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"It's business, not personal"

Sunflower
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Sep 10 2009, 12:08am


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"It's business, not personal" [In reply to] Can't Post
As Kristin said, sttlements tend to come in the tens of millions, not the hundreds. This is a historical lawsuit. And as far as having the rights to TH..well, I stand by my "Oscar: comments. TH is more of a fairy tale then LOTR (talking animals, we presume, and a dragon) so it may not have the same chance. But you don't know. Studios fight hard every year and jostle for position whne it comes to getting nominated and getting a BP, don;t think there isn't a lot of ego, and yes, emotion, involved. It's always been that way. But this year the questions are stillflying as to why the Academy went to 10 Best Pic nominees. Some speculate that the studios are in direr financial shape then they are willing to let on, due to the slump in DVED sales, which increasingly take up a bigger shre of the profits pie for studios. So some are saying that the Studios are going to try to get their blockbusters in there, so they can put that little Golden Guy at the lower corner of the DVD box, so people may buy it. (this isn't me conspiracy theorying; I've actually read this speculation on a few prominent movie sites.)
So on the surface, yes, it's just "business"; but I imagine there have been a lot of wrods traded betwen Mr. Bewkes and his minions. My post might be "emotional," but IMO you can't be suite sure that those kind of sentiments don't cross the minds of the suits in private. But again, this is just me fanticizing..I've had an overripe imagination the past few daysSly


(This post was edited by Sunflower on Sep 10 2009, 12:17am)

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Tolkien Trust, New Line & HarperCollins Settle LOTR Lawsuit Oden Send a private message to Oden Sep 8 2009, 6:58pm
    Finally! Ataahua Send a private message to Ataahua Sep 8 2009, 7:27pm
        You didn't believe VTF last week? {NT} MrCere Send a private message to MrCere Sep 9 2009, 1:18am
            It wasn't confirmed last week. Ataahua Send a private message to Ataahua Sep 9 2009, 1:34am
                More from Nikki Finke Sunflower Send a private message to Sunflower Sep 9 2009, 4:52am
                    *grin* Peredhil lover Send a private message to Peredhil lover Sep 9 2009, 5:27am
                Great! Compa_Mighty Sep 10 2009, 1:17pm
    And Now Kangi Ska Send a private message to Kangi Ska Sep 8 2009, 7:40pm
    Glad to see this over and done with! Ainu Laire Send a private message to Ainu Laire Sep 8 2009, 7:43pm
    A rather odd quote from Warner Bros. mwirkk Send a private message to mwirkk Sep 8 2009, 8:10pm
        It does come across as Silverlode Send a private message to Silverlode Sep 9 2009, 12:18am
            Comes across as more than a bit miffed. Sunflower Send a private message to Sunflower Sep 9 2009, 4:22am
                That interpretation sounds a little over-emotional. GaladrielTX Send a private message to GaladrielTX Sep 9 2009, 6:17pm
                    "It's business, not personal" Sunflower Send a private message to Sunflower Sep 10 2009, 12:08am
            As in -- hamlet Send a private message to hamlet Sep 15 2009, 4:37pm
                Oh! Never knew about that Easter Egg!... Thank you!!! :-D // mae govannen Send a private message to mae govannen Oct 16 2009, 6:37am
        "Contributions" Elizabeth Send a private message to Elizabeth Sep 9 2009, 7:12am
            Of course... Sunflower Send a private message to Sunflower Sep 9 2009, 7:20am
            You're right, Elizabeth, and I thank you... Patty Send a private message to Patty Sep 9 2009, 3:42pm
            I agree with your observations, Elizabeth. TolkienJackson Send a private message to TolkienJackson Sep 9 2009, 4:13pm
            Not my intent mwirkk Send a private message to mwirkk Sep 9 2009, 10:13pm
    than all we have to do is enjoy this exciting time on TORn! Mithrandír Send a private message to Mithrandír Sep 8 2009, 9:25pm
    Woohoo! Eledhwen Send a private message to Eledhwen Sep 8 2009, 9:54pm
    Excellent. Buchanicus Send a private message to Buchanicus Sep 8 2009, 10:06pm
    Yes! Hurrah! / Kimi Send a private message to Kimi Sep 9 2009, 12:06am
    Fantastic News! stormcrow20 Send a private message to stormcrow20 Sep 9 2009, 5:48am
        I wonder... Sunflower Send a private message to Sunflower Sep 9 2009, 7:10am
            Yes, that's a lot of money! Kristin Thompson Send a private message to Kristin Thompson Sep 9 2009, 4:19pm
                Thanks! Sunflower Send a private message to Sunflower Sep 10 2009, 12:13am
        Glad to post Oden Send a private message to Oden Sep 9 2009, 6:05pm
            This SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Sep 9 2009, 8:46pm
                Right you are... Oden Send a private message to Oden Sep 9 2009, 11:28pm
                    I hesitated SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Sep 10 2009, 1:28am
                    It's good that the official announcement of the finalization of the settlement got it's own thread Voronwë_the_Faithful Send a private message to Voronwë_the_Faithful Sep 10 2009, 5:24am
    "We deeply value the contributions of the Tolkien novels to the success of our films..." Earl Send a private message to Earl Sep 9 2009, 7:47am
        Hm... Sunflower Send a private message to Sunflower Sep 9 2009, 8:53am
            The real reason the Estate won sharku Send a private message to sharku Sep 9 2009, 9:10am
    Great news indeed! dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Sep 9 2009, 10:25am
    Maybe now that this obstacle is removed ... BlueMan Send a private message to BlueMan Sep 9 2009, 2:12pm
        Yessss... Bexlin Send a private message to Bexlin Sep 10 2009, 12:25pm
    We are all winners in this situation ... Elven Send a private message to Elven Sep 9 2009, 2:17pm
        I'm sure that part of the settlement is a process to guarantee that the same thing won't happen again Voronwë_the_Faithful Send a private message to Voronwë_the_Faithful Sep 9 2009, 3:57pm
            I think I was refering back to this ... Elven Send a private message to Elven Sep 12 2009, 10:37am

 
 
 

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