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NewsRedford, Nolte take Walk
EXCLUSIVE: Robert Redford will direct and star opposite Nick Nolte in the Bill Bryson adaptation A Walk In The Woods. Sources said IM Global will launch sales at Cannes.
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NewsBrosnan, Alba join Englishman
The Solution Entertainment Group will kick off sales in Cannes on Southpaw Entertainment, Irish Dreamtime and Envision Entertainment’s How To Make Love Like An Englishman to star Pierce Brosnan and Jessica Alba.
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NewsViva acquires Top Cat movie
Victor Elizalde’s distributor has acquired all US rights to the Mexican production Top Cat: The Movie based on the 1960s cartoon character of the same name.
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NewsLightning boards five for Cannes
The Santa Monica-based sales, production and distribution company has unveiled a fresh roster for the Croisette including supernatural thriller The Occupants and Cavemen starring Skylar Astin from Pitch Perfect.
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NewsJurassic Park 4 release delayed
Universal issued a press release on Wednesday [8] saying it was rescheduling Jurassic Park 4, which had originally been set for release on Jun 13, 2014.
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NewsBlum launches sales unit
Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions announced on Wednesday [8] it has formed Blumhouse International and struck a worldwide distribution and servicing deal with IM Global that kicks off in Cannes with Sinister 2 and Stretch
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NewsMortal Instruments sequel heading to Cannes
Mister Smith Entertainment is to debut the second in The Mortal Instruments franchise at Cannes.
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NewsAV Pics takes Let Us Prey
UK sales firm secures worldwide rights to Satanic horror ahead of Cannes.
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NewsPretty Pictures takes Dancing in Jaffa
French distributor snaps up Hilla Medalia’s Tribeca title from K5 International.
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NewsJinga adds two to Cannes line-up
UK genre outfit Jinga has picked up Paul Hough’s sci-fi thriller The Human Race and Juanra Fernandez’s For Elisa to its Cannes lineup.
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NewsWild Bunch to preview Strauss-Kahn film at Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: No French investment in film as traditional cinema funders shied away from project in act of “self-censorship”, says Maraval.
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NewsMemento takes Brechner’s Mr. Kaplan
EXCLUSIVE: Comedy about a Jewish retiree who fancies himself a Nazi hunter is in post-production.
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NewsRaven Banner acquires Cinco De Mayo
The Toronto-based sales and distribution company has picked up international rights to Rafa Lara’s historical epic Cinco De Mayo: The Battle and will commence sales in Cannes.
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NewsVertical Entertainment distributor launches
The full-service content marketing and distribution company will focus on studio quality films and supply all North American platforms.
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NewsIM3 soars past $700m global
The Marvel Studios blockbuster merited a mention by Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger in Tuesday’s [7] earnings call and has reached $711.3m worldwide and $525.8m internationally.
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NewsMundial to sell Libertador
IM Global and Canana’s joint sales venture will introduce buyers in Cannes to the Simón Bolívar epic starring Edgar Ramírez, which the parties claim to be the biggest Latin American production yet.
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NewsKeanu Reeves to star in John Wick
EXCLUSIVE: A resurgent Keanu Reeves will star in Thunder Road’s revenge action tale, which Lionsgate will introduce to buyers next week as one of the hot titles on the Croisette. CAA represents US rights.
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NewsAnchor Bay, CineTel to release Grave 2
Anchor Bay Films and CineTel Films have earmarked an autumn release for I Spit On Your Grave 2, which wrapped production late last year.
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NewsFilmNation closes $50m financing
The investment follows last year’s mighty 2012 when films licensed by the New York-based company generated $420m at the international box office.
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NewsExclusive Media boards Passengers
The long-gestating Keanu Reeves sci-fi project has resurfaced at Exclusive Media with the additional star wattage of Reese Witherspoon. President of international sales and distribution Alex Walton will introduce in Cannes.