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Variety reports that DAREDEVIL and DR STRANGE films have hit a brick wall at Sony, want to hear the full story'

Hey folks, Harry here. I recently got an e-mail from a bloke entitled "FUCK AMY PASCAL" and then clipped the information from Variety and their DISH column about how talks and negotiations with Marvel broke down on DAREDEVIL and DR STRANGE with SONY. Well, folks... this is a case where... it's not the Studio Executive's fault. This isn't a 'Fuck Amy Pascal' bit, that's not where the deal went sour. According to sources that I have spoken with, not only at SONY, but at MARVEL as well... the brick wall that the negotiations hit was constructed, mainly by Avi Arad at Marvel. What was the giant unmovable stumbling block? Was it creative control? Was it about someone wanting to make DAREDEVIL an obese mentally challenged man? NO. NO. NO. No. Apparently what it was... Was Avi wanted to create a 30 minute internet original Daredevil program, same with Dr Strange. These films were set to go, correct budgets, good talent, beginning to move in the right direction. But it seems from what I can hear, that Marvel's desire to do a 30 minute streaming bit of original content, unhinged what was set to be two really positive film properties. I've also heard that Sony, in the spirit of splitting the difference was willing to allow a 10 minute original internet streaming product to go forward... but... Avi wants 30 minutes. So, if you want to yell "Fuck ________" at least have the facts as to what happened first. And those are the facts, as Harry, the fly on the wall in Hollywood at the moment, has heard them. Sigh...

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