Eisner Won't Distribute OR Let It Go?? Per "VARIETY..."

[K8-EEE]

From front page of today's (May 12) VARIETY:

"Disney this week apparently rejected Miramax's proposal to buy Moore's controversial film back for $6 million plus costs in order to find a new distributor.

Disney evidently preferred to keep any share of the upside with a third party distributor. In the past, Miramax has been able to buy back similar "too-hot-to-handle" titles, as it did with "Kids" and "Dogma."

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Sorry you can't read it on line unless you "get a trial" subscription which you can do at variety.com if you're interested.

But sheesh...Eisner is such a HYPOCRITE!! Wants his cake and eat it too apparently....

[Nlighten1]

1. He is just waiting until after November.

[SideshowScott]

2. Eisner is working hard to make sure this Movie wont be released

Disney is going down in flames and Einser thinks that this will help..WRONG! Its just making Disney look like shit and nothing but yet another cooprate shill for the GOP and Bush.
If Eisner really wanted to put his money where his mouth is he should get rid of Savage, Limbuagh, Hannity etc on his stations but nope. Just another GOP hypocrate

[Democat]

3. Here is the most recent article

Mouse to Weinsteins: Moore power to you

It's official: Disney has given Miramax Films co-chairmen Bob and Harvey Weinstein a greenlight to buy back Michael Moore's political hot potato "Fahrenheit 9/11."

"We are very happy that Disney has agreed to allow Bob and Harvey to buy back the company's entire financial interest in 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' " said Miramax senior VP of corporate communications Matthew Hiltzik. "Bob and Harvey are providing Disney a term sheet based on the deal previously done on 'Dogma.' Bob and Harvey look forward to promptly completing the transaction."

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117904784?categoryid=13&cs=1

[Bluebear]

4. They let it go, thankfully

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Miramax Films co-chiefs Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein have reached a deal with The Walt Disney Co. allowing them to find a new distributor for director Michael Moore's controversial documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11," which Disney refused to distribute.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040512/film_nm/media_disney_moore_dc_2

[toddzilla]

5. DU thread..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=549217

[Salviati]

6. Well I suspect if they hadn't let it go...

It would have 'found' it's way onto the net, and disney would find itself the owner of a worthless copyright. I certainly would have gone out of my way to give disney any money at all anymore if they had held on to it...

[sendero]

7. Eisner...

... sucks dirty ass and I cannot wait until he gets his. His job is hanging by a thread as it is, he has a lot of cheek to play this nonsense.