From KCRW in Santa Monica, I'm Claude Brodesser Ackner, and this is The Business.

So you still want to do the show business, and you think that you got what it takes.

I mean, you really got a rap and be all at.

But prepare yourself for the breaks, check it out.

This week on the business, getting the big shots to share their kibble in a dog-eat-dog industry.

We'll talk to Tom Sherrick.

He's a former studio chief and super fundraiser.

Plus, on the occasion of Lindsay Lohan's re-arrest, we revisit celebrity spin doctor Mike Citrin.

But first, it's the Hollywood News Caravan.

This is the business from NPR.

Music the business from NPR. We begin with news that the National Football League last week

dipped a cleat into Hollywood by announcing it will produce its first ever theatrical

feature, a biopic about iconic Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi.

Variety noted that the NFL's involvement will give filmmakers access to the Packers' Lambeau Field, historical footage,

and, quote, extensive marketing muscle. Sadly, just days after the announcement, the NFL's

extensive marketing muscle tested positive for steroids and was fined heavily.

In international news, Jackie Chan and China, two great tastes that don't go great together.

Yes, Jackie Chan's new comedy Rush Hour 3 debuts in the U.S. on August 10th, but no, it won't

debut in China.

An official statement from the state-run China film group to the AP called

the market for rush hour three, quote, relatively weak. This is a rare instance of the Chinese

government actually telling the truth even while obfuscating, because the market for rush hour three

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