• Well, Duh: Fox Wants Avatar Sequels, But "Don't Hold Your Breath"

    During a quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, Fox chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch revealed that he is in "very early talks" with Director James Cameron about greenlighting a Avatar sequel, adding that Cameron "has ideas" for a sequel, and that "We will be pushing for one." Well, duh! And while Fox deputy chairman, president and…

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  • Avatar's Budget Is Almost $500 Million?! Can It Make A Profit?

    In the current economic climate, simply typing a sentence about a film that, including marketing costs, now tallies up to a reported half-a-billion dollars is surreal enough to put Dr. Evil on stun. That's the unprecedented figure being batted around in a new NYT report about the financial realities that lie ahead for James Cameron's Avatar…

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  • Did Rupert Murdoch Leak Wolverine? Or Was It The Scientologists?

    This story is too great not to post. According to an 'unlawful termination' suit that the lawyer for fired Fox columnist Roger Friedman will file in New York this week, the Wolverine leak can actually be traced back to News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch. Martin Garbus, Friedman's lawyer, claims that Murdoch requested a DVD copy…

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  • Rupert Murdoch's Blunder: Borat 2 Announced

    News Corp head Rupert Murdoch announced on Thursday that Fox would be reteaming with Sacha Baron Cohen for a Borat sequel. One small problem, it's not actually true. After Murdoch made the announcement, the internet was abuzz with the news. Cohen sources are claiming that no deal is on the table for a Borat 2.…

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