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New Line is dead

Bowing down to corporate pressure, the heads of the movie studio regned today. Major layoffs are expected imminently.New Line will now be folded into Warner Bros. Here is the email that was just sent out to all staffers:“February 28, 2008 To: New Line Colleagues From: Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne Subject: Our CompanyThis afternoon, Time Warner is announcing that New Line will become a unit of Warner Bros. This is, of course, a very difficult and emotional time for all of us who have worked at New Line. While there is not much we can say that can lessen the impact of this announcement, we did want you to know about the decion before you read about it in the press.New Line will maintain its own identity and will continue to produce, market, and distribute movies. But New Line will now do so as part of Warner Bros. and will probably be a much smaller operation than in the past. Time Warner hopes that operating New Line as a unit of Warner Bros. will allow New Line to focus on the creative de of movie-making, while reducing costs and taking advantage of Warner Bros.’ distribution systems. The company will be holding group meeting with New Line employees tomorrow in Los Angeles and New York to discuss this announcement, and is committed to letting employees know as soon as posble about how this change affects them individually. For our part, we will be stepping down as Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOS of New Line. This was a painful decion, because we love New Line and the people who work here have been like our second families. But we will be leaving the company with enormous pride in what all of us at New Line have accomplished together. From its humble beginnings 40 years ago, our studio has created some of the most popular and successful movies of all time. Those movies are a tribute to the amazing creative energy and entrepreneurial abilities of the talented people at New Line. They are a legacy that will endure forever.Although we are stepping out of New Line, we intend to remain actively involved in the industry in an entrepreneurial capacity, and will keep you advised of developments. We thank all of you who have worked so hard to make New Line such a success. We are very proud of every one of you. Bob & Michael”

Wow man thats a kick in the balls. dam that sucks. Well I think what ever they decide to go off and do it will be bad ass to say the least.

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nce Warner Bros. is still keeping the New Line name "active" I wonder if they will continue with the horror genre or just drop it all together?

good question man. i wondered that myself!

Man this news definately sucks. I'm sorry to hear it, don't quite understand it, and wish it weren't true. But I guess all good things...

nce Warner Bros. is still keeping the New Line name "active" I wonder if they will continue with the horror genre or just drop it all together?

Well I wish they would have elaborated on that part. I wonder exactly what they'll be doing now. ???