Ridley Scott files a wrongful termination suit against Universal Pictures. After controversy torpedoed his previous film American Crime Story at the box office, Scott was abruptly fired last month from American Gangster. The upcoming film, which stars Denzel Washington as New York organized crime boss Frank Lucas, is due for a Fall 2007 release.
- The Hollywood Reporter
On the eve of American Crime Story's DVD, VHS and BluRay release, 20th Century Fox files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Many movie buffs hope this will not be the last we hear of the classic Alfred Newman fanfare.
- Access Hollywood
Shout! Factory, Criterion, Blockbuster and Genius Products hop on the bandwagon as Walt Disney's 1946 film Song of the South is set to enter the public domain.
- Variety