Bob Weinstein Launches Watch This Entertainment; Teams With Tea Leoni For Animated ‘Endangered’

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EXCLUSIVE: In his first move back into the movie business since the implosion of The Weinstein Company, former TWC co-chairman Bob Weinstein has launched Watch This Entertainment. The shingle is a …

, a leading wildlife photographer who took the photos that illustrate the book. Illogic will build a narrative around endangered animals.

Weinstein, who exited TWC after helping to wind down the company as it plunged into bankruptcy because of the alleged sexual assault scandals involving his co-chairman brother Harvey, isn’t planning to return to the distribution business with his new venture. After co-running running Miramax, Dimension Films and then TWC for decades, his goal here is way more modest.

Said Leoni: “When Bob brought me the idea of making Endangered into an animated film, I was thrilled. The book lends itself beautifully to animation. I was then introduced to Pantea who shared with us the brilliant vision of the French animation collective Illogic and we knew the film could not be in better creative hands. This is a unique and meaningful project and I am really looking forward to collaborating with the entire team on this.

Leoni is repped by her attorney Peter Nelson at Nelson David LLP; Weinstein is repped by attorney Mickey Mayerson at Paul Hastings.

 

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Perhaps, and I’m just spitballing here, the Weinstein family should sit this one out a while. And yes, I know there’s no allegations against Bob. But if you think he knew nothing of his brother’s behavior, get fucked.

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