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Focus picks up Amenabar's Agora
Focus Features International (FFI) has picked up international rightsexcluding Spain to Alejandro Amenabar's English-language historicalsaga Agora starring Rachel Weisz.Agora takes place in fourth century Egypt as the legendary femaleastronomer and philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria fights to preserve theLibrary of Alexandria's collection from civil unrest caused by the riseof Christianity.Shooting is ...
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Hopkins, Knightley and Paltrow in talks for King Lear
Anthony Hopkins, Keira Knightley and Gwyneth Paltrow are in talks to headline a $35m adaptation of Shakespeare's epic tragedy King Lear.Joshua Michael Stern, who made the upcoming Kevin Costner political comedy Swing Vote, which screens in the market here, adapted the screenplay and will direct and produce.It is understood Paltrow ...
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IFC Films takes Brisseau's latest A L'Aventure to US
IFC Films has pre-bought US rights to Jean-Claude Brisseau's drama A l'Aventure, which is expected to premiere at one of the major festivals this autumn.Brisseau wrote the story of a frustrated woman who explores hypnotism in search of the ultimate sexual satisfaction. Carole Brana, Arnaud Binard and Lise Bellynck star ...
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Friedenson confirmed as svp of international marketing at Vantage
Shyama Friedenson has been confirmed as senior vice president of international marketing at Paramount Vantage.Friedenson will report directly to studio president Nick Meyer, with whom she previously worked as head of international marketing at Lionsgate.She will oversee the growth of the international division with senior vice president of international sales ...
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Citigroup's CEC launches financial advisory services division
New York, Los Angeles and Paris-based Citigroup merchant banking affiliate Continental Entertainment Capital (CEC) will begin offering financial advisory services to North American and European clients.CEC CEO Benjamin Waisbren will personally advise clients and lead a team of experienced investment banking professionals located in North America and Europe. CEC already ...
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Supermodel Julia Ordon to star in Seven Arts' thriller Catwalk
US financing, production and sales company Seven Arts Pictures has signed international supermodel Julie Ordon to star in its horror film Catwalk.Ordon will be in Cannes to support the project, which is in pre-production, and will play an upstart model who enters the business at a time when a serial ...
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Transformer picks up Japanese rights to The Adventures Of Power
Morris Ruskin's Shoreline Entertainment has sold Sundance title The Adventures Of Power to Transformer in Japan.Ari Gold directs and stars as a small town dreamer who aspires to become the world's greatest air drummer. Entourage's Adrian Grenier also stars alongside Michael McKean and Jane Lynch.Shoreline's Brian Sweet brokered the deal ...
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Focus takes on international rights to Amenabar's Agora
Focus Features International (FFI) has picked up international rights excluding Spain to Alejandro Amenabar's English-language historical saga Agora starring Rachel Weisz.Agora takes place in fourth century Egypt as the legendary female astronomer and philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria fights to preserve the Library of Alexandria's collection from civil unrest caused by ...
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Laurence Fishburne to direct The Alchemist for The Weinstein Company
Laurence Fishburne will direct, star and produce in a $60m-plus adaptation of Paulo Coelho's international bestseller The Alchemist for The Weinstein Company (TWC). TWC International chief Glen Basner will commence pre-sales here on the acclaimed story of an Andalusian shepherd's search for truth that takes him across vast stretches ...
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Weinstein to produce Fishburne film of The Alchemist
Laurence Fishburne will direct, star and produce in a $60m-plus adaptation of Paulo Coelho's international bestseller The Alchemist for The Weinstein Company (TWC).TWC International chief Glen Basner will commence pre-sales here on the acclaimed story of an Andalusian shepherd's search for truth that takes him across vast stretches of Africa.Harvey ...
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Visit Films sells Pleasure to France
Ryan Kampe and Sylvain Tron's Visit Films has sold Josh Safdie's Directors' Fortnight closing film The Pleasure Of Being Robbed to Sophie Dulac Distribution in France.The deal closed prior to the market screening and was negotiated by Kampe and Tron with Josh Braun of Submarine Entertainment and Sophie Dulac's Michel ...
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Alain Sarde plans $50m Emmanuelle film - with a PG13 rating
Roman Polanksi's longtime producer Alain Sarde is lining up a $50m prequel to Emmanuelle with the erotic franchise's rights holder Alain Siritzky.What Else Emmanuelle' will be the first theatrical release in the series since Emmanuelle IV came out in 1984 and is scheduled to begin shooting at various exotic locations ...
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Epic finds deals for Amanda
Patrick Ewald's Epic Pictures has closed multiple territory deals on Finding Amanda starring Matthew Broderick, Brittany Snow and Steve Coogan.Rights have gone to Australia (Eagle), CIS (Film Depot), Scandinavia (CCV), South Africa (Ster Kinekor), Middle East (Front Row) and Romania and the former-Yugoslavia (Programs 4 Media). Magnolia holds US rights.Epic ...
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Shoreline signs five-picture deal with Gaga for Japan and South Korea
Morris Ruskin's Shoreline Entertainment is reporting a strong market and has signed a five-picture deal with Gaga Communications for Japan and South Korea.The package includes zombie action film Automaton Transfusion, which Shoreline acquired from William Morris for international distribution and Dimension Films will release in the US.Writer-director Steven C Miller ...
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Cinemavault picks up worldwide rights to action epic Kinta
Cinemavault has picked up worldwide rights excluding Malaysia to the martial arts action epic Kinta.CL Hor's film boasts performances by leading Malaysian martial artists including former World wushu champion Robin Ho and former Tai Chi world champion David Bao.The story takes place against the background of the Chinese migration to ...
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UMedia takes on sales for The Harimaya Bridge
Paris-based UMedia has picked up sales on The Harimaya Bridge starring Danny Glover, Ben Guillory and Misa Shimizu.Filming will begin on June 3 in Kochi, Japan, and San Francisco on the story of a man who travels to Japan to collect the belongings of his estranged son who has been ...
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Ghost House Underground picks up The Rise Of Reeker
Ghost House Underground has picked up Dave Payne's horror title No Man's Land: The Rise Of Reeker, which Cinema Management Group (CMG) is selling here and screens in the market today [May 18].Lionsgate's home entertainment division will release the film in autumn as part of Ghost House Underground's inaugural October ...
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Padilha signs on for untitled action thriller with Nunnari's Gang
Gianni Nunnari's Warner Bros-based Hollywood Gang Productions and Management 360 have hired Elite Squad director Jose Padilha to direct an untitled action thriller.The story revolves around a US Federal agent who goes undercover in South America's dangerous tri-border area to dismantle a terrorist funding network.360 and Hollywood Gang plan to ...
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Epic Pictures closes multiple deals on Finding Amanda
Patrick Ewald's Epic Pictures has closed multiple territory deals on Finding Amanda starring Matthew Broderick, Brittany Snow and Steve Coogan.Rights have gone to Australia (Eagle), CIS (Film Depot), Scandinavia (CCV), South Africa (Ster Kinekor), Middle East (Front Row) and Romania and the former-Yugoslavia (Programs 4 Media). Magnolia holds US rights.Epic ...
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Yari Film Group to finance and co-produce Kerosene Cowboys
The Yari Film Group will finance and co-produce the action thriller Kerosene Cowboys to be produced by Dave Riggs and Nickolai Suslov through their Svarog-Afterburner Films banner and Bob Yari.David Glasser of Yari's sales arm Syndicate Films is talking to buyers here on the Top Gun-style story about hard-living Naval ...