All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 450
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NewsLucasfilm will not digitally recreate Princess Leia
Star Wars franchise producer and Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy and her cohorts have settled the debate over whether the character will be prolonged beyond this year’s December release of Episode VIII.
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NewsSierra/Affinity to handle sales on 'The Promise'
Nick Meyer and his team have boarded Terry George’s drama starring Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon and Christian Bale.
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NewsChelsea Barnard to head film at Annapurna Pictures
Founder and CEO Megan Ellison announced on Thursday that she has promoted Barnard to president of film.
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NewsUS Briefs: Melissa Wohl to head FilmRise sales
Wohl most recently served as senior vice-president of worldwide distribution at Content Media and will spearhead sales on 16-24 new theatrical titles this year and digital releases.
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NewsCristal Pictures ramps up production team
Nick D’Angelo, who most recently served as vice-president of production at Fox 2000, has joined the Los Angeles-based film finance and production company.
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NewsNickel City closes investment, hires Mark Fasano
The Los Angeles and New York-based production company, Nickel City Pictures has brought on the former PalmStar Media executive as partner and president of production.
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News'Lion' in surprise DGA 2017 nod
The Birth Of A Nation director Nate Parker and Deadpool helmer Tim Miller on first-time directors list.
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FeaturesSundance 2017 preview: climate change to the fore
The festival will host the premiere of Al Gore’s new climate change doc, with the environment one of the key themes this year.
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NewsSteve Mnuchin to divest all film interests
The nominee for treasury secretary in the Donald Trump administration will divest all his business interests including RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Dune Capital Entertainment, according to a letter.
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News'Rogue One' in final ascent to $1bn
Now begins the final march towards the coveted milestone for the Disney-Lucasfilm hit, which as of Thursday stood at $937.8m at the global box office.
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NewsGunpowder & Sky acquires Supergravity Pictures
The ambitious entertainment company that snapped up FilmBuff last year has bought the content creator launched in 2014 by Max Benator and Marc Hustvedt.
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NewsBleecker Street sets 'Megan Leavey' release
The New York-based distributor has acquired rights from UTA Independent Film Group on behalf of LD Entertainment and will release the true-life drama on June 9.
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News'Silence', 'Moonlight' in contention for ASC prize
The American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC) on Wednesday unveiled its nominees in the theatrical release and Spotlight categories for the 31st Annual ASC Awards For Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography.
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News'O.J.: Made In America', 'Weiner' on DGA doc nominees list
The Directors Guild Of America on Wednesday unveiled nominees in the documentary, television and commercials categories.
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NewsUS Briefs: Tribeca Film Institute shuffles executive deck
Producer Amy Hobby has been promoted to executive director of Tribeca Film Institute (TFI), effective immediately.
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NewsMexican films drove record admissions in 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Local films drove an unprecedented 30.5m ticket sales in Mexico last year, according to data supplied by Imcine and Comscore.
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NewsCarl Clifton to head Hyde Park International
The industry veteran has left K5 Media Group to serve as Ashok Amritraj’s president of international, effective immediately.
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NewsWoody Harrelson on board Han Solo film
The star has officially signed up to star in Disney-Lucasfilm’s stand-alone Star Wars project.
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NewsChris deFaria named DreamWorks Feature Animation Group president
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group top brass announced the development on Tuesday.
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NewsUS Briefs: HBO takes US rights to 'Cries From Syria'
HBO has acquired Evgeny Afineevsky’s Sundance selection and follow-up to Winter On Fire: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom in a deal with executive producer David Dinerstein.