The Hollywood studio spins a larger web with the films scheduled for release in the summers of 2016 and 2018
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Hollywood risks ‘artistic surrender’ in effort to please China
Kowtowing to China has become a reflex for US film studios in search of a piece of booming – and lucrative – Chinese market
WEITERLESEN... »The most powerful Brit in Hollywood: Col Needham, creator of IMDB
This man has seen 8,524 movies. How does he know? Because he invented the Internet Movie Database – the indispensable cinema encyclopaedia – and put Bristol on Hollywood’s map
WEITERLESEN... »The Great Gatsby divides critics but doesn’t knock Iron Man 3 off top spot
Baz Luhrmann’s glamorous remake is set for Cannes after a worthy opening weekend, while Star Trek Into Darkness should knock Iron Man 3 off the top spot in the takings
WEITERLESEN... »Iron Man 3 makes second-biggest US debut of all time
Marvel Studios’ latest Tony Stark instalment opens with colossal $175.3m, putting it second only to 2012′s The Avengers
WEITERLESEN... »Iron Man 3 international cut angers Chinese bloggers
Internet users in China who have seen international cut of new superhero movie dismayed at lack of airtime for Chinese stars and China-set sequences
WEITERLESEN... »New Star Wars trilogy to arrive in 2015, 2017 and 2019
Latest triptych of films in long-running space saga will kick off in 2015 with Episode VII, directed by JJ Abrams
WEITERLESEN... »Margaret Thatcher: Iron Lady of British film
The recent biopic, The Iron Lady, doesn’t tell the whole story of Margaret Thatcher’s impact on British cinema: for that you have to go back to the difficult, confrontational days of the 1980s. But it’s safe to say, nothing was the same again
WEITERLESEN... »James Bond will return … within the next three years
Studio chief reveals screenplay for Skyfall follow-up already in pipeline and new director will be announced soon
WEITERLESEN... »Hobbit gambling rights: Warner Bros countersues JRR Tolkien estate
The film studio is claiming damaged profits over a casino gaming deal for the Hobbit, while the Tolkien estate accuses it of bullying
WEITERLESEN... »Beauty and the Beast next in line for Disney live action makeover
Disney’s live-action film, currently titled The Beast, may be grimmer take on classic fairytale
WEITERLESEN... »Why Hollywood kowtows to China
Films set in Shanghai, Chinese scientists saving the day, Beijing portrayed as the promised land … US film-makers are flattering their way into the world’s fastest-growing movie market
WEITERLESEN... »Disney turns away from hand-drawn animation
Studio says none of its animation companies are working in the traditional 2D format, and there are no current plans to do so again
WEITERLESEN... »Sam Mendes turns down Skyfall follow-up
In spite of its success, the director has declined the chance to direct another Bond film, citing theatre projects as a priority
WEITERLESEN... »Action sequels hit more targets beyond US shores
Movies that seem cheesy in the States – where audiences hate arthouse films but demand novelty in the mainstream arena – often haven’t passed their sell-by date abroad
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