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EXCLUSIVE: Ben Affleck just started Monday directing the untitled drama starring Matt Damon as maverick sneaker salesman Sonny Vaccaro, about his dogged pursuit to get Michael Jordan to lace up in Nike shoes, and now Affleck and Damon are getting traction on their own groundbreaking endeavor. They are negotiating to…

Last year, Sony put together more of a hardened, survivalist trailer for Alpha from Studio 8 and directed by Albert Hughes. Now, the marketing team has lightened up the tone of the audio-visual campaign to focus on the story about the origins of a boy struggling to survive and befriends a wolf. With a new trailer and…

Jeff Robinov’s production house Studio 8 is in the market for $200m in investment, according to a report in Bloomberg. The funding push, understood to be for new film and TV projects, is being led by investment bank Raine Group and could ultimately come from Chinese or international backers. Studio 8 is majority owned…

EXCLUSIVE: Studio 8’s Jeff Robinov and former Sony TV chairman Steve Mosko, who have been huddling to join forces, have been taking meetings with virtually every studio and digital company in town. Studio 8’s deal with Sony is up in October. We heard of two companies who have stepped up but both were told by the duo…

Two highly regarded former studio execs — Steve Mosko and Jeff Robinov — are teaming up for what is sure to be a force in both television and film. Mosko, the former chairman of Sony Pictures Television, and Studio 8 head Robinov, the former president of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, have been taking about a…

So exactly what is a Solutrean? With the possible September 15 release date of Albert Hughes' The Solutrean approaching — late summer/early fall plans are still in flux across Hollywood — it's worth pausing to ponder the historical, or rather pre-historical, context of a film that promises to combine the chilly…

Viacom CEO Bob Bakish is back for second round of meetings which we hear includes former 20th Century Fox chairman Jim Gianopulos, producer and and former Universal exec Scott Stuber, former Lionsgate and Paramount exec Rob Friedman, producer and former New Line Cinema, Sony and DreamWorks exec Michael De Luca, and…

The week began with the exit of Brad Grey as Paramount chairman and CEO, and ends with a flurry of meetings that Viacom chief Bob Bakish and HR guy Scott Mills conducted with a swelling list of potential replacements. Here’s a little gossip that people will be talking about this weekend, along with a collective dread…

As the company continues to build its film slate and also expands into television, Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8 has just made two new executive hires for its film creative team. John Graham, who most recently was VP of Production at Paramount Pictures, has been named senior VP. Jessica Switch, who oversaw Lionsgate’s…

UPDATE, 2:08 PM: Fosun International chairman Guo Guangchang is back at work and continuing to oversee day-to-day operations of his company. The head of the Shanghai-based conglomerate disappeared for about a week, leaving those in financial circles wondering about the sudden departure. It is known that there has been…

EXCLUSIVE: The finances for Studio 8, the film and television production company founded by Jeff Robinov and heavily supported by Shanghai-based conglomerate Fosun International, will not be affected by the sudden disappearance of company founder Guo Guangchang. Sources with knowledge of the financial deals said that…

Strange tidings today for Chinese conglomerate Fuson, which halted all trading of shares in the company Thursday following conflicting and unconfirmed reports regarding the whereabouts of company founder Guo Guangchang. The situation is not entirely clear, but Fosun staff reported to Chinese business magazine Caixin…