Swingers

Weinstein Company and Miramax looking to partner on sequels to Bad Santa, Swingers, Rounders, Copland and more

Recently THR reported that the Weinstein Company and Miramax Films’ new owners had inked a deal to exploit Miramax’s vast library of cult classics for sequel and TV projects. One of the announced projects is Bad Santa 2, a sequel to the new cult classic “holiday” film, which starred Billy Bob Thornton and Tony Cox ….

Bourne Identity helmer and Precious writer to tackle Attica Prison uprising

The Bourne Identity director Doug Liman and writer Geoffrey Fletcher – who wrote the script for the Oscar nominated Precious – are teaming up to film a dramatization of the 1971 Attica state prison uprising, according to THR. The four-day confrontation between prisoners and guards, has been described as a riot by some, and a ….