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Claude Brodesser-Akner

  1. the industry
    N.C. Tries to Bring Nicholas Sparks’ Movies HomeThe governor heads to Hollywood to offer a generous tax credit.
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    Hollywood Rushes to Meet Tween-Girl NeedsAfter the Nicholas Sparks adaptation opened with $30 million, Hollywood is finally learning that the female audience subdivides into multiple niches.
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    Tom McCarthy Making Win Win for Fox SearchlightMcCarthy’s new film will star Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan.
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    Damon and Affleck Reteam as ProducersA formal announcement, with a possible first-look production deal at Warner Bros., is expected as early as the end of this week.
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    Disney’s New Movie Merch PlanThe studio is acting fast on plans to greenlight only blockbusters and cheap films with on-the-cusp stars.
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    Jennifer Aniston’s The Baster Needs a New NameWe have some suggestions for alternates.
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    Julia Roberts Made $12K a word for Valentine’s DayPaying her $12,000 per word of dialogue actually isn’t a bad deal for anybody.
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    The New Spider-Man Has a Release Date and a Third DimensionJuly 3, 2012, in 3-D.
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    The Hughes Bros. to Direct the Akira RemakeThe ‘Book of Eli’ directors will split the story into two movies.
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    Details on the Escape From New York RemakeSnake is legally required to be a “bad-ass.”
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    Now There’s a Mr. and Mrs. Smith Reboot?It’s a prequel, without a Pitt or Jolie in sight.
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    Warner Bros. Wins a Bidding War for a Teen Ocean’s 11They’ll adapt ‘Heist Society’ by Ally Carter, who has a huge teen-girl following.
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    Top Tier Directors Say No to Apes PrequelNow it’s on to the next level of meat-and-potatoes action directors.
  14. Why Actors Will Undermine Avatar’s Oscar ChancesDirectors think it’s a game-changer, but the actors prefer the old game.
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    Choppy Waters on Hanks/Spielberg’s The PacificThe budget may hit $225 million just as the DVD market dries up.
  16. the industry
    Exclusive: Pitt Options Michael Lewis’ New BookScott Rudin backed down, and now Pitt may star.
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    Mel Gibson vs. Josh Duhamel: This Weekend’s Box Office Battle For the Bottom!In which ‘Edge of Darkness’ and ‘When in Rome’ teaches an important lesson about tragic irony.
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    Conchords Co-Creator May Direct New Muppet MovieBut he’s also being wooed for an Apatow movie written by Kristen Wiig.
  19. in development
    We’ve Got the Script for Steve Carell’s Next MovieHe’ll play a cuckolded husband who tries to become a ladies’ man.
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    Planet of the Apes Re-Reboot Is Back OnFox is passionate about pushing forward an origin story telling just how the apes got so smart.
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    Marc Webb to Direct the Next Three Spider-MansColumbia loves his young touch, and his comparatively low price tag.
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    Vulture Exclusive: What Really Killed Spider-Man 4? Avatar!James Cameron’s boundary-pushing CGI convinced Sam Raimi he couldn’t do his sequel right in time.
  23. Propaganda RevisitedThe making of a Nazi film.