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Columbia hires Wiseman to re-imagine sci-fi classic Total Recall
Len Wiseman is in final negotiations to direct a remake of the classic sci-fi action film Total Recall for Columbia Pictures after the studio secured the rights from Miramax.
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Imax announces robust second quarter results
Imax Corporation revenues for the second quarter ending June 30 climbed 38% year-on-year to $55.6m compared to $40.4m in 2009.
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FeaturesMatt Reeves
Cloverfield director Matt Reeves talks about his follow up, Let Me In, a remake of Swedish vampire tale Let The Right One In, which is currently in post production.
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Mandeville, Top Cow have thriller Crosshair in their sights
Mandeville Films partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman announced today that the company has joined forces with Top Cow Productions to adapt Top Cow’s comic book Crosshair.
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Wolkoff named development chief at LA-based Bekmambetov Projects
Michele Wolkoff has joined Timur Bekmambetov’s Los Angeles-based Bekmambetov Projects (BPL) as president of development.
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Village Roadshow Entertainment Group names Bracey CFO
Susan Bracey has joined Los Angeles-based Village Roadshow Entertainment Group as CFO and executive vice-president.
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NewsDisney expands horizons with acquisition of social gaming developer Playdom
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire online social gaming company Playdom Inc as it develops its digital gaming portfolio and uncovers new channels to reach consumers.
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NewsCiudad Juarez murders tale Backyard to close 14th LALIFF
Carlos Carrera’s crime drama Backyard will close the seven-day 14th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) on August 25, marking the culmination of a programme of 37 features and 36 shorts.
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NewsInception crosses $20m in global ticket sales in Imax
Christopher Nolan’s number one North American film Inception was poised to cross the $20m worldwide box office mark in Imax theatres today [27].
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Sundance, Cinereach name first wave of new initiative grantees
The Sundance Institute and Cinereach today [27] announced the 2010 projects that have been awarded grants for development, production, or post-production as part of the partners’ $1.5m three-year initiative The Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute.
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Ascent Media brings in trio of key hires
California-based Ascent Media Group has announced a series of key appointments, naming Larry Birstock senior vice-president of media services.
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Tibet In Song gets US release through Guge
Guge Productions will release Ngawang Choephel’s documentary Tibet In Song in New York on September 24 ahead of a nationwide roll-out.
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WGA sets 2011 awards timeline
The 2011 Writers Guild Awards will take place on February 5, 2011 at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.
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Reliance MediaWorks adds Today's Special to the menu
Reliance MediaWorks has picked up US rights to New York-based Inimitable Pictures’ first US production Today’s Special.
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Production wraps on Atlas Shrugged - Part One
Production has wrapped on Strike Productions’ Atlas Shrugged – Part One based on Ayn Rand’s rousing 1957 novel about the collapse of American society after leading thinkers and creators go on strike.
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Icahn sues Lionsgate over debt-to-equity swap
Carl Icahn, the man who would be king of Lionsgate, is suing the studio over its move last week to convert $100m of debt into equity.
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NewsSucker Punch, Avengers, Other Guys captivate Comic-Con
The studios rolled out their big guns at Comic-Con over the weekend as panels from Warner Bros, Marvel Studios and Universal stirred up the crowd.
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NewsInception dreams on with $44m hold as Salt spices up charts
Inception’s estimated $43.5m number one hold in North America saw the sci-fi thriller race towards the $150m mark after barely two weeks in play.
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NewsToy Story 3 trumps Inception with $62m overseas weekend
An estimated $62m weekend haul propelled Toy Story 3 to $351m overseas and while it is stretching it to say the animation’s prospects could reach infinity and beyond, at this pace a long and prosperous life looks guaranteed.
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Watchmen producer pounces on film rights to comic book The Untamed
Watchmen and Hellboy producer Lloyd Levin has acquired film rights to Stranger Comics’ The Untamed ahead of the comic’s publication.