LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Evil Dead," with its campy take on the horror genre, established Sam Raimi as a young director to watch when it hit theaters in 1981. Now, with several Spider-Mans and a track record as one of Hollywood's foremost hit-makers under his belt, Raimi is suing the producers of a planned sequel to the film that helped him make his name. Renaissance Pictures, the production company Raimi formed with "Evil Dead" producer Robert Tapert and star Bruce Campbell to make the film, is listed as a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed this week in U.S. ...
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Original "Evil Dead" makers sues over proposed sequel
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Evil Dead," with its campy take on the horror genre, established Sam Raimi as a young director to watch when it hit theaters in 1981. Now, with several Spider-Mans and a track record as one of Hollywood's foremost hit-makers under his belt, Raimi is suing the producers of a planned sequel to the film that helped him make his name. Renaissance Pictures, the production company Raimi formed with "Evil Dead" producer Robert Tapert and star Bruce Campbell to make the film, is listed as a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed this week in U.S. ...
Jonah Hill joins DiCaprio in "The Wolf of Wall Street"
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Jonah Hill, fresh off an Oscar nomination for his performance in "Moneyball," will star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street." The film, still in pre-production, is based on Jordan Delfort's memoir about his meteoric rise and ignominious fall as a Wall Street trader. Delfort made millions, living of a life of the utmost extravagance only to succumb to drug and alcohol addiction. Terence Winter, creator of "Boardwalk Empire" and a lead writer on "The Sopranos," adapted the book for the big screen. ...
Jonah Hill joins DiCaprio in "The Wolf of Wall Street"
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Jonah Hill, fresh off an Oscar nomination for his performance in "Moneyball," will star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street." The film, still in pre-production, is based on Jordan Delfort's memoir about his meteoric rise and ignominious fall as a Wall Street trader. Delfort made millions, living of a life of the utmost extravagance only to succumb to drug and alcohol addiction. Terence Winter, creator of "Boardwalk Empire" and a lead writer on "The Sopranos," adapted the book for the big screen. ...
Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch dies of cancer, aged 47
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Adam Yauch, a founding member of pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys who captivated fans with their brash style in early hits like "Fight for Your Right (To Party)," died on Friday after a battle with cancer. He was 47. Yauch, Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz formed the band that gained fame in the 1980s and stood out not just for their music, but for their ethnicity. In a genre dominated by African-Americans, they were three white Jewish kids from Brooklyn, New York. The Beastie Boys sold some 40 million records worldwide over more than 20 years. ...
Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch dies of cancer, aged 47
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Adam Yauch, a founding member of pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys who captivated fans with their brash style in early hits like "Fight for Your Right (To Party)," died on Friday after a battle with cancer. He was 47. Yauch, Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz formed the band that gained fame in the 1980s and stood out not just for their music, but for their ethnicity. In a genre dominated by African-Americans, they were three white Jewish kids from Brooklyn, New York. The Beastie Boys sold some 40 million records worldwide over more than 20 years. ...
Dish subscribers could lose "Mad Men" in dispute
(Reuters) - Subscribers to Dish Network Corp could lose TV shows such as "Mad Men and "The Walking Dead" as a result of a dispute between the satellite TV company and AMC Networks Inc over programming fees and a 4-year-old lawsuit. Dish spokesman Bob Toevs said in a statement on Friday that the satellite provider had decided to drop the channels IFC, Sundance, WE and the AMC Network's flagship AMC channel when its contract expires in June. ...
Dish subscribers could lose "Mad Men" in dispute
(Reuters) - Subscribers to Dish Network Corp could lose TV shows such as "Mad Men and "The Walking Dead" as a result of a dispute between the satellite TV company and AMC Networks Inc over programming fees and a 4-year-old lawsuit. Dish spokesman Bob Toevs said in a statement on Friday that the satellite provider had decided to drop the channels IFC, Sundance, WE and the AMC Network's flagship AMC channel when its contract expires in June. ...
Dish subscribers could lose "Mad Men" in dispute
(Reuters) - Subscribers to Dish Network Corp could lose TV shows such as "Mad Men and "The Walking Dead" as a result of a dispute between the satellite TV company and AMC Networks Inc over programming fees and a 4-year-old lawsuit. Dish spokesman Bob Toevs said in a statement on Friday that the satellite provider had decided to drop the channels IFC, Sundance, WE and the AMC Network's flagship AMC channel when its contract expires in June. ...
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