‘Escape From Planet Earth’ Gets a Weinstein Screening

July 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

The case of writer-director Tony Leech and producer Brian Inerfeld against the Weinstein company over the studio’s handling of the CG-animated movie Escape From Planet Earth seems to keep generating news. According to a story in The Hollywood Reporter, Leech and Inerfeld will get to see the latest version of [...]

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Lawsuit Alleges Weinsteins Tanked Animated Feature

March 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Filmmakers Tony Leech and Brian Inerfeld have filed a $114 million lawsuit against Harvey and Bob Weinstein, alleging the heads of The Weinstein Co. ruined five animation projects including a planned feature called Escape from Area 51. The suit alleges the Weinsteins behaved with “indecisiveness and general incompetence,” and even [...]

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