All Screen articles in February 20 2015
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Hammer Studios boards Eddie Izzard title ‘Doctor Jekyll’ as first release
Hammer Studios formed late last year as distribution arm of Hammer Films.
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‘The Batman’ dominates UK-Ireland box office with £13.5m opening weekend
Opening behind only ‘No Time To Die’, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ in last two years.
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Snowden drama begins shoot
Oliver Stone has begun principal photography in Munich on the Pathé Films drama about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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Random Media picks up two for summer
The distributor has acquired US rights to Camilla Dickinson and The Jokesters.
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Rob Huber to leave Fox for Universal
Rob Huber to leave Twentieth Century Fox after 16 years to take Universal Pictures International role.
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Arrow targets Pierce Brosnan's Englishman
EXCLUSIVE: Arrow Films takes UK rights to romantic comedy co-starring Jessica Alba and Salma Hayek.
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Fifty Shades smashes social buzz records
Erotic drama whips up huge numbers online as EL James adaptation crosses $300m at global box office.
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Terminator Genisys to get Imax treatment
Imax has struck a deal with Paramount and co-financing partner Skydance Production to remaster and release the thriller worldwide on July 1.
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Distribution: Alchemy buys Meet The Patels
The recently rebranded company has bulked up its war-chest with a North American rights deal for Geeta V Patel and Ravi V Patel’s true-life rom-com. Separately, Gravitas has acquired Man From Reno.
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SFFS unveil doc fund finallists
The San Francisco Film Society has announced the 11 contenders for its $75,000-plus 2015 SFFS Documentary Film Fund supporting feature documentaries in post-production.
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Hollywood lines up Catan adaptation
Producer Gail Katz, whose credits include Pawn Sacrifice and The Perfect Storm, has acquired film and TV rights to the modern classic board game The Settlers Of Catan.
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Fox Searchlight buys A Bigger Splash
The distributor has closed a deal with StudioCanal for US rights to Luca Guadagnino’s thriller and follow-up to I Am Love.
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Warner Bros boosts Machinima stake
Warner Bros has led a $24m round of financing in the online gaming and content titan.
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Stockfish to open with Blowfly Park
First edition of the new Icelandic film festival to open with award-winning actor Sverrir Gudnason in attendance.
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Metrodome plunges Into The Deep
Odin’s Eye makes EFM sales on shark attack thriller to the UK, Japan, Middle East and India.
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Manish Mundra on his finance, distribution plans
Although new to the business, Indian producer Manish Mundra has already backed films that have won prizes in Sundance and Berlin. He tells Liz Shackleton about his plans to finance and distribute content-driven Indian cinema.
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Oscars 2015: Who will win, who should win
Screen predicts who will walk away with the big awards on Sunday night - and how that may differ from who should win.
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Edge takes The Wolfpack for Scandinavia
Sundance winner snapped up at Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM).