Relativity Emerges From Bankruptcy After Judge Rules It Has Met Conditions
Relativity Media is about to stand on its own again after U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Michael Wiles agreed that it had fulfilled two conditions that he had set last month for the company to exit...
View ArticleRelativity Media & Ryan Kavanaugh: A Walk Down Memory Lane Of Hype
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Michael Wiles resolved one of Hollywood’s most sensational financial stories today: Nearly eight months after Relativity Media defaulted on loans and filed for Chapter 11...
View ArticleKyle Davies Officially Named Paramount’s President Of Domestic Distribution
As we reported earlier this month, Relativity’s head of distribution, Kyle Davies was leaving the building and in talks with Paramount. He’s finally arrived on the Melrose lot and he’s been named...
View ArticleRelativity Hires Corporate Lawyer Lori Sinanyan To Be Its New Chief Counsel
EXCLUSIVE: Lori Sinanyan, an attorney at Jones Day who represented Relativity Media in its Chapter 11 financial restructuring, will be joining Relativity as Chief Counsel beginning May 2. Andrew Levin...
View ArticleRelativity Names Adam Fields Co-President Of Production
EXCLUSIVE: Relativity is making changes in the executive ranks as it emerges from bankruptcy, with another key hire. Adam Fields has been named co-president of production, effective immediately....
View ArticleNetflix Seeks Quick Appeal After Judge Denies June Streaming Of Relativity Pics
Netflix’s plans to put Relativity’s Zach Galifianakis-starring Masterminds and the Kate Beckinsale-starring The Disappointments Room up on its streaming service next month were unplugged today by a...
View ArticleRelativity Settles With Communications Officer David Shane, Court Records Show
Relativity Media has settled with its former chief communications officer David Shane, the public relations executive who helped the company through the ups and downs over the previous years as well as...
View ArticleRelativity: ‘Den of Thieves’&‘Hunter Killer’ Announcements Ripped From The...
Relativity put out back-to-back press releases tonight (both dated Thursday) stating that it had “reached a milestone” at the company. That ‘milestone’ it said was selling the Gerard Butler-starring...
View ArticleRelativity Loses Biz Affairs Exec To Universal As News Of Missing Deadline...
EXCLUSIVE, updated with Relativity statement, 11:31 AM: Rosalind Lawton, a longtime business and legal affairs executive at Relativity Media, has left the company to join Universal Pictures in a...
View ArticleNetflix Just Says No: Relativity Attorney Fees “Shocks The Conscience”;...
UPDATE, 11:28 AM: Relativity just shot back at Netflix over claiming its attorney fees are unreasonable, saying in a filing with the Bankruptcy Court today that the legal fees and costs are in line and...
View Article‘Masterminds’ Trailer: What Could Be Simpler Than A Multimillion-Dollar Heist?
It’s been more than a year since we got a new trailer for Masterminds, the action comedy that had been mired in Relativity purgatory. But here it is: Average guy David Ghantt (Zach Galifianakis) drives...
View Article‘Masterminds’: Relativity’s Long-Delayed Heist Comedy Finally Ready For Its...
It was a long time coming after having been shelved a few times because of Relativity’s financial turmoil and subsequent bankruptcy proceedings, but the heist comedy Masterminds — produced by Lorne...
View ArticleRelativity & EuropaCorp’s RED Promotes Trio
EXCLUSIVE: Relativity and EuropaCorp’s RED has promoted Christine Manna to EVP On Demand Licensing, Brendan Kelly to EVP Television Business Administration, and Joshua Sherman to coordinator, Domestic...
View ArticleClint Eastwood’s ‘Sully’ Launches Fall Awards Season, But Can ‘Bough’ Break...
Historically, the weekend after Labor Day can be a death zone at the box office. But that’s only if distributors fail to push out intriguing titles. However, in recent years, the majors have come to...
View ArticleFormer Relativity Studios Exec Jason Barhydt Joins Tucker Tooley As EVP...
EXCLUSIVE: As Relativity goes through yet another financial crisis, some of its former executives are landing other jobs. Jason Barhydt, the studio’s former EVP Production who exited right before the...
View ArticleLionsgate Circling Relativity Library As Chapter 7 Filing Looms
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate is circling Relativity’s 40-plus title library — which includes films such as Limitless and Act of Valor — after it has become clear that CEO Ryan Kavanaugh’s company is backed...
View ArticleRelativity Sets 2017 Release Date For Halle Berry’s ‘Kidnap’ As Title Is...
EXCLUSIVE: Relativity Media’s Halle Berry thriller Kidnap is now scheduled to be released on March 10, 2017. But Deadline also hears that the movie is being shopped around town to potential...
View ArticleRelativity Pacts With Storyoscopic Films For $200M Production Venture
Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity Studios and Los Angeles-based startup Storyoscopic Films have said to have entered into a $200 million production partnership with. Under the joint venture, it is said that...
View ArticleRelativity Scrooges Employees Right Before Christmas Break
Relativity has even more cheery news for its employees this holiday season — no paychecks and oh, by the way, some of you are being laid off. Nice, eh? The company, which claims to have YuuZoo as a...
View ArticleRelativity Taps Brett Dahl As Production President After Dana Brunetti Exit
Relativity said today that it has appointed Brett Dahl as president of production, less than 24 hours after news broke that Dana Brunetti would be exiting his post as Relativity president. The studio...
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