Disney Has “Over 10 Bidders” For Miramax

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• I think these are the same folks who buy an overpriced mediocre wine because of the label.

  Comment by Lytton Strachey — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 1:53pm PST  Reply to this post

• That’s a valuable back catalog – just imagine all the remakes! Pulp Fiction, with Shia LaBoeuf as Vincent Vega, Tracy Morgan as Jules, Taylor Lautner as Butch, Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart as Ringo & Yolanda, and Megan Fox as Mrs. Mia Wallace! Coming to a theater near you in Summer 2012 to strike down with great vengeance and furious anger!

  Comment by Name — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 2:04pm PST  Reply to this post

  • this would be wrong on so many levels. if this ever happens tarentino would hunt the makers down, and knife them

    Comment by Anonymous — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 10:17pm PST  Reply to this post

  • i pray this never happens

    Comment by anon — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 10:18pm PST  Reply to this post

    • Jesus, both of you, take a joke.

      Comment by Anonymous — Thursday February 4, 2010 @ 11:45am PST  Reply to this post

• It looks like everyone other than Disney seems to think they can do something with Miramax.

  Of course the more bidders in the game the less likely the Weinsteins are going to be able to buy it back. Which might be an impetus behind so many bids.

  Comment by Furious D — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 2:16pm PST  Reply to this post

  • ……and how is that fd, people are bidding their money to keep the weinsteins from getting it?

    wow, that makes good sense. Another lesson on good business tactics.

    Comment by disgruntled viewer — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 2:40pm PST  Reply to this post

  • My understanding is that Disney is going back to it’s core business of family films with tie ins to it’s theme parks. There is no Pulp Fiction ride at Disneyland.

    Comment by John — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 2:40pm PST  Reply to this post

• I was going to put in a bid myself but then I thought of all the other stuff I could buy with $10

  the question is not how many bids but the size of them

  Comment by shuggie akins — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 2:30pm PST  Reply to this post

• The Weinsteins don’t deserve their name back. They’ve treated everyone like shit in this business for years (basically ever since they came on the scene) and after crushing everyone else’s dreams, I hate to see those D-bags get what they want.

  Comment by Kharma for Harv — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 3:00pm PST  Reply to this post

• Maybe Disney should rethink before they throw the baby out with the bath water.

  Comment by anonymous — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 3:00pm PST  Reply to this post

• Am I missing something here? Why doesn’t someone buy the library and sell the name back to Harv? Win-win.

  Comment by Tyler — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 3:36pm PST  Reply to this post

  • Fairly sure he wants the library too.

    Comment by Anonymous — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 5:25pm PST  Reply to this post

  • My thoughts exactly.

    Comment by Anonymous — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 5:32pm PST  Reply to this post

  • Because really, who wants to see Harvey Weinstein do anything but suffer? The last thing anyone should want is for him to get his beloved Miramax back – complete with the same library of films to mistreat.

    Comment by Rhythm-X — Thursday February 4, 2010 @ 8:50am PST  Reply to this post

• key to the success of many of the recent quality Miramax titles is Scott Rudin. i wonder how his deal sits with Disney now that Miramax is gone…does he have to keep his stuff with the next buyer?

  Comment by doh'rudin — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 4:49pm PST  Reply to this post

  • Interesting question… I can see Sean Bailey and Scott Rudin working well together though.

    Comment by shuggie Akins — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 7:09pm PST  Reply to this post

• Sometimes I wonder what Bob Iger is thinking? Content is king right? 700 Miramax films is a lot of content.

  Comment by mike — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 5:10pm PST  Reply to this post

• Might be a ploy to drive up the price and make Harvey sweat.

  Comment by Queen Of Harps — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 5:22pm PST  Reply to this post

• Hello? Am I the only one who is wondering WHY Disney is selling hit films? Aren’t they in the business of owning and exploiting hit films like Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare In Love, Good Will Hunting, etc.?

  it would seem Disney should be buying movie catalogs, not selling them.

  Comment by Randy F. — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 5:26pm PST  Reply to this post

  • Because you can’t sell Good Will Hunting lunchboxes, or build a Shakespeare In Love theme park ride, or broadcast Pulp Fiction on the Disney Channel. It’s a great film library, but it doesn’t match Disney. If they’re getting back to a core focus on family entertainment, dumping it for some coin makes sense. That said, there are a handful of titles they should hang on to — SpyKids, Finding Neverland — but just a few. And I suppose they could have found a way to leverage “Chicago” in their studios theme park, but now I’m just rambling.

    Comment by doopey — Thursday February 4, 2010 @ 8:13am PST  Reply to this post

• wonder how the MGM process is effecting this / interesting timing

  Comment by kun — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 5:49pm PST  Reply to this post

• Yeah, 10 bidders but I think four of those are for $10,000 from Joss Whedon.

  Comment by Waldo — Wednesday February 3, 2010 @ 6:50pm PST  Reply to this post

• Disney should keep the library and put it in the vault for five years, and sell the name “Miramax” back to the Weintsteins.

  Content is king. and 700 movies is a lot of content.

  Comment by mike — Thursday February 4, 2010 @ 8:43pm PST  Reply to this post