Bob and Harvey Weinstein are proving there is life after Disney. The Hollywood powerbrokers' new company, formed when they agreed in March to split from Disney's Miramax Films, has come to the annual Film Festival in Cannes with deals in mind. The Weinstein Co., as it is known, has snapped up North American rights to a $40 million movie project "Stormbreaker," based on the fictional hero of Anthony Horowitz's series of novels about 14-year-old superspy Alex Rider. Michael Davidson reports in Reuters.
