who owns the rights to masters of the universe
Masters of the Universe Since 2007 a reboot of Masters of the Universe has been in the works but has gone through development hell with various studios, directors and writers connected to the project. Variety reported in 2007 that Grayskull: Masters of the Universe would be produced by Joel Silver, and written by Justin Marks, and employing visual special effects to a large degree, as was done with the 2007 war film 300[72] With that deal to reboot the film going nowhere, Warner Bros. announced that John Stevenson, director of Kung Fu Panda, was slated to direct the upcoming feature. On 12 May 2009, it was announced that the scripting duties had been handed to newcomer Evan Daugherty, with John Stevenson still attached to direct.[73] In September 2009, Sony took over the rights from Warner Bros. to produce the Masters of the Universe live-action film after Mattel and Silver couldn't agree on creative direction for the film.[74] Sony and Escape Artists' Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch were now developing the project from scratch for Columbia. In April 2010, Sony hired screenwriters Mike Finch and Alex Litvak to draft a new script.[75] Deadline reported that Jon M. Chu was in talks to direct the film.[76] Original He-Man actor Dolph Lundgren did an interview with IGN about possibly appearing in the film as King Randor.[77] On October 12, 2012, Richard Wenk was hired to rewrite the script for the film.[78] On March 28, 2013, Chu said that the film was still early in its development and that it would not be campy, but rather a dramatic origin story.[79][80] On October 7, 2013, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Terry Rossio would write the film; Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch were assigned to produce it. The film would be set on Eternia. The site also reported that Chu would not direct the film.[81]
MasterChef Australia The first episode aired on 27 April 2009, and the series one finale was broadcast on 19 July 2009.[3][4] The first winner of MasterChef Australia was Julie Goodwin, a 38-year-old Central Coast I.T. office manager.[4] The second series of MasterChef Australia premiered on 19 April 2010.[5] The second series aired through the week at 7.30Â pm, half an hour later than the original timeslot of the first series. The winner of the 2010 series of MasterChef was Adam Liaw, who won by a seven-point margin over his opponent Callum Hann.[6] The third series of MasterChef Australia went to air in 2011. The series was won by Kate Bracks, who defeated Michael Weldon in the series final.[7] The fourth series premiered on 6 May 2012, and was won by Andy Allen, who defeated Julia Taylor.[8] In 2013, the fifth series winner was Emma Dean.[9] The sixth series aired on 5 May 2014, and was won by Brent Owens, who defeated Laura Cassai.[10] The seventh series premiered on 5 May 2015, and was won by Billie McKay who defeated Georgia Barnes.[11] The eighth series premiered on 1 May 2016, and was won by Elena Duggan who defeated Matt Sinclair in the series finale. The ninth series premiered on 1 May 2017, and was won by Diana Chan who defeated Ben Ungermann.