It was announced this morning that Richard Roeper would be leaving his show with Roger Ebert, At the Movie with Ebert & Roeper. Roeper was brought in to co-host with Ebert following Gene Siskel's death after complicaions with a brain tumor in 2000. Two years ago Ebert lost his voice due to medical complications and Roeper has been hosting the show solo with guest hosts. Roeper stated in a press release that Disney tried to extend his contract however no agreement could be met and Richard would be walking away. He also hinted that he plans to host a new show "with the same standards "Siskel & Ebert" has had for 30 years".
The final episode will air in syndication the weekend of August 16/17th.
My only question is, what does that mean for Ebert, who still reviews films for The Chicago Sun-Times?
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