How the big studios missed the boat on 'Twilight'

Film Experience Blog found this 11/18/2008 on latimesblogs.latimes.com (flag)

Up until now, Summit Entertainment hasn't exactly set the movie world on fire. Run by veteran sales agent Patrick Wachsberger and former Paramount vice chairman Rob Friedman, the new indie distributor and finance company has struggled to prove that it... (link)

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You Look Like You Need a Link
Published 11/18/2008 by filmexperience@gmail.com (NATHANIEL R) at Film Experience Blog
Bad and the Ugly Johnny Depp as Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. Or is the photo a fake? Discuss The Big Picture on why Twilight came from Summit rather than a big studio Den of Geek has a list of 75 comic books on their way to the screen -- god help us all In Contention Kris waits and waits for the Oscar contenders Defamer Helen Mirren: 'saucy cougar or grandmother who says totally inappropriate things' Drawn! old Star Wars storyboards A Room of ...

Weston Did It
Published 11/20/2008 at Hollywood Elsewhere
Weston Did It This Patrick Goldstein story is three days old and shame on me for not paying attention, but I didn't understand the magnitude of Twilight until I saw it the night before last and particularly what a massive...no, titanic miscalculation it was for Paramount's MTV Films to have put their development of Twilight into turnaround back in '06. Goldstein reports that "three ex-Paramount executives [have] all pointed the finger at Brad Weston, now the Paramount's production chief. Weston, naturally, "insists he never killed the ...

'Twilight' Watch: Reviews, Box Office and More!
Published 11/20/2008 by Erik Davis at Cinematical
... 2000 shows are already sold out this weekend for Twilight, and folks are currently projecting an opening of $45-65 million. Did Summit Entertainment step in sh*t, or what? Here's an entertaining article from the LA Times' Patrick Goldstein on "How the big studios missed the boat on Twilight." ...

Paramount's MTV Films Once Had The Rights To 'Twilight'?
Published 11/20/2008 by The Silencer (noreply@blogger.com) at :: The Playlist ::
... The L.A. Times examines what happened and there's a quite the blame-game and finger pointing going on. The Times' Patrick Goldstein says, "three ex-Paramount executives [have] all pointed the finger at Brad Weston, now the Paramount's production chief." ...

“Twilight” Premiere And Reviews
Published 11/20/2008 by Fiona at FilmoFilia
... “…Written by Stephenie Meyer, “Twilight” is the first in a series of enormously popular vampire love stories that are now poised to spawn one of the hottest Hollywood literary franchises since “Harry Potter.” (LA Times Blogs) full story ...