Trade Round-Up: More Evidence That 9/11 Is Fair Game For Hollywood
· Hollywood has finally decided that it's OK to make 9/11 films, as Paramount and Columbia Pictures both prep movies about the tragedy. Paramount's even fast-tracked its offering, directed by Oliver Stone and starring Nicholas Cage, obviously in a rush to help complete the nation's healing. [Variety]
· SAG negotiates a three-year deal to raise minimum pay and increase health and pension contributions for television animation actors. Meanwhile, reality-TV writers are suing studios and networks. [THR, THR]
· Fox "hoping for 'Fantastic' weekend," while we hope for ponies made of gold to fall from the sky and gallop into the distance. We're probably both going to be a little disappointed. [Variety]
· CBS easily wins Thursday night as the Big Brother premiere brings in only 8.7 million viewers, beating up on its rerun competition. [THR]
· On Endemol gameshow Deal or No Deal: ABC toss it and leave it, NBC pull up quick to retrieve it. [Variety]