The WGA has announced new interim agreements with The Film Department and Intermedia. The deals are similar to agreements the WGA recently reached with RKO Productions Inc, Lionsgate, Marvel Studios, Yari Film Group, Anonymous Content/Overt Operations, The Weinstein Company, United Artists, Sidney Kimmel…

Just thought I’d let you know that the crew of New Adventures of Old Christine just got checks of $1,000.  The card said: “To Our Old Christine Friends:  We miss you and hope we’ll be together soon.  Keep the faith.  With love from, The Writers, The Actors, The Director.” The Christmas gift was also nice: a Patagonia…

Inbetween sneezing and sniffling and gulping Theraflu, I’ve been told that the WGA-mogul negotiations get a kick-start on Friday when Peter Chernin returns from London and rejoins the talks in person. He’s also cancelled his Super Bowl tickets for Sunday in order to stay in town. I can’t post a lot today because I’m…

Trying to rally today. If not, then tomorrow. I’m so sorry.

Let me knock down that rumor making the rounds that Jeff Berg is supposedly leaving ICM on April 15th as far as any operating capacity is concerned and will just stay on the board. Sources tell me that not only does Berg have a long-term contract that continues for many years and is focused on the long-term strategy…

“Things are looking very good,” I’m told.

Start your engines, agents, because this is a prime project to slot in one of your many out-of-work directors. I have no doubt that Universal will find another helmer by the end of the week after Mark Romanek quit Universal’s The Wolfman. That’s right, quit. “He just blew the opportunity of a lifetime, which is…

Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Zoe Kazan, Allyson Sereboff, Diana Paschal Creative: George Hickenlooper, Alan Sereboff, Jill Kushner, Dean Alioto Technical: Zachary Mortensen, Ghost Robot-Tripod, Scott Beardslee, Antonio Arroyo, Allyson Sereboff Roman Martynyuk, TCS (camera equipment), Dean Alioto, Robert Campbell, Chad…

Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Cox, Nicole Ansari Creative: George Hickenlooper, Alan Sereboff, Jill Kushner, Dean Alioto Technical: Zachary Mortensen, Michael Simmonds, Antonio Arroyo, Allyson Sereboff, Roman Martynyuk, TCS (camera equipment), Bravo Studios (Location), Eclectic Encore (Props), Dean Alioto, Chris…

There was a status conference in the Pellicano case this morning. Several things were discussed: disgraced entertainment attorney Terry Christensen’s motion to stay the case or to continue the trial was denied as well as his request to dismiss his indictment. So, as of right now, the trial of the Hollywood private…

EXCLUSIVE: I’m told that Terry Semel wants back in the movie biz in a big way. His pals know he’s been working on something big behind the scenes. “I’m looking at everything,” Semel is saying privately. But now I can report that the former Warner Bros co-chairman who failed at Yahoo! is actively considering…

SUNDAY AM: I just got off the phone with Harvey Weinstein whose Weinstein Co is co-distributing Rambo with Lionsgate, and he’s remarkably bullish on Sly Stallone’s prospects especially overseas. Harv estimated that Rambo, which took in $18.1 mil from 2,751 theaters its opening weekend, “will end up doing $50 mil here…