Crusader Entertainment, which
acquired the rights to film Atlas Shrugged a year ago, will be affected
by a recent reorganization of its parent company, Anschutz Film Group. It
does not appear, however, that the change will derail the Atlas Shrugged
project.
In a recent article on Anschutz's media interests, George Anders of The
Wall Street Journal wrote, "Anschutz insiders say it's an open
question whether they will press on" with the movie.
"That's not what we hear from the insiders we know," says David
Kelley, executive director of The Objectivist Center, who has consulted
on the project. "Jim Hart, the screenwriter, has the go-ahead to
complete the script, on which he has been making great progress. And the
producers say they fully expect to endorse the next extension of the
option when comes up in late July."
Crusader is being replaced in the Anschutz roster by a new division,
Bristol Bay Productions. Howard Baldwin, the Crusader CEO who signed last
year's deal to produce Atlas, is leaving the company. He and his wife
Karen Baldwin, who was in charge of creative affairs, will become
independent producers, and the movie will now be a co-venture between
them and Bristol Bay.
Atlas Shrugged Movie Update Crusader Entertainment, which acquired the rights to film Atlas Shrugged a year ago, will be affected by a recent reorganization of...