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First Look picks up North American rights to Stiletto
First Look Studios has acquired North American rights from Strategic Film Partners to the thriller Stiletto starring Tom Berenger, Tom Sizemore, Kelly Hu and Amanda Brooks.Nick Vallelonga directed from Paul Sloan's screenplay and produced with Warren Ostergard.Strategic's Lawrence Silverstein and Alex Barder brokered the deal with Gary Hirsch on behalf ...
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Rubin's First Independent acquires US rights to Sixty Six
Gary Rubin's First Independent Pictures has acquired US rights from Working Title Films to the coming-of-age comedy Sixty Six.Paul Weiland's tale of a boy's bar mitzvah that coincides with the day England wins the football World Cup Final will open on August 1 in New York and stars Helena Bonham ...
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Anna J Foerster to direct Secret Hunter
Crevasse Films has attached Los Angeles-based German director Anna J Foerster to its new action thriller Secret Hunter.Screenwriter Adam Preston is adapting the script based on British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes' novel. The story is about an American ice climber and games designer who witnesses the murder of his father ...
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Paramount backs Carrera's Mexican drama Backyard
Paramount has bought the rights to Carlos Carrera's Mexican drama Backyard from the film's co-producers Indigo Films.'The studio will help finance the project and then distribute it in the US and Mexico and other territories,' a Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) spokesman told Screen. IMCINE is promoting the film at Cannes.A ...
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Brazil's Otero Group partners with Latin American Film Co
The Latin American Film Co (TLAFCo), the three year-old joint venture between Eduardo Costantini of Costa Films and Harvey Weinstein of The Weinstein Company, has established a new strategic partnership with The Otero Group in Brazil.Julia Otero of Otero Group will act as the senior partner of TLAFCo in Brazil ...
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Summit Entertainment rises above Cannes sales gloom
Defying gloom on the Croisette about a dearth of big-ticket Hollywood product, Summit Entertainment has closed major deals on its Cannes slate just four days into the market. Among the deals was a five-territory sale to the newly assembled Alliance network, consisting of Momentum in the UK, Aurum in Spain, ...
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Hopkins, Knightley and Paltrow in talks for King Lear
Anthony Hopkins, Keira Knightley and Gwyneth Paltrow are in talks to headline a $35m adaptation of Shakespeare's epic tragedy King Lear.Joshua Michael Stern, who made the upcoming Kevin Costner political comedy Swing Vote, which screens in the market here, adapted the screenplay and will direct and produce.It is understood Paltrow ...
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Iron Man strong, Caspian promising internationally
Iron Man has maintained its grip on the international marketplace for a third straight weekend, grossing an estimated $25.6m for an international total to date of $206m.The comic book-based blockbuster's nearest challenger was The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, which started its international roll-out with a promising estimated $20.7m from ...
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Prince Caspian takes crown at North American box office
Buena Vista's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian dominated the North American box office over the weekend, though its estimated opening gross of $56.6m was short of most projections.Paramount's Iron Man and Fox's What Happens in Vegas held up well in their third and second weekends respectively, but Warner's Speed ...
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IFC Films takes Brisseau's latest A L'Aventure to US
IFC Films has pre-bought US rights to Jean-Claude Brisseau's drama A l'Aventure, which is expected to premiere at one of the major festivals this autumn.Brisseau wrote the story of a frustrated woman who explores hypnotism in search of the ultimate sexual satisfaction. Carole Brana, Arnaud Binard and Lise Bellynck star ...
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Friedenson confirmed as svp of international marketing at Vantage
Shyama Friedenson has been confirmed as senior vice president of international marketing at Paramount Vantage.Friedenson will report directly to studio president Nick Meyer, with whom she previously worked as head of international marketing at Lionsgate.She will oversee the growth of the international division with senior vice president of international sales ...
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Citigroup's CEC launches financial advisory services division
New York, Los Angeles and Paris-based Citigroup merchant banking affiliate Continental Entertainment Capital (CEC) will begin offering financial advisory services to North American and European clients.CEC CEO Benjamin Waisbren will personally advise clients and lead a team of experienced investment banking professionals located in North America and Europe. CEC already ...
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Supermodel Julia Ordon to star in Seven Arts' thriller Catwalk
US financing, production and sales company Seven Arts Pictures has signed international supermodel Julie Ordon to star in its horror film Catwalk.Ordon will be in Cannes to support the project, which is in pre-production, and will play an upstart model who enters the business at a time when a serial ...
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Transformer picks up Japanese rights to The Adventures Of Power
Morris Ruskin's Shoreline Entertainment has sold Sundance title The Adventures Of Power to Transformer in Japan.Ari Gold directs and stars as a small town dreamer who aspires to become the world's greatest air drummer. Entourage's Adrian Grenier also stars alongside Michael McKean and Jane Lynch.Shoreline's Brian Sweet brokered the deal ...
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Focus takes on international rights to Amenabar's Agora
Focus Features International (FFI) has picked up international rights excluding Spain to Alejandro Amenabar's English-language historical saga Agora starring Rachel Weisz.Agora takes place in fourth century Egypt as the legendary female astronomer and philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria fights to preserve the Library of Alexandria's collection from civil unrest caused by ...
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Weinstein to produce Fishburne film of The Alchemist
Laurence Fishburne will direct, star and produce in a $60m-plus adaptation of Paulo Coelho's international bestseller The Alchemist for The Weinstein Company (TWC).TWC International chief Glen Basner will commence pre-sales here on the acclaimed story of an Andalusian shepherd's search for truth that takes him across vast stretches of Africa.Harvey ...
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K5 takes on world sales for with Gillies' The Disposables
UK- and Germany-based sales company K5 continues to build its sales slate with a world sales deal for The Disposables.Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling is executive producing. Daniel Gillies is directing and producing. Gillies also stars in the film with Rachael Leigh Cook and Seymour Cassel.Other producers are Darryn Welch from ...
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Shoreline signs five-picture deal with Gaga for Japan and South Korea
Morris Ruskin's Shoreline Entertainment is reporting a strong market and has signed a five-picture deal with Gaga Communications for Japan and South Korea.The package includes zombie action film Automaton Transfusion, which Shoreline acquired from William Morris for international distribution and Dimension Films will release in the US.Writer-director Steven C Miller ...
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Cinemavault picks up worldwide rights to action epic Kinta
Cinemavault has picked up worldwide rights excluding Malaysia to the martial arts action epic Kinta.CL Hor's film boasts performances by leading Malaysian martial artists including former World wushu champion Robin Ho and former Tai Chi world champion David Bao.The story takes place against the background of the Chinese migration to ...