This article comes to us from LA Times. Walt Disney Studios has told the producers of its Miramax movies “The Debt” and “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” that it won’t be releasing the films because of the pending sale of the specialty division. The two pictures are being sold
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Miramax Films – The Debt Official Trailer
Helen Mirren and Sam Worthington star in “The Debt,” the powerful story of Rachel Singer, a former Mossad agent who endeavored to capture and bring to trial a notorious Nazi war criminal—the Surgeon of Birkenau—in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin.
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark Official Trailer
Producers Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labyrinth,” “The Orphanage”) and Mark Johnson (“Chronicles of Narnia”) join forces to deliver “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” a tale of hair-raising, spine-chilling horror. Sally Hurst (Bailee Madison), a lonely, withdrawn child, has just arrived in Rhode Island to live with her father Alex
Disney sets Wednesday deadline on Miramax
As the consortium led by construction magnate Ronald Tutor and investment firm Colony Capital nears the deadline to complete due diligence on its $675 million acquisition of Miramax Films, seller Walt Disney Co has given them another obstacle to overcome. Disney wants the buyers to put up a non-refundable $40
Burkle bids $600 million for Disney’s Miramax
Billionaire investor Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa Cos, in a partnership with movie producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein, has offered to pay $600 million for Walt Disney Co’s Miramax, a source with knowledge of the situation said on Thursday, joining a small pool of bidders for the art-house studio. Yucaipa could use
Disney sets March 19 deadline for Miramax bids
Hollywood’s dealmakers have a busy couple of weeks ahead of them. One day after March 19 was set as the deadline for binding offers for MGM, the same date has emerged as a deadline in the latest round of bidding for Miramax. Owner Walt Disney Co. hopes to select a
Lions Gate & others Interested in Buying Disney’s Miramax
I have been seeing articles the past few weeks now of people interested in buying Miramax. I think with this economy everyone is very leary about jumping in. What I thought was interesting in this article from Business Week was the makers of Twilight were interested as well: Lions Gate
Disney Is Said to Be Seeking a Buyer for Its Miramax Unit
The Walt Disney Company has been quietly shopping what remains of its Miramax film unit and has attracted seven to 10 interested bidders, according to a mergers and acquisitions expert with knowledge of the process. The initial discussions indicate a price of over $700 million for the Miramax name and
Disney shuts doors on Miramax
The Walt Disney Company, which bought Miramax from the Weinstein brothers in 2005, has closed down the studio after 30 years in business. It was the independent, art-house studio that became a major industry player in the 1990s, courtesy of such Oscar-winning hits as Pulp Fiction and The English Patient.
