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Something funny may tie together Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 911" and "The Lord of the Rings." And the joke may be on Disney. As I predicted on Friday, it looks like the controversial "Fahrenheit 911" will most likely be distributed by a consortium of film companies rather than just one.
Lions Gate, Newmarket, and Universal Focus are the primary participants who would handle U.S. distribution of this hot, hot documentary. The film is already slated for openings around the world and should open around this country on Friday, July 2.
My guess is there were clues to all of this in a press release and wire service report issued late on Friday. That report said that Disney had sold "Fahrenheit 911" to Bob and Harvey Weinstein of Miramax for $6 million.
The Weinstein brothers, according to the reports, had set up their own new company to handle the purchase. It is called The Fellowship.
As Homer Simpson would say: "D'oh!" The Fellowship is certainly an interesting choice of names. For one thing, it indicates there will be a fellowship of film companies dealing with "Fahrenheit."
But The Fellowship is no doubt a nice little dig at Disney for not allowing Miramax to make "The Lord of the Rings" into a trilogy of films when they had the rights. Disney, in fact, would only authorize one, not three, movies to be made. This resulted in the project moving to New Line, the Weinsteins getting executive producer credit, and Miramax losing out on having, consecutively, three of the biggest hits in motion picture history, not to mention the 2003 Best Picture of the Year at the Academy Awards.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,121364,00.html
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