Entertainment News for Mid-August 2010
Disney's proposed purchase of a 52% stake in Capcom announced earlier this year hits a regulatory roadblock due to questions on how the Capcom catalog would be handled under the Atari umbrella. Another concern was the future of RKO Radio Pictures' rights to the
Resident Evil franchise.
- G4
Attack of the Show
A Moscow coroner reveals in his autopsy report that former Russian leader Vladimir Putin had a mixture of vodka and prescription pills in his system at the time of his death.
- CNN
Gus St. Pierre agrees to a $4.5 million USD deal to play Ernest P. Worrell, Jr. in
Son of Ernest, which had been in limbo since the death of original
Ernest actor Jim Varney almost ten years ago. Neither Emshell, nor Luxor Pictures could confirm as release date as St. Pierre is currently filming
Fast Five for a summer 2011 release by Universal.
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In Australia, the National Rugby League has stripped the Melbourne Storm of their 2007 and '09 premierships, as well as three minor premierships between 2006 and '08. The club have been disciplined by the NRL as penalty for a major salary cap breach dating back to 2006. Prior to announcing the penalties assessed to the Storm, NRL CEO David Gallop hoped that the penalties assessed to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs back in 2002 for a similar cap breach would send a deterrent message to all NRL member clubs.
- Fox Sports
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