Jamie Moss, a screenwriter on X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, has appealed the Writers Guild of America's decision to not give him screen credit on the upcoming summer tentpole, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
New Line and Warner Bros. have moved the release of FINAL DESTINATION 5, reports ComingSoon.net.
With the race to meet GREEN LANTERN's June 17th release date looming, Warner Bros. has added an additional $9 million to the film's budget into order to finish the visual effects, reports Variety.
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2011.
Writers Guild of America arbitrators have ruled on the script credits for X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, reports Heat Vision.
Not sure if your career path was the one fate chose for you or you chose for yourself? If only there was a little book that lit up every time you made a wrong turn or career choice. Wouldn’t it be comforting to have a bunch of men in gray suits and fedoras running around trying to help you get back on track even though your heart or mind or whomever was pushing you in another direction. If you feel your career needs a visit from “The Adjustment Bureau” you are probably not alone.
Most creators have visions of merchandising and licensing in their heads. Dollar signs dance around in their dreams, in hopes that Nick will take their property and make it a number one hit. But what do Nick, Disney and Cartoon Network want? They want the whole thing, all of it, all rights, all merchandise and all licensing.
Mark Simon discusses the importance of constructive criticism.
Deadline.com writes that 20th Century Fox has launched a new division to develop original content from emerging writers.
The Cartoon Art Museum has received a generous $30,000 matching grant from The Charles M. Schulz Donor Advised Grant in support of the museum’s ongoing programs and exhibitions.
As it expands its talent and capabilities, Digital Domain's hybrid production company Mothership has moved into new headquarters in Marina del Rey, California.
Fox and Blue Sky's RIO flew back to the #1 spot at the U.S. box office for the weekend of April 22-24, 2011.
The Visual Effects Society (VES), which represents approximately 2500 visual effects artists and practitioners worldwide, is pleased to announce the formation of new Section in New York.
Nintendo Co., Ltd. has decided to launch in 2012 a system to succeed Wii, which the company has sold 86.01 million units on a consolidated shipment basis between its launch in 2006 and the end of March 2011.
Yesterday, The Weinstein Co. filed suit against Relativity Media over the distribution rights to THE CROW remake, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
You may be a high-ranking executive, or someone who is still working his or her way up the corporate ladder, or perhaps you are just trying to break into the business. Wherever your position on the career chain, you may now or in the future be in a position where you have to navigate the politics of your work environment. Knowing how to maneuver in a complicated system holds the same challenges whether you are a veteran or a newbie in the business.
We all have a front row seat at the bar-room brawl that is the media business in 2011. In one corner, the barons of Old Media – the Ruperts, Sumners, the feisty Jeff Bewkes of Time Warner, and the (for now) low-profile but deadly Brian Roberts of Comcast. In the other corner: Netflix’s Founder/CEO Reed Hastings, Larry and Sergey from Google, patriarch Steve Jobs, and the other new gen entrepreneurs who are not afraid of where the business is going, including (in a fascinating case of the puppy taking a bite out of its master(s)) Jason Kilar at Hulu.
Just like last week when the final numbers put it a slot higher in the end, HANNA has moved up the ranks of the U.S. box office.
505 Games are thrilled to announce that Zumba Fitness has taken the top spot in the UK games charts.
Fox and Blue Sky's RIO easily sailed into the #1 spot at the U.S. box office for the weekend of April 15-17, 2011.
Tokyopop has decided to shut down its U.S. manga publishing division, reports Publisher's Weekly.
Game Informer reports that Nintendo plans to unveil its follow-up to the Wii at E3 in June, or possibly sooner.
Sony Pictures Entertainment will remain in the James Bond business after reaching an agreement with MGM to co-finance and theatrically market and distribute Bond 23 worldwide, it was announced today by MGM Co-Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum and Sony Pictures Chairman and CEO Michael Lynton and Co-Chairman Amy Pascal.
The Hollywood Reporter writes that Warner Bros. has lost another battle in its war with the estates of Superman co-creators Joel Shuster and Jerry Siegel.
Today, the online landscape is profoundly richer, deeper and more readily available to digital media artists. Internet access is more affordable, and software applications create new tools for communication, collaboration and play. Here, we explore the ways in which Internet communities are born and thrive -- from competitions that build knowledge and skills to creative projects that push digital media production in new directions.
