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Lionsgate to retain Summit’s marketing chief

April 25, 2012    View Comments

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It has been up in the air if Lionsgate would get rid of their own marketing head Tim Palen, in favor of Summit’s marketing chief Nancy Kirkpatrick now that the two studios have merged. It was announced today that the duo would both stay on with Lionsgate and would share responsibility of the films that [...]

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Summit Executives Are to Be Let Go After Lionsgate Merger

March 2, 2012    View Comments

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Variety is reporting that some Summit exs are being let go due to the Lionsgate/Summit merger. In the wake of its acquisition by Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment began layoffs early this week, as head of TV distribution Alex Fragen, home entertainment head Steve Nickerson and Bobby Gerber, EVP home entertainment sales, are on the way out, [...]

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Studio: Sixth Twilight film will happen if Stephenie Meyer writes another book

February 10, 2012    View Comments

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Now that the Lionsgate acquisition of Summit is complete, the studio has started talking about if Twilight will continue. Rob Friedman has stated that if Stephenie Meyer chooses to write an additional Twilight book, then the studio is on board to make a sixth film in the franchise. “If she (Meyer) wishes to do it, [...]

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Jackson Rathbone & Charlie Bewley attend L.A. premiere of ‘Man on a Ledge’

January 24, 2012    View Comments

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The film Man on a Ledge premiered last night in Los Angeles. The film is produced and distributed by Summit Entertainment. On hand were a couple of our Twi-guys: Jackson Rathbone and Charlie Bewley!

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Next Movie: Will There Be a ‘Twilight’ TV Series?

January 15, 2012    View Comments

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The recent Lionsgate acquisition of Summit has everyone buzzing about the future of the Twilight franchise. Here is part of the article  by Next Movie! “I’m anticipating ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2′ being $700 million-plus in worldwide box office,” Feltheimer told theLos Angeles Times. “It’s hard for me to imagine a movie that does $700 million-plus [...]

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Lionsgate Officially to buy Summit!

January 14, 2012    View Comments

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Well there have been rumors for months. It’s official now..Lionsgate will acquire Summit. Here is some information from the Lionsgate Official Press Release: The transaction brings together Summit’s Twilight Saga feature film franchise, which has already grossed more than $2.5 billion at the worldwide box office, and Lionsgate’s highly anticipatedHunger Games franchise, which opens on March [...]

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Variety : Lionsgate and Summit in exclusive talks but no formal agreement set yet

January 8, 2012    View Comments

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We posted yesterday that Lionsgate and Summit were reported to be near a decision on a possible merger between the 2 companies. Variety weighed in on this report and stressed that although the 2 companies are in talks with one another, a deal has yet to be reached : Though merger talks could take several [...]

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Summit being purchased by Lionsgate for 700 million?

January 7, 2012    View Comments

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There’s been quite a bit of talk in the last few months of a potential merger between Summit and Lionsgate, the studio behind the much anticipated Hunger Games movie. In a new article from Deadline, it appears they are close to a deal and it looks like Lionsgate is purchasing Summit for 700 milion dollars. [...]

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