Cynematik

It was announced today that there is a big squabble over who really made the agreement for PUSH: FROM THE NOVEL BY SAPPHIRE. It seems that Harvey Weinstein (The Weinstein Company) is claiming that they had a prior, negotiated deal for the distribution of PUSH and that Cinetic’s John Sloss and Bart Walker used that agreement to secure a more lucrative agreement with Lionsgate. Lionsgate and TWC filed lawsuits against each other yesterday. Both sides are claiming ownership and the simultaneous filing is simply both sides staking out their territory.

In 2001, Lee Daniels was a producer on the Academy-Award-winning MONSTER’S BALL. The film was distributed by Lionsgate. Perhaps everyone is hoping for Academy lightning to strike again … Daniels does seem to have the midas touch.