Released by the Warner Bros. banner New Line Cinema, "Friday the 13th" updates the grisly story of killer Jason Voorhees and his rampage among youths at a secluded summer camp. On opening day — which fell on Friday the 13th — the remake pulled in $19.4 ...
SATC movie sequel confirmed
Original at google.com
• Thu, Feb 5
Candice McDonough, a spokeswoman for New Line Cinema, confirmed the four stars and writer-director Michael Patrick King are signed for a sequel to last year's box office hit, which was based on their hugely successful TV series. ...
Nothing like the magic of reading the book!
Original at Manila Bulletin
• Fri, Jan 30
CTV.ca Philippines - Produced by New Line Cinema, the outfit that brought to life JRR Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and Philip Pullman’s "The Golden Compass", ... Inkheart Author Based Book's Character on Actor MSNBC all 50 news articles
HBO and Comcast to Host the Virginia Premiere of HBO Films ... - PR Newswire
Original at prnewswire.com
• Fri, Jan 30
His upcoming films include "Robot Taekwon V" and "The Widow's Broom." Lori Keith Douglas (producer) began her film career in development and moved into physical production shortly thereafter. She worked with the production team at New Line Cinema, ...
On DVD: Amusement
Original at Film.com
• Tue, Jan 20
WA - From out of the ether it appeared, once slated for a theatrical release, complete with an ad campaign, the New Line Cinema horror-thriller Amusement instead ...
Shazam Movie Declared "Dead" by Scripter
Original at ReelzChannel Movie
• Mon, Jan 5
By Jim Littler August gives an insider's peek at the maddening process of scripting for commercial entertainment. A few behind-the-scenes frustrations were the change of management brought on by the dissolution of New Line Cinema, the Writer's Guild strike, and studio anxiety over what makes a box o...
Directing Bilbo Baggins
Original at NYT > J. R. R. Tolkien
• Thu, Jan 1
By COMPILED BY PETER EDIDIN Guillermo del Toro, right, will direct “The Hobbit,” the much-anticipated two-part film adaptation of the book by J. R. R. Tolkien, Variety reported. Mr. Del Toro is moving to New Zealand for the next four years to work on the movies, whose events precede those of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy....
Avail Media Reports IPTV Market Growth - TVover.net
Original at TVover.net
• Wed, Dec 17
Its linear programming is complemented by its VOD rights from the major Hollywood movie studios, such as Buena Vista/Disney, DreamWorks, Lionsgate Films, MGM, NBC Universal, New Line Cinema, Paramount, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Bros. ...
"Four Christmases" or How to Turn Stupid into Box Office Gold
Original at Rolling Stone
• Mon, Dec 1
Is it possible to see *Four Christmases* and actually like it? Next week's box-office grosses will tell. Maybe word of mouth will be so bad that audiences will wise up and stay away. No knock on moviegoers for being curious. If you build a comedy—even a lousy one— with sass man Vince Vaughn and O...
The.Golden.Compass.DVD5-GENTi
Original at gentilu (WordPress)
• Fri, Oct 31
By gentilu Discover a world of mystery and danger in The Golden Compass, the upcoming action adventure video game based on the best-selling novel by Philip Pullman and the major motion picture from New Line Cinema. Going beyond the film you can experience the unforgettable journey through the eyes...
Hobbit movies meet dire foe in son of Tolkien
Original at Times Online
• Fri, May 23
The son of JRR Tolkien will try next week to halt Hollywood plans to follow the critical and commercial triumph of the Lord of the Rings trilogy by filming The Hobbit and a sequel. Christopher Tolkien, 83, is calling for one last crusade in a long-running court battle against the producers o...
Far over the Misty Mountains Cold
Original at Tolkien Library Site
• Mon, Feb 11
On Monday The Tolkien Estate and HarperCollins Publishers sued New Line Cinema to claim their long-forgotten gold in Los Angeles Superior Court. New Line refused to say whether the Tolkien Estate legal action would have an immediate impact on the development of The Hobbit movies. But if s...
Academy Award(R)-Winner Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema Join With MGM to Produce 'The Hobbit,' Eagerly-Anticipated Fantasy Adventure Epic
Original at Tolkien Library Site
• Mon, Dec 17
This is the news we were all waiting for and has finally been officially announced. The Hobbit movie will be made. Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema join with MGM to produce it. The two Hobbit films are scheduled to be shot simultaneously, with pre-production beginning as soon as possible. Pri...
BAFTA/LA top nods: Winslet, Campbell
Original at Kate Winslet Fan
• Thu, Sep 6
By Roberta Director Martin Campbell will receive the John Schlesinger Brittania Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing, while New Line Cinema’s co-chairmen and co-CEOs Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne will receive the Cunard Britannia Award for Lifetime Contributions to International Film.
LOTR Actors Want Their Money
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Jun 6
By Kim Phu Fifteen actors from the Lord of the Rings trilogy are selling New Line Cinema for breach of contract, claiming they still haven't received a percentage of the estimated $100 million in profits from the sales of movie merchandise, including the video games: The New Zealand actors were su...