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| Disney and Pirates producer Bruckheimer to end film deal Posted: 22 Sep 2013 12:23 AM PDT The company and Bruckheimer decided not to renew their current deal which gives Disney first-look rights to the producer's films, according to a statement from Disney. They will continue working together on various projects, including a fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Last week, Disney announced it would delay the release of the fifth Pirates movie, which had been scheduled to open in theatres in July 2015. No new date was set. Disney's film studio will continue to focus on brands including Disney, Pixar animation, the Marvel superhero franchise, and Star Wars producer Lucasfilm, the company said on Thursday. Bruckheimer "is looking to produce more mature films outside the scope of the Disney brand", the statement said. The partnership dating back to the 1990s produced 27 movies, including several big hits for Disney. The four Pirates films starring Johnny Depp have generated more than US$3.7 billion in worldwide ticket sales, according to the website Box Office Mojo. Bruckheimer also produced for Disney the National Treasure series and dramas including Con Air and Pearl Harbor. Bruckheimer's most recent Disney release, The Lone Ranger, flopped at the box office after its July release. Disney has projected it will lose up to US$190 million on the film. Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn said Disney and Bruckheimer "have had an incredibly successful collaboration over the past two decades". "We will continue to work together in the future, and we look forward to seeing more of the films that have made Jerry Bruckheimer a Hollywood legend," Horn said. Bruckheimer, in the statement issued by Disney, said he would work with the studio on the Pirates and National Treasure films plus "other projects we have developed together". "I am very appreciative of the wonderful collaboration and support I have had at The Walt Disney Company for over 20 years," he said. – Reuters, September 22, 2013. |
| CSI creator prepping new project Posted: 21 Sep 2013 09:55 PM PDT For his next project, Zuiker will not stray far from the themes of the show he created over a decade ago, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (pic), which will enter its 14th season on Wednesday. The producer is collaborating with ABC on a crime drama with an original "crowdsourcing" spin. The Bounty will explore one victim's emotional recovery and quest for justice after a member of her family is murdered. The plot twist comes when the victim appeals to Americans everywhere in order to place the highest bounty in the nation's history on the killer's head. Matt Cirulnick, the creator, screenwriter and producer behind the TV series South Beach, will join Zuiker's project as a writer. – AFP Relaxnews, September 22, 2013. |
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