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The Social Network’s Michael De Luca: ‘We’ve Kind of Thought of Ourselves as an Underdog from the Beginning’

With eight nominations , perhaps The Social Network isn’t the slam dunk runaway Best Picture favorite everyone thought it was, but that doesn’t mean producer Michael De Luca ( Boogie Nights , Magnolia ) is disappointed with what transpired this morning. In fact, trailing The King’s Speech and True Grit in total noms just plays into Team Social Network ‘s wheelhouse.

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The Social Network’s Michael De Luca: ‘We’ve Kind of Thought of Ourselves as an Underdog from the Beginning’

Fighter Co-Producer Ryan Kavanaugh on His Best Picture Nominee and Tough Academy Breaks

Ryan Kavanaugh awoke early today with the rest of the industry, anticipating if and/or how the Academy would recognize his film The Fighter . But even as the Best Picture nominees were listed, and the Relativity Media CEO’ s production was among them, there was something a tad… off about it all.

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Fighter Co-Producer Ryan Kavanaugh on His Best Picture Nominee and Tough Academy Breaks

Dark Fields, Kids in America Get 2011 Release Dates

Relativity isn’t wasting any time clearing out Overture’s closets after the studio’s acquisition last month: According to a statement, the long-delayed Topher Grace/Anna Faris comedy Kids in America and the less-but-sort-of-delayed Bradley Cooper/Robert De Niro thriller The Dark Fields will arrive in theaters March 4 and March 18 respectively. In a service deal this Dec. 10, Relativity will also distribute the American-set martial arts Western The Warrior’s Way , featuring Dong-gun Jang and co-staring Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush and Danny Houston. Get him, Geoffrey! [ Relativity Media ]

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Late Night Highlights: More Tracy Morgan Set Stories, Plus the Misery of David Letterman and David Duchovny

A wave of sadness washed over last night’s 11:35 PM time slot, beginning with David Duchovny’s own brand of malaise that could fill oceans — or at least three segments on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno , where the Californication star discussed his many depression triggers. Meanwhile on CBS, David Letterman croaked through the Late Show , unwilling to let a little laryngitis force him into bed — or as Chris Rock said, “back to that mean wife in Connecticut.” After harping on the host’s sex scandal a few more beats, Letterman finally butted in with, “All right, enough about me and my misery.” Those soulful moments, as well as Luke Wilson’s admission that he is one bad movie away from a cable crime series, after the jump.

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Late Night Highlights: More Tracy Morgan Set Stories, Plus the Misery of David Letterman and David Duchovny

Does Relativity Want James Bond?

Relativity Media has reportedly offered MGM $500 million to continue making films while it sorts out its sale and attempts to climb out from under billions in debt. Specifically the free-spending, Ryan Kavanaugh-led investors seem to want to get in on the next James Bond film (and presumably The Hobbit ) — otherwise he may as well spend around half that amount to poach MGM boss Mary Parent to go back to the Universal lot. But would Bond’s producers and/or Sam Mendes even make a 007 movie for the slimmer budget this implies, especially when you throw in two Hobbit movies (which would have to slim down themselves)? And isn’t the emphasis right now supposed to be on recovering debt through offloading MGM’ s library? Insert migraine here. [ Deadline ]

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Does Relativity Want James Bond?