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Sony acquires US on Exclusive, Cross Creek's Ides Of March
Sony confirmed last night [Nov 1] that it had taken US rights to George Clooney’s upcoming political drama The Ides Of March.
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Wrekin Hill, Lionsgate form home entertainment pact
Chris Ball’s fledgling distributor Wrekin Hill Entertainment has signed an exclusive US home entertainment deal with Lionsgate.
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NewsIM Global to commence sales on Walking With Dinosaurs 3D from BBC, Reliance
IM Global enters AFM this week with arguably the biggest English language project in the market after it emerged today [Nov 1] that BBC Earth and Reliance Big Entertainment are partnering on Walking With Dinosaurs 3D and two other films.
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NewsFilmDistrict, TriStar hit the waves with Soul Surfer
FilmDistrict is partnering with Sony on the true-life story Soul Surfer starring AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt and Carrie Underwood in her feature debut.
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NewsChile's Silva writ large over Elephant Eye's AFM slate
Elephant Eye Films has announced its AFM slate and will seek to tempt buyers with Sebastian Silva’s Old Cats and Victoria Mahoney’s debut feature Yelling To The Sky, among others
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NewsDespicable Me tops overseas with $23m weekend haul
Another fine weekend for Universal’s popular animation saw it trump the double horror threat of Paranormal Activity 2 and Saw 3D and boost its running total to $235.4m. Lionsgate reported a preliminary $11.5m haul for Saw 3D from 22 territories
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NewsSaw 3D dominates Halloween weekend on $22.5m
Lionsgate’s final instalment in the horror franchise ruled the roost in North America thanks to an estimated $22.5m debut.
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NewsSummit takes US rights to Katherine Heigl romance Adaline
Summit Entertainment has taken Lakeshore and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment’s upcoming romantic drama off the shelf in a preemptive move heading into AFM.
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NewsFilmDistrict hires former SPWA executive Alperovich to head acquisitions
Another key executive has left the Sony fold to join Graham King’s expanding empire as it emerged today [29] that Adrian Alperovich has arrived at FilmDistrict as president of acquisitions and operations.
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Action thriller Bratva 3D footage to screen at AFM
Director and veteran stuntman Jesse V Johnson will next direct the 3D action thriller Bratva starring Dominique Vandenberg and Yekaterina Rednikova.
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NewsMGM creditors approve Spyglass option
Spyglass duo Roger Birnbaum and Gary Barber will run MGM following a vote by the studio’s creditors.
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NewsAll change at Columbia as Tolmach segues into producer role
Columbia Pictures co-head Matt Tolmach has launched a new production company and will move into a producer role on the Spider-Man reboot.
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NewsHalloween horror clash bodes well for Saw 3D overseas
Lionsgate top brass will expect the spirits to favour Saw 3D in a tantalising weekend carve-up against Paramount / PPI’s reigning international champion Paranormal Activity 2.
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NewsLionsgate, Icahn head to court over MGM merger
Lionsgate is suing Carl Icahn in the latest episode of the year’s most venomous Hollywood soap opera.
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NewsArthouse picks up US for Sophie Fiennes doc
Arthouse Films and New Video have acquired all US rights to Sophie Fiennes’ feature documentary Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow.
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Legendary hires Coppet to key strategic role
Legendary Pictures has hired Matthieu Coppet as executive vice-president of corporate strategy.
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NewsGersh expands financing and distribution unit under Cohen
Gersh is expanding film finance and distribution activities and announced that division head Jay Cohen has been promoted to partner.
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NewsLionsgate to release Miley Cyrus comedy LOL in US
Lionsgate will release the upcoming comedy LOL starring Miley Cyrus and Demi Moore in the US after funnelling the film from its wholly owned subsidiary Mandate Pictures.
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Inception powers Imax Corp to strong third quarter results
The box office heroics of Inception (pictured) boosted Imax Corporation’s third quarter total revenues by 17% to $51.1m compared to $43.5m in the third quarter of 2009, company top brass announced today [28].
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NewsCameron sets course for Pandora with Avatar 2 and 3 mandate
James Cameron has agreed to make Avatar 2 and 3 his next films following the global triumph of last year’s sci-fi epic.