The script was almost finished, the production was in its final stages, but in the end, the DreamWorks-NBC Universal deal could not be done. Late Monday, DreamWorks SKG, the movie studio that the
director Steven Spielberg helped found, called off talks to be acquired by NBC Universal when Universal executives sought to reduce the price they would pay, citing the disappointing performance of
some DreamWorks movies, several people involved in the talks said.
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