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Wedge invents Hugo Cabret with GK, Nihil, Warner Bros
Chris Wedge, who previously directed Ice Age, has signed on to direct The Invention Of Hugo Cabret for Graham King's GK Films, Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil and Warner Bros.John Logan, who worked with King on The Aviator and also on a forthcoming animated project for Gore Verbinski, will adapt the ...
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Anchor Bay brought under the auspices of Overture Films
Home entertainment company Anchor Bay Entertainment has been brought under the auspices of its Starz stablemate Overture Films.Anchor Bay had been part of Starz Media, the television production, syndication and animation unit that in turn is wholly owned by John Malone's Liberty Media. Anchor Bay president Bill Clark will now ...
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Marvel suits up for new raft of superhero movies
Bouyed by the triumphant worldwide release of its self-financed production Iron Man this weekend, Marvel Studios yesterday unveiled its release slate through 2011.A new raft of popular comic book characters - sometimes appearing in unison - will be brought to the big screen by Marvel using the same business template ...
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Sony lands on Moon for English-speaking markets
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has picked up all English-speaking rights to Liberty Films' sci-fi thriller Moon starring Sam Rockwell.Independent Film Company will handle all other territories on the title, which marks the feature directorial debut of commercials director Duncan Jones of Liberty Films and was shot at the ...
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Universal sinks teeth into Medieval vampire story
Universal Pictures has picked up the speculative script The Knights Templar from Adam Torchia and Justin Stanley.The story takes place during the Middle Ages as the eponymous group of Crusaders and guardians of the Holy Grail comes under attack from a vampire army.The project is currently out to directors. Russia's ...
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Universal movies find TV home in Flemish-speaking Belgium
NBC Universal International Television Distribution has licensed exclusive free television rights to a number of major movies to Vlaamse Media Maatschappij (VMMa) for Flemish-speaking Belgium.The agreement covers upcoming and current Universal features like Wanted, The Incredible Hulk, The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, United 93, The Bourne Ultimatum and ...
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Sarandon, Pullman and Lucas round out cast of Mandate's Peacock
Susan Sarandon, Bill Pullman and Josh Lucas will join Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page in Mandate Pictures' psychological thriller Peacock.Michael Lander will direct from a script he co-wrote with Ryan Roy and Barry Mendel is producing the project, which Mandate International will pre-sell at Cannes.Mandate president Nathan Kahane and senior ...
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Strand picks Cherry Blossoms for US from Bavaria
Strand Releasing has acquired US rights to Doris Dorrie's Cherry Blossoms - Hanami which had its world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival this year.Bavaria Film International, which is handling sales on the film, also sold it to Sunrise Film Distribution in Denmark and Edko Films in Hong ...
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War Child wins the audience award at Tribeca Film Festival
C Karim Chrobog's documentary War Child won the 7th annual Tribeca Film Festival's audience Cadillac Award as the event came to a close last night [May 4].Chrobog will receive a cash prize of $25,000 and an art award for his film, which chronicles the life of hip-hop artist and former ...
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Iron Man grosses include $10.3m in UK, $9.6m in Mexico for PPI
Iron Man stamped his mark all over the world as Marvel's latest superhero sensation launched through Paramount Pictures International (PPI) on an estimated $96.8m in 57 territories.The storming debut combines with the $100.8m domestic launch to put the film on $197.6m after three days. The film opened day-and-date with North ...
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Iron Man boosts global box office with superheroic $200m opening
Iron Man smashed its way to the top of the charts with a mighty $100.8m three-day launch that kicked off the summer season in fine style.The Marvel Studios film, which Paramount is releasing around the world, registered the eight biggest three-day debut of all time and easily scored the biggest ...
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Hot Fuzz wins BAFTA/LA Comedy prize
Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz won Best British Comedy Film Award at the inaugural BAFTA/LA British Comedy Award in Los Angeles last night and star Simon Pegg took home Best British Comedy Performer In Film.Billy Connolly received the BAFTA/LA Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy and Extras won Best British Comedy Television ...
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Let The Right One In takes top narrative award at Tribeca
Tomas Alfredson's Let The Right One In from Sweden took the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature as the Tribeca Film Festival announced its winners [May 1].The awards were unveiled several days before the festival closes on May 3. At time of writing no major deals had closed, although there ...
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Seattle announces lineup including 16 world premieres
World Premieres of Dan Ireland's Jolene, Russell Brown's The Bluetooth Virgin, Cornelia Durye Moore's The Dark Horse and Julia Sweeney's Letting Go Of God are among the expected highlights at the 34th Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF).Randall Miller's Bottle Shock will close the festival on June 14 and as previously ...
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PPI's Iron Man takes off worldwide and kicks off summer
It's all about Iron Man this weekend as Paramount Pictures International (PPI) kicks off the 2008 summer blockbuster season with a huge day-and-date rollout.Paramount will release the Marvel Studios film in North America on May 2 and the top-line cast of Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges allied ...
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Profile: The Latin Amercian Film Company
Eduardo Costantini Jr first met Harvey Weinstein at a dinner during the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.Costantini is the son of an Argentinian tycoon who made his fortune in asset management and commercial real estate. At the time of the Weinstein meeting, Costantini Jr was running the Museum of Latin American ...
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13 projects line up for Sundance Directors & Screenwriters Labs
The Sundance Institute has selected 13 projects for its annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs, which will take place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from May 26- June 26.Under the leadership of Michelle Satter and the artistic direction of Gyula Gazdag, the projects selected for this year's residency include ...
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LongTale International picks up world rights to Palladin
LongTale International has acquired worldwide rights to Pine Hill/Tousi's comedy Looking For Palladin starring Ben Gazzara, Talia Shire and David Moscow.Andrzej Krakowski wrote and directed the story of a brash Hollywood talent agent who travels to Guatemala to track down a retired Oscar-winning actor.LongTale International will screen the film to ...
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Hollingsworth named MD of Warner Home Video Mexico
Schuyler Hollingsworth III has been promoted to managing director of Warner Home Video Mexico.Hollingsworth will manage all operations including DVD, video games and digital revenue streams and will work closely with senior management in the US and Canada to streamline the business.Schuyler previously served as vice president of sales, theatrical ...
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Canadian finance minister wades into C-10 fray
Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty has entered the ongoing film tax credit fray, saying the proposed tax law should not be amended and suggesting the issue will be a confidence vote of the Conservative minority government he represents.The minister's comments followed an appearance before the Senate banking committee studying the ...