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| Think at your own risk. |
| Tuesday, September 12, 2006 |
| It's coming |
 "Death of a President" lands a U.S. distribution deal. And guess who with?
Big buzz has turned into big bucks for controversial film "Death of a President," as Newmarket inked a deal Monday in Toronto to release in U.S. theaters the pic about the fictional assassination of President Bush. ...
...The most successful pic Newmarket has distribbed is Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ," which grossed $370 million. Most of its ticket buyers were evangelical Christians, many of whom are the political conservatives who have objected vociferously to the fictional depiction of Bush's murder. The deal, which may have meant around $3 million for the filmmakers, could involve a fall release, to take advantage of the "big buzz."
Now let's see how the wingers who slammed those of us who wanted ABC to pull the "Path to 9/11" mockumentary as haters of free speech will respond. After all, this is about freedom of speech, right? And hm... I wonder if this film would have a shot in hell at gaining TV distribution with ABC...?
Tags: Death of a President, movies |
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