All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1031
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FilmNation closes key territory sales on Endgame sci-fi project Looper
Glen Basner’s FilmNation has closed key sales on Endgame Entertainment’s upcoming sci-fi Looper to star Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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Weinsteins take US, UK and multiple territories on Dirty Girl
The Weinstein Company (TWC) is understood to have paid $3.2m for all English and French-speaking rights to Abe Sylvia’s road movie Dirty Girl following its world premiere in Toronto on Sunday [12].
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FeaturesWill Gluck
Director Will Gluck talks about working with rising star Emma Stone on Screen Gem’s high school rom com Easy A, which premieres in Toronto.
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NewsResident Evil: Afterlife storms to top in US on $28m
Sony’s fourth entry in the horror franchise easily dominated the first official weekend of the autumn season as an estimated $27.7m as it demolished the competition.
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NewsDisney crosses $2bn while Sony's Evil rules overseas on $46.2m
Disney crossed $2bn at the international box office for the first time in its history as a weekend of strong holds pushed the company’s combined ticket sales for the year-to-date to $2.015bn.
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Myriad introduces Toronto buyers to Leonard adaptation Freaky Deaky
Myriad Pictures is producing an adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s crime caper Freaky Deaky with Matthau Media and is presenting the project to buyers here.
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NewsIFC takes US rights to Midnight Madness hit SUPER
The first significant on-site sale of Toronto has closed as it emerged this afternoon that IFC had paid seven figures for US rights to James Gunn’s superhero comedy SUPER.
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Super sparks early buyer interest ahead of busy weekend
As buyers remained cautious in the early stages of Toronto, excitement was mounting ahead of Saturday’s [11] world premiere of Bunraku in Midnight Madness as well as a host of other screenings.
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Dubai International Film Festival to launch biggest market in Arab world
Organisers at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) are launching the largest film market in the Arab world ahead of the festival’s seventh edition in December.
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HPI to handle international sales on Toronto premiere Peep World
Hyde Park International has picked up international sales rights to Occupant Films’ comedy Peep World ahead of its world premiere in Toronto on Tuesday [14].
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Rourke to play 'Ice Man' Kuklinski for Natural Selection
Mickey Rourke is attached to star in The Ice Man: Confessions Of A Mafia Contract Killer for Natural Selection.
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NewsWeinsteins' Marilyn is among hot fare tempting TIFF buyers
The Weinstein Company is stirring up interest here on two titles new to the international marketplace as buyers mill around Toronto’s hotels and screening venues eager to fill slots in 2011 and beyond.
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NewsRecreation, TFC move into Shapiro's Country
Recreation Media and The Film Collaborative have taken worldwide rights to Jody Shapiro’s How To Start Your Own Country ahead of its world premiere tonight.
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Moving Pictures Film & TV strikes sales on rom-com pair
Santa Monica-based Moving Pictures Film & TV has closed a string of sales heading into Toronto on its slate of romantic comedies.
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Image picks up US rights to drama Every Day
Image Entertainment has acquired all US rights to Ambush Entertainment’s Every Day starring Helen Hunt and Liev Schreiber.
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Voltage takes on international sales to Toronto premiere Conviction
Nicolas Chartier’s Voltage Pictures has taken on international sales rights to the Hilary Swank drama Conviction ahead of its world premiere here tonight [11].
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Bleiberg to tempt buyers with thriller Phasma Ex Machina
Bleiberg Entertainment has picked up international sales rights to writer-director Matt Osterman’s thriller Phasma Ex Machina.
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Anchor Bay secures US, Australian and New Zealand rights to Tekken
Anchor Bay Films has acquired US, Australian and New Zealand rights from Crystal Sky Pictures to the video game adaptation Tekken.
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Weinstein Company takes US rights to Sarah's Keys
The Weinstein Company has confirmed its preemptive acquisition of US rights to Sarah’s Keys starring Kristin Scott Thomas.