New Fox division looms; no more worrying that "The Hills Have Eyes" besmirches "Sideways"
EXCLUSIVE: FishbowlLA has learned that Twentieth Century Fox is considering launching a new genre film division – one that would be run by current Fox Searchlight topper Peter Rice, and staffed by current Fox Searchlight executives Jeff Arkuss and Lawrence Grey .
The move would allow Searchlight to protect its posh, prestige-ish movies like “Sideways” and “Bee Season” from schlockier but highly profitable gore-fests like “28 Days Later”
and “The Hills Have Eyes.” Fox insiders say that Twentieth Century Fox co-chairman Jim Gianopulos (who looks smashing in yellow, it turns out) announced the plan at a company-wide “State of the Studio” speech late last week.
The move was met by heavy sighs amongst highbrow talent agents, one of whom groaned to Fishbowl, “Great.
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