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FX Developing Drama About 1950s Tabloid Hollywood From Author James Ellroy

FX has bought a drama pitch from L.A. Confidential author James Ellroy and producers Joe Roth and Clark Peterson. Based on Ellroy’s 2012 novella Shakedown, the project is set in the tabloid world and underbelly of Los Angeles circa the...Show More Summary

Kelly Reilly Lands Lead In Sony Drama ‘Heaven Is For Real’

EXCLUSIVE: Flight actress Kelly Reilly will play the mother of a boy who emerges from an operation claiming to have been to heaven in the Sony pic. Joe Roth and T.D. Jakes are producing the faith-based drama. Plucked from the New York...Show More Summary

Behind the Scenes with Oz, the Great and Powerful

2 months agoParenting / Fatherhood : Geekdad

One might assume that, like other recent films, Oz the Great and Powerful takes place in an entirely computer-generated environment. Surprisingly, it doesn't. Producer Joe Roth explains, "I think one of the misconceptions is that we were making a CGI...

No Dorothy in ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ Sequel; WB Developing New ‘Oz’ TV Series

2 months agoGenres / Sci Fi : Screen Rant

'Oz the Great and Powerful' producer Joe Roth says Dorothy won't appear in the sequel. Meanwhile, WB is putting together a TV series described as 'Game of Thrones in the Oz world.'

Sequel Bits: ‘Anchorman: The Legend Continues’, ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’, ‘Transformers 4?, ‘The Muppets… Again!’, ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’, ‘Machete Kills’, ‘Star Trek’, ‘Alice in Wonderland 2?

2 months agoEntertainment / Film : SlashFilm

LeVar Burton has some issues with J.J. Abrams‘ attitude toward the Star Trek franchise, and no, it doesn’t have anything to do with that Star Wars gig. Also after the jump: Producer Joe Roth talks a bit about Alice in Wonderland 2 Transformers 4 will be darker and grittier, says Mark Wahlberg Benedict Cumberbatch‘s John [...]

Jim Hill: Joe Roth Reflects on Oz The Great and Powerful, Looks Forward to Maleficent in 2014

It's every screenwriter's nightmare. To be in the office of one of Hollywood's most powerful producers, pitching all of your script ideas. Only to then have that mover-and-shaker repeatedly say "Nope. Not interested." But that's exactly what happened back in 2009 to poor Mitchell Kapner.

'Anger Management' Lawsuit Claims Joe Roth Committed Fraud to Satisfy Charlie Sheen

Jason Shuman, the producer who says he was robbed of tens of millions of dollars from the FX series, now alleges that Sheen's financial participation came at his own expense. read more

Charlie Sheen Joined 'Anger Management' Because Of The Irony

Charlie Sheen has fired back at the man who sued "Anger Management" producer Joe Roth for more than $50 million, claiming that his involvement in...

Daughter of Smoke and Bone Lands Producer Joe Roth

5 months agoEntertainment / Film : MovieWeb

Universal Pictures is behind this fantasy adaptation about a young art student who is sent across the world to collect bizarre artifacts. [...]

Joe Roth Boards Daughter of Smoke & Bone

5 months agoFilm / New Releases : Coming Soon

Universal Pictures has set Joe Roth ( Snow White and the Huntsman ) to produce their upcoming fantasy epic Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Deadline reports. Palak Patel is attached as executive producer. The young adult fantasy novel was written by National Book Award Finalist Laini Taylor. Show More Summary

Universal Taps ‘Huntsman’s Joe Roth For ‘Daughter Of Smoke & Bone’

BREAKING: Signaling that Universal Pictures sees the project as a priority, the studio has set Joe Roth to  produce the film adaptation of Daughter of Smoke & Bone, the young adult fantasy novel by National Book Award Finalist Laini Taylor. Show More Summary

Michelle Williams and Mila Kunis Talk Oz: the Great and Powerful, James Franco, and Flying Monkeys

10 months agoEntertainment : BuzzSugar

Sam Raimi, the director of Oz: The Great and Powerful, joined the stars of the film, Michelle Williams and Mila Kunis, and producer Joe Roth, at a press conference at Comic-Con to chat about the upcoming film. In The Wizard of Oz prequel,...Show More Summary

Joe Roth’s ‘Anger Management’ Countersuit Without Merit Says Plaintiff’s Lawyer

Anger Management producer Joe Roth’s countersuit today in the $50 million lawsuit over the upcoming FX series has “no merit,” says Bryan Freedman, lawyer for plaintiff Jason Sherman. Roth’s action today (Read it here) was a response to the multi-million dollar complaint Sherman and his Blue Star Entertainment filed on April 18. Show More Summary

'Anger Management' Producer Joe Roth Countersues in $50 Million Legal Battle (Exclusive)

The heavyweight producer claims he terminated Jason Shuman's contract; Shuman says he's entitled to compensation on the upcoming Charlie Sheen sitcom read more

Chris Hemsworth Boards In the Heart of the Sea

11 months agoEntertainment / Film : MovieWeb

Joe Roth is producing this drama based on Nathanial Philbrick's book about a sperm whale that destroyed a whaling boat. [...]

Universal & Joe Roth score supernatural vampire spec script Bethlehem

That's right folks. We've got another supernatural/vampire flick coming our way courtesy of Universal Pictures and producer Joe Roth. According to Variety the studio is in final negotiations to pick up a spec script from Larry Brenner titled BETHLEHEM. Show More Summary

Universal Acquires Black List Spec ‘Bethlehem’

Universal has bought the Black List script Bethlehem, scripted by Larry Brenner. Joe Roth is producing and Cedric Nicholas is directing. Nicholas makes his feature directing debut after putting together a presentation and pitching it to the studio in a fashion similar to how Roth setup up Universal’s Snow White And The Huntsman. Show More Summary

Joe Roth to Produce Anomaly

Hollywood lawyer Skip Brittenham wrote the graphic novel, set in a future where humans have colonized the galaxy. [...]

Producer Joe Roth Plans Anomaly

The sci-fi tale is designed as a cross-platform franchise

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