Jerry Weintraub will co-produce this modernized remake of the 1969 Sam Peckinpah Western classic, with Will Smith acting and producing. [...]
“When a page turns, it turns fast.” Jerry Weintraub on Paul Anka in the May issue of “Vanity Fair.” I love Jerry. Because he’s entertaining and loyal. Having said that, I wouldn’t want to be on his bad side. That’s what they don’t tell you about the titans, how engaging they are! Some might say [...]
Jerry Weintraub, producer of box office hits like The Karate Kid and Oceans 11, has finally sold his 6.25-acre Malibu complex after nearly two years on the market, the Los Angeles Times reports. It was apparently purchased by fashion mogul Serge Azria. Show More Summary
Producer Jerry Weintraub has unloaded his longtime Malibu compound, and the paper trail leads to apparel mogul Serge Azria as the buyer.
Matt Damon and Michael Douglas took the stage at the HBO Winter 2013 TCA Panel yesterday in Pasadena. Michael and Matt, who costar in HBO's upcoming Behind the Candelabra, were at the Langham Hotel with producer Jerry Weintraub and director Steven Soderbergh to chat up their Liberace bio-pic. Show More Summary
Diane Haithman is contributing to Deadline’s TCA coverage.
At today’s TCA panel on HBO’s Liberace drama Behind The Candelabra, the creative forces behind the project stressed that they are attempting to get at the humanity rather than...Show More Summary
James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub and Arnold Schwarzenegger are producing a docu-series of six to eight hour-long episodes titled "Years of Living Dangerously" about climate change airing in 2013 on Showtime. "We’ll make it exciting. We’ll make it investigative," says Cameron. Show More Summary
“YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY” to feature Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and Alec Baldwin as first-person narrators on the ground; series also to be executive produced by “60 Minutes” veterans Joel Bach & David Gelber. I could not be more excited to announce the upcoming Showtime TV event, “Years of Living Dangerously,” a 6- to 8-part documentary series focusing on [...]
The documentary series, "Years of Living Dangerously," which is scheduled to air in six to eight parts in 2013, has enlisted such bold-faced names as Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and Alec Baldwin as narrators. read more
LOS ANGELES, CA (December 03, 2012) – SHOWTIME will explore the human impact of climate change in the documentary event series YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY. This first-of-its-kind series is a collaboration between some of Hollywood’s...Show More Summary
James Cameron and Jerry Weintraub are producing an eight-part documentary about the personal impact of climate change for Showtime called “The Years of Living Dangerously,” three individuals with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. Show More Summary
James Cameron, a man whose carbon footprint makes Godzilla's paw look puny by comparison but swears we all have to learn to live with less, will be producing a new climate change series for Showtime.
Cameron and Jerry Weintraub are producing...Show More Summary
Peter Morgan, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind "The Queen" and "Frost/Nixon" has signed on to write the script for producer Jerry Weintraub's Hugh Hefner biopic, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Clearly, a movie based on the...Show More Summary
…almost! Peter Morgan is currently dealing with negotiations to write the biopic for Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner. And with the production lead by Jerry Weintraub, we're expecting BIG things to come out of this one!! Hugh's excited about it too! He even tweeted: I had a good meeting today with screen writer Peter Morgan discussing [...]
Also in Tuesday morning's round-up of news briefs, do young people care about older movies, or is it just about what's happening now? Universal is moving forward with a revamp of its Universal City in L.A. And remembering Bill Asher, director of classic TV shows including I Love Lucy and the "beach blanket" movies of [...]
The entertainment veteran will receive the Golden Eye lifetime achievement award on Sept. 26, his 75th birthday. read more
"He never felt it was an imperial presidency," says producer and Bush family friend Jerry Weintraub, "It was never something that was ordained or supposed to be."
(CNN) – America's 41st president didn't hide anything during the taping of an upcoming documentary about his life and administration, the film's producer says. "There were no areas that were off-limits," Jerry Weintraub said in an interview with CNN's Fredricka Whitfield. The film about George H.W. Bush, titled simply "41," will air on HBO Thursday [...]
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The producer, who will turn the lens on his longtime friend in HBO's just-announced "41," also tells THR the time isn't right for a George W. Bush documentary. read more
HBO says it will present “an intimate look at the life and career of George H.W. Bush” in the film “41,” debuting in June. In the documentary, exec-produced by Bush’s great pal Jerry Weintraub, the country’s 41st president talks about what he thinks are his life’s highs and lows. Read full article >>