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Segal, Ewing set first-look deal at WB
Los Angeles: Director to take on 'Captain Marvel' -- Warner Bros. has staked "Get Smart" director Peter Segal and his Callahan Filmworks partner Michael Ewing to a three-year first-look deal.
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Canton teams with Pterodactyl
Los Angeles: Pair plan to rope in Westerns -- Producer Mark Canton ("300") is teaming with Pterodactyl Prods. on a pair of bigscreen projects that include a pic about iconic cowboy character and B-movie Western staple Bill "Hopalong" Cassidy.
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Ludlum 'Bourne' again at Universal
Front Page: Studio nabs exclusive rights to Bourne novels -- Universal Pictures has made an overall deal with the estate of "The Bourne Identity" author Robert Ludlum that gives the studio exclusive rights to the Jason Bourne character and first look at other Ludlum novels.
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FX lifts marketer to VP
Business News: Lance Reiss to report to Sally Daws -- FX has upped longtime network exec Lance Reiss to VP of marketing.
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Spillane in law firm merger
Business News: Boutique partners with Midwest-based law firm -- Midwest-based law firm Lathrop & Gage will merge with Century City-based trial boutique Spillane Shaeffer Aronoff Bandlow, giving the former a coast-to-coast presence in the U.S.
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Universal hopes to win 'Best Man'
Film News: Stuber, Abdy to produce comedy film -- Universal Pictures is at the altar for "Best Man-a-Thon," a comedy spec by tyro scribe Richard Rapozo.
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Image to Nyx for $100 million
Home Ent News: Homevid indie gets new owner -- Image Entertainment, a large homevid indie that has been in play for the past three years, has found a new owner.
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Wind Dancer acquires 'BFF'
Film News: Fenton, Cowles to produce comedy film -- Wind Dancer Films has acquired the female buddy comedy spec script "BFF" from the writing team of Vanessa Parise and Robin Dunne.
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TV productions resume in India
Web Exclusive: Technicians had mounted strike over pay -- Production restarted Thursday on dozens of TV shows in India after a strike by technicians over pay and conditions came to an end.
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Smith & Co. promotes Howard
Web Exclusive: Exec named VP of production -- Smith & Co. has promoted Sharalynn Howard to VP of production.
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Bateman, Oh to unveil Spirit noms
Award Central News: Actors revealing Film contenders Dec. 2 -- Sandra Oh and Jason Bateman have been tapped to announce this year's nominations for Film Independent's Spirit Awards Dec. 2 at 8 a.m. at the Sofitel L.A. hotel.
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'The Weird' tops Blue Dragon Awards
Award Central News: Korean western wins four prizes at film event -- "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" won four prizes at the 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony in Seoul on Thursday, the kudosfest which kicks off South Korea's awards season.
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'Eli Stone,' 'Dirty Sexy' may be axed
TV News: ABC dramas likely won't be renewed -- ABC sophomore dramas "Dirty Sexy Money" and "Eli Stone" are expected to sign off for good soon.
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'True Hollywood Story' eyes syndication
Web Exclusive: Dembar-Mercury distributing E! series -- Debmar-Mercury is distributing E!'s "True Hollywood Story" as an hourlong syndie strip for fall 2009.
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Broadway dims lights for critic Barnes
Obituary: Theater community pays respects -- Broadway dimmed the lights on its theater marquees for one minute at curtain time Thursday evening in honor of Clive Barnes.
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'Sister Act' hits sky high sales
Legit News: West End production to open June 2 -- London theatergoers are ready to give a sister a hand.
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Ultimate Band
Web Exclusive: At a time when games like "Rock Band," "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Revolution" are all aping the exact same formula, Disney is chasing the tween demo with a lower-cost music title that eschews expensive peripherals for pretend-instrument-playing and showy dance moves.
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PV Media launches news aggregator
Technology News: Online marketing co. partners on website -- PV Media Group, an online marketing company headed by former Universal TV exec Steve Rosenberg, has launched the news aggregator website BreakingNews.com in partnership with the wire service Breaking News Network Inc.
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S. Korean screen count still rising
International News: Exhibs on the climb as industry slump continues -- Investment in South Korea's cinema exhibition sector is continuing, despite the local industry's current slump.
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Economy should slow urge to merge
Earnings Reports: Media consolidations unlikely, analysts report -- Rock-bottom stock prices won't likely yield a near-term urge to merge among entertainment companies, a trio of Wall Street analysts suggested Thursday -- though there could be opportunities for deals once the market begins to recover.
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