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Posted:
Thurs., Jan. 9, 1997
Bregman
in MGM/UA pact
By
MICHAEL FLEMING
NEW YORK Martin Bregman,
a producing fixture at
Universal Pictures the
past nine years, has moved
to MGM/UA, where his Bregman
Prods. will have a one-year
first-look deal. It is
the first such deal the
studio has made since
MGM/UA chairman Frank
Mancuso completed a management-led
buyout last year. "I
had terrific relationships
with the old management
at Universal, but they're
gone, and it seemed like
a good time to move on,"
Bregman said. "Frank
Mancuso is an old friend
of mine, and we've talked
a long time about doing
something together.
"At
Universal, I had been
brought in by Tom Pollock,
and if you don't have
the guy who brought you,
it becomes difficult."
At U, Bregman produced
such films as "Carlito's
Way," "Sea of
Love" and "The
Shadow."
Three
amigos
The
veteran producer has established
new office space in West
Hollywood, and his key
execs will continue to
be Dan Jinks, executive
vice president of production,
and the East Coast-based
Michael Bregman. The three
most recently produced
"Nothing to Lose,"
the Steve Oede-kerk-directed
comedy starring Martin
Lawrence and Tim Robbins.
Touchstone will release
the film May 23. The three
also will continue developing
Universal's adaptation
of the Jeffrey Deaver
novel "The Bone Collector,"
which is being adapted
by Jeremy Iacone.
In
development
Martin
Bregman will develop projects
for MGM and United Artists,
and will continue a relationship
with Michael Mendelsohn
of Bank Paribas, who formed
Patriot Films. Patriot
is fully financing three
small-budget films being
produced by Bregman, which
possibly will find distribution
through MGM/UA. The films
are "One Tough Cop,"
"Impossible"
and "Dog Hills."
"Cop"
is a drama based on the
life of Gotham private
eye and former cop Bo
Dietl, starring Mark Wahlberg,
Chris Penn and Amy Irving.
It begins shooting March
17 in New York. Bruno
Barreto will direct from
an Iacone script.
A
final rewrite is due on
the Diane Amsterdam-scripted
comic love story "Impossible,"
which will be directed
by Susan Seidelman ("Desperately
Seeking Susan").
And on mob thriller "Dog
Hills," Bregman and
Harold Becker will team
as
producers.
©
2002 Reed Business Information
© 2002 Variety, Inc.
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