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NewsLionsgate and Icahn set shareholder battle for Dec 14
If all that has taken place between Lionsgate and Carl Icahn were made into a film, this would be the nerve-shredding finale. After nearly two years of broadsides, intrigue and bitter reprisals, the corporate foes have set the annual shareholders meeting for December 14.
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NewsHFPA to present De Niro with Cecil B DeMille Award
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association will present Robert De Niro with its Cecil B DeMille Award at the Golden Globes in January.
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NewsSunrise to bring Turgenev play Fortune's Fool to big screen
Sergei Bespalov’s production, financing, worldwide sales and distribution company Sunrise Entertainment will adapt Ivan Turgenev’s play Fortune’s Fool into a feature.
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NewsVanguard strikes deal with Kung Fu Panda's John Stevenson
Vanguard Films CEO John Williams has closed an overall producing-directing deal with Kung Fu Panda co-director John Stevenson.
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NewsHartnett to star for Joffe in Corsan's Singularity
Josh Hartnett has been set to star in Roland Joffe’s epic romantic adventure Singularity for Corsan as the film kicks off production today [8] in Australia.
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NewseOne acquires UK rights for Harlin's 5 Days Of August
eOne has won a bidding war at AFM for UK rights to Renny Harlin’s political drama and action film 5 Days Of August.
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NewsHigh Fliers gets the point of Needle for UK as Lightning closes sales
Lightning Entertainment has sold John V Soto’s Australian horror film Needle to a raft of territories including the UK where High Fliers will distribute.
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IMAX Corp names Takaya general manager Japan
IMAX Corporation has appointed Kiyoto Takaya to the newly created position of general manager of Japan, effective from November 1.
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NewsDue Date drums up $22m for Warner Bros overseas
Due Date dominated the Hollywood releases overseas thanks to an estimated $21.5m launch on 4,000 screens in 36 countries that went out day-and-date with North America.
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NewsHigh prices, high ambition at bustling AFM 2010
A handful of marquee titles shone as sales agents and acquisitions teams offered differing views from a busy if not always hyper-productive market that saw the cautious return of Japanese buyers.
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NewsMyriad boards Panettiere, Reed thriller Downers Grove at AFM
Hayden Panettiere, Nikki Reed and Rebecca De Mornay have joined the cast of thriller Downers Grove that Myriad Pictures is introducing to buyers at AFM.
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NewsFilmDistrict, EuropaCorp close US deal for Guy Pearce genre film Lockout
FilmDistrict continues to assemble its inaugural slate and has acquired all US rights at AFM to EuropaCorp’s upcoming sci-fi action title Lockout to star Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace.
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NewsTatum to star in Randall Wallace period adventure The Mercenary
Channing Tatum will star as a Virginia cavalryman who travels to the court of Catherine The Great on an undercover mission in Randall Wallace’s $65m adventure romance Love And Honor: The Mercenary.
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Open, Vampire Boys generate AFM interest for Ariztical
Ariztical Entertainment has broadened its international sales slate and is talking to buyers about a roster of titles led by this year’s Berlinale Teddy Jury Award winner Open.
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Celluloid Nightmares closes key sales on Atrocious, Greetings To The Devil
Celluloid Nightmares has closed a multi-picture theatrical deal with Revolver in the UK and Senator in Germany for Atrocious and Greetings To The Devil.
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Bespalov’s Sunrise closes Russia deal for Father Of Invention
Sergei Bespalov’s Sunrise Entertainment has licensed all Russian rights to Art Pictures Media for its Kevin Spacey comedy Father Of Invention.
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NewsSummit reports roaring trade on Ledge, Musketeers
Summit International has reported a strong response to its market slate, virtually selling out the world on the Sam Worthington thriller Man On A Ledge and 3D adventure The Three Musketeers.
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New Films Cinema to release Rose McGowan thriller Dead Awake in US
New Films Cinema has added the supernatural thriller Dead Awake starring Rose McGowan, Amy Smart and Nick Stahl to its North American distribution slate.
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Arsenal Pictures closes territories on Five Minarets In New York
Yarek Danielak’s Arsenal Pictures has closed several key deals here on new acquisition Five Minarets In New York starring Danny Glover.
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Thunder Soul strikes a chord for Roadside Attractions
Roadside Attractions has acquired North American rights to Mark Landsman’s music documentary Thunder Soul produced by Snoot Entertainment.