News about Joel Silver

Before filmmaker BOYCOTTED the film and a producer was FIRED, Jake Gyllenhall's Road House revival cost $225 million up front for a subscription-only release

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 15, 2024
New information about the behind-the-scenes drama are emerging just under a month before Road House's world premiere at SXSW. Last month, director Doug Liman made news by penned a scathing open letter in January, chastising Amazon for their decision to simply stream Road House rather than placing it in theaters where he believes it belongs. However, a recent Variety study shows that Gyllenhaal, Liman, and the rest of the company's, including Joel Silver, were given a clear choice on how to move forward.

Bert Fields 'dead at 93': Lawyer defended Michael Jackson, Tom Cruise

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 8, 2022
Bert Fields, the well-known celebrity attorney, died at the age of 93. A Los Angeles based attorney died late Sunday night at his Malibu home with his wife Barbara Guggenheim by his side, according to a spokesperson for his law company Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger Llp. Fields was known for assisting numerous high-profile clients, including The Beatles, Madonna, and Warren Beatty. However, he was best known for his defence of Michael Jackson when he was accused of homosexuality and for serving with Tom Cruise, and another reported that the mega star had 'abandoned' the daughter he shared with Katie Holmes, Suri Cruise.