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Steven Soderbergh Reiterates Retirement Plans: Wants “A Smallish Farewell Parade”

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday June 15, 2011 @ 7:29pm PDTTags: Alex Pettyfer, Channing Tatum, Contagion, George Clooney, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Magic Mike, Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Steven Soderbergh, Steven Soderbergh Retirement, Terry Curtin
Mike Fleming

While I have been on record expressing the sentiment that there are many filmmakers who should retire before Steven Soderbergh, I just got off the phone with the filmmaker. And damn it, he still wants to punch out by the time he hits 50. “I’m still following my plan,” he told me. “I’ve been stupid about it, I should have kept my mouth shut, but at the same time, I don’t think there’s anything that unusual about it. By the time I finish with the series of projects I’m planning, it will be 26 or 27 films. That’s plenty and if you take volume over quality; I’m twice as good as Kubrick.”

Forecasting his exit also didn’t help in terms of preparing the industry to make a fuss over him. “I figured by giving them two years lead time, they would line up those lifetime achievement awards, but there have been no calls or anything,” Soderbergh joked. Asked what he would like, he said, tongue firmly in cheek, “The Oprah thing. A year-long daily celebration of my fabulousness would be nice. Or maybe just a smallish parade.”

Soderbergh and I were speaking about Relativity Media’s decision to release Haywire, which it financed but set distribution originally through Lionsgate. Though that picture was shot before Contagion – the thriller about the outbreak of a deadly virus that stars Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard and Jude Law – Haywire will be released Jan. 20, 2012, three months after Contagion. Soderbergh will talk the picture up while promoting Contagion, which he feels will help an action film that leans heavily on Gina Carano, known only to mixed martial arts fans who’ve seen her fight on the circuit. Soderbergh also liked the Relativity move because it reunites him with Relativity’s new marketing chief Terry Curtin, with whom Soderbergh worked at Universal on Erin Brockovich.

“I think it might be best for Haywire to follow Contagion, which is the kind of film people like to see me make,” Soderbergh said. “It’s in the vein of Traffic, an entertaining multi-layered story about something timely right now. Because Gina has never been in a movie before, being able to draft off Contagion will be very good. We knew she could do the right stuff, but she really delivers as a screen presence. She looks comfortable, and then she tears these guys in half.”

Soderbergh said he’ll start work in September on Magic Mike, the film that will star Channing Tatum and Alex Pettyfer as male strippers in a coming-of-age story reminiscent of Saturday Night Fever. He’ll follow by directing George Clooney in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. in February. After that, Liberace with Michael Douglas and Damon will likely be Soderbergh’s swan song. While I reminded him that he’s walking away at a time when he has plenty to say and the wisdom to know how to solve problems that maturity brings, he disagreed. READ MORE »

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TOLDJA! Relativity Closes Big Acquisition Deal For Navy SEAL Movie ‘Act Of Valor’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Sunday June 12, 2011 @ 8:16pm PDTTags: Graham Taylor, Kurt Johnstad, Michael Joe, Navy SEALs, Relativity Media, Ryan Kavanaugh, Scott Waugh, Terry Curtin, Thomas Tull, Tucker Tooley, WME Global
Mike Fleming

UPDATE: Relativity Media has closed its deal for Act of Valor, as Deadline revealed earlier today. Press release is below our original break on the deal. Relativity has dated the film for 2012, so I suspect it … Read More »

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TOLDJA! Relativity Media Names Terry Curtin Marketing Chief

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday April 6, 2011 @ 5:01pm PDTTags: Movies, Peter Adee, Relativity Media, Relativity Media Marketing, Ryan Kavanaugh, Terry Curtin
Mike Fleming

When Relativity Media’s Peter Adee exited his marketing post eight month into the job, Deadline told you last Friday that Terry Curtin was his likely replacement. Today, Relativity made it official. Curtin will oversee all planning, strategy and marketing execution of Relativity’s theatrical releases. In her position as President of Theatrical Marketing, she will directly report to Ryan Kavanaugh. Here’s the rest of the release:

Beverly Hills, CA) April 6, 2011 – Ryan Kavanaugh, CEO of Relativity Media, LLC announced today that Terry Curtin, currently the co-president of entertainment at the Cimarron Group, will join the company as President of Theatrical Marketing. Curtin will replace Peter Adee who is presently in the position.

“Curtin’s successes throughout her career, both at studios and creative vendors, speak volumes about the vision with which she leads a marketing campaign. Peter Adee promised to find his perfect replacement and with Terry’s experience in both traditional and digital media, she is just that. We are thrilled for her to drive Relativity’s marketing arm to new milestones of achievement,” says Kavanaugh.

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With Pete Adee Out, Will Terry Curtin Run Marketing For Relativity?

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday April 1, 2011 @ 6:23pm PDTTags: Peter Adee, Relativity Media, Terry Curtin
Mike Fleming

Relativity Media has announced that Peter Adee will leave his job as head of marketing after eight months. I’m hearing that a top candidate to replace him is Terry Curtin, a well-regarded studio vet who most recently has been at Cimarron Entertainment. Per Relativity, discussions are ongoing with multiple candidates. … Read More »

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