All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 12
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NewsUniversal Pictures International EVP and MD Niels Swinkels promoted
Dutch executive joined Universal in 2004.
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NewsRadu Jude’s Locarno selection ‘Dracula’ lands North American deal
Ambitious fledgling New York distributor 1-2 Special in business with Jude again.
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NewsFilmSharks boards vampire comedy ‘Felix: A Complex Puzzle’
Genre-bender to be directed by Argentina’s Demián Rugna.
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News‘Wicked’ director Jon M. Chu to helm ‘Hot Wheels’ for Mattel, Warner Bros
Studios collaborated on 2023 smash ‘Barbie’, Warner Bros biggest ever hit.
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News‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ storms to $147.8m five-day launch at North American box office
’F1’ crosses $100m in second box office lap.
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NewsMichael Madsen, Hollywood tough guy and Quentin Tarantino regular, dies at 67
Noted credits include ‘Reservoir Dogs’, the ’Kill Bill’ films, and ‘Donnie Brasco’.
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NewsGenndy Tartakovsky’s adult animation ‘Fixed’ to close Fantasia fest
Troma founder Lloyd Kaufman to receive Indie Maverick Award, as organisers announce third wave of programming.
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NewsHow are A24 and Sony reviving the romantic comedy with Celine Song’s ‘Materialists’?
Love triangle has earned $31m in North America; $10m from early international releases.
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NewsParamount Global settles Trump CBS lawsuit for $16m, issues no apology
Paramount co-CEO defends, Writers Guild condemns, move widely believed to pave way for Skydance merger.
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News‘The Odyssey’ teaser trailer leaks online
Teaser is playing alongside ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ in cinemas.
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NewsOaktree Capital buys FilmRise, merges it with Shout! Studios to launch Radial Entertainment
Transaction follows alternative investment player’s 2023 investment in Shout! Studios.
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NewsNeon boards ‘A Place In Hell’ starring Michelle Williams, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Andrew Scott
Republic Pictures handles international sales.
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News‘Nickel Boys’ producer Louverture Films boards multi-format ‘Black Caesar’s Revenge’
Early development of Afro-Caribbean project went through through Kickstarter campaign.
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News‘Sinners’, ‘Anora’, Egypt Film Commission among Location Managers Guild International nominees
British Columbia Film Commission/Creative BC, Egypt Film Commission among contenders.
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News‘F1’ roars to $57m at North American box office in record Apple opening weekend
Live-action remakes How To Train Your Dragon, Lilo & Stitch cross $200m and $400m, respectively.
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NewsCalifornia passes $750m annual production incentive funding
Entertainment Union Coalition president Rebecca Rhine calls on studios to “recommit” to local industry.
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FeaturesApple’s Eddy Cue on the motivation behind pioneering ‘F1’ haptic trailer
“Every movie studio has called us to ask how it was done.”
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NewsBen Affleck, Matt Damon’s Artists Equity strikes film deal with Sony Pictures
Sony to finance, handle global distribution and all ancillaries.
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NewsBBC Film’s Eva Yates, Stephen Graham, Rose Glass among 534 invited to join Academy
If all invitees accept – most do – they will increase total Academy membership including Emeritus to 11,120.
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NewsNeon acquires Park Chan-wook dark comedy ‘No Other Choice’
Company plans awards run for Venice-tipped feature starring Lee Byung-hun.








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