All Screen articles in 11 September 2007 – Page 11

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    Bernal to star in Moodysson's English-language debut Mammoth

    2007-09-05T10:33:00Z

    Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal is to star in Lukas Moodysson's Mammoth, the controversial Swedish writer/director's first English language feature.Mammoth is a drama centering on the domestic dynamics of a couple, their child and Filipino nanny. It is in final casting and pre-production.Moodysson, whose previous work includes Fucking Amal (Show ...

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    Asian Film Market launches mainstream financing event

    2007-09-05T08:01:00Z

    The Asian Film Market has announced participants and events for its upcoming sophomore edition - including the launch of Co-production PRO, a new international financing event. So far 76 sales companies have signed up for booths, with buyers and sellers including Celluloid Dreams, The Weinstein Company, CJ Entertainment, Showbox, Lotte, ...

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    Mad Detective screens as surprise entry to Venice competion

    2007-09-05T07:00:00Z

    The Venice Film festival unveiled Mad Detective, co-directed by Hong Kong action film specialist Johnnie To and producer/director Wai Ka Fai, as a surprise competition entry. Mad Detective, produced by To's production company Milkyway Image, is the story of a rookie cop who teams up with an unvonventional criminal ...

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    Spengler to kick off Humanoides slate with Luchadores 5

    2007-09-05T06:51:00Z

    Superman producer Pierre Spengler has announced plans for his next comic book adaptation, Luchadores 5. The film is the first in Spengler's previously announced 12-film slate with the European comic book/graphic novel publisher Les Humanoides Associes.Former Humanoids chief executive and Spengler's producing partner in Clubdeal, F Alexander Giger, will also ...

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    Chan makes English-language debut with Don't Look Up

    2007-09-05T05:57:00Z

    Distant Horizon has announced that award-winning Hong Kong director Fruit Chan will direct the English-language remake of Japanese filmmaker Hideo Nakata's Don't Look Up. The company's president Anant Singh also announced that the film will be produced in association with Japan 's Action 5. One of Nakata's early films before ...

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    Sony acquires US ancillary rights to D-War

    2007-09-05T03:08:00Z

    Shim Hyung-rae, director and producer of Korean fantasy actioner D-War, has announced a deal with Sony Pictures for US video, DVD and TV rights to the film. The film has grossed over $51.5m since opening on Aug 1 in South Korea. A former slapstick comedian, now head of his own ...