All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 479
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CommentWhat happened when the 'Apocalypse' came to Denver
Visitors to the Denver Film Society who were unable to catch X-Men: Apocalypse at the Colorado non-profit’s signature Sie FilmCenter last weekend will get another opportunity this weekend. Why is this of note, you ask?
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NewsSanford Panitch to head Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Entertainment motion picture group chairman Tom Rothman announced the development on Friday in the wake of Doug Belgrad’s imminent departure.
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NewsProduction wraps on 'Future World'
AMBI Group, Fyzz Facility and Black Sparrow are co-financing the post-apocalyptic thriller from co-directors James Franco and Bruce Cheung.
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NewsIM Global poised for next step
Asian announcements were two-a-penny at the AFM last year, but away from the market bustle a deal was brewing that would have trumped any headline from Santa Monica.
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NewsSierra / Affinity scores prestige Cannes sales
Nick Meyer announced on Thursday a slew of deals on the company’s heavyweight Croisette sales roster, led by such highlights as Molly’s Game, Tully, Anon, and Villa Capri.
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NewsDaniel Radcliffe's 'Jungle' qualifies for Colombian rebate
True survival story of adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg wrapped production last week.
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NewsThora Birch joins 'Public Affairs'
The latest casting piece has slotted into the political thriller from School Pictures and American Film Productions set to start production this month in Norfolk, Virginia.
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NewsAlex Aja to direct 'The Marquis'
Gaumont and Paris-based LGM Cinema have brought on the French genre specialist to direct what is being described as an “epic, sensual and riveting” 17th period romance based on the life of the Marquis de Montespan.
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NewsUS Briefs: Bleecker Street sets 'Denial' release date
Plus: Awesomeness Films acquires Spontaneous; and more…
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NewsDisney dates 'Mary Poppins Returns'
The studio said on Tuesday that Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Puerto Rican artist who created and starred in Broadway smash Hamilton, will join previously announced Emily Blunt in the title role.
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NewsUS Briefs: Lantica rings changes at the top
Plus: Mellissa McCarthy to star in ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’; Uni shifts ‘Pitch Perfect 3’, ‘Girl Trip’; and more…
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News'X-Men: Apocalypse' rules slow Memorial Day session
MAY 31 UPDATE: Fox’s X-Men: Apocalypse launched summer and propelled the four-day Memorial Weekend into the all-time top ten with a muted $79.8m debut, while Buena Vista’s Alice Through The Looking Glass flopped.
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NewsBleecker Street sets 'Anthropoid' release date
The distributor will open the World War II thriller starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan in late summer.
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NewsITV, Hulu team up for 'Harlots'
Period drama stars Samantha Morton, Lesley Manville and Jessica Brown Findlay.
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News'God Particle' gets production date
Paramount and Bad Robot’s adventure will begin shooting in Los Angeles on June 10 with JJ Abrams serving as producer.
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NewsJake Gyllenhaal, Denis Villeneuve reunite on 'The Son'
The director-star pairing from Prisoners and The Enemy are to adapt a Jo Nesbo thriller for Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories and Bold Films.
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NewsUS Briefs: Abramorama to release 'Breaking A Monster'
Plus: MPI acquires If There’s A Hell Below; Saban buys Come And Find Me; Shout! Factory, Legacy Classics in production-distribution pact; and more
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News'X-Men: Apocalypse' hits $130m
Fox’s latest episode in the mutant saga opened in South Korea on $1.7m on Thursday and heads into its second weekend as the overwhelming favourite to rule the worldwide roost.
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NewsLegendary acquires Dwayne Johnson vehicle 'Skyscraper'
The studio has won a bidding war for rights to the action property that will be set in China and reunites Johnson with his Central Intelligence director Rawson Marshall Thurber.
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NewsSoda Pictures acquires Miramax pair
The distributor has picked up UK rights to The 9th Life Of Louis Drax and Southside With You.