All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 496
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NewsUS briefs: Screen Media enters 'The Void'
The distributor has acquired US rights to Cave Painting Pictures’ horror title directed by Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski.
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NewsFantastic Beasts claims North America in $74.4m debut (update)
NOVEMBER 21 UPDATE: Just as Warner Bros’ fantasy adventure smothered the international market, so it dominated the North American competition.
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NewsParamount Pictures broadens marketing team with key hires
The studio’s worldwide president of marketing and distribution Megan Colligan announced on Friday new appointments to its digital, creative, partnership and licensing teams.
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NewsEmilia Clarke joins untitled Han Solo 'Star Wars' film
The star of Game Of Thrones and this year’s summer breakout Me Before You is the latest name to board the stand-alone sci-fi adventure.
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FeaturesMeryl Streep and Hugh Grant talk 'Florence Foster Jenkins'
Even in an awards season packed with star-crossed lovers, you will be hard-pressed to find a more touching on-screen union than Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep in Florence Foster Jenkins.
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News'Gotham' director T J Scott, Dennys Ilic launch Cinematic Pictures Group
UPDATED EXCLUSIVE: The leading prime time director has partnered with renowned stills photographer on a film, TV, music and publishing venture.
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NewsUS Briefs: Women In Film unveils film finishing grantees
Plus: Land Of Mine triumphs at AFI FEST; Warner Bros confirms Machinima acquisition; Tooley Productions, Square One sign German deal; and more.
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NewseOne, Sun among AFM 'Klown' buyers for Annapurna International
Annapurna International said on Thursday it had sold out all territories outside the US on the Four By Two Films comedy remake to star Sacha Baron Cohen.
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News'Fantastic Beasts' crosses $80m worldwide (update)
NOVEMBER 19 UPDATE: Warner Bros’ tentpole climbed to $83.3m worldwide factoring in $29.7m from the first full day in North America.
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NewsSlated report: Industry out of touch with Millennials
The online film marketplace has released an infographic that reveals a disconnect between age-groups favoured by Hollywood’s greenlight process and those that perform best based on a film’s return on investment.
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NewsUS Briefs: Ruth Negga to receive Palm Springs Rising Star Award
The star of Loving, who is in contention for lead acting honours this season, will collect her honour at the 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s awards gala on January 2.
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NewsLionsgate expands German-speaking territory partnerships
Studio top brass said on Wednesday they have broadened the pipeline with Studiocanal to include Summit films and licensed a trio of top AFM titles to Tele München Gruppe.
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NewsDenzel Washington rep denies ‘fake’ Trump story on Facebook
The Oscar-winning actor did not praise the president-elect as claimed in an article that appeared on the social network on Monday, according to his publicist.
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NewsViacom buys Argentina's Telefe network for $345m
The in-cash deal broke on Tuesday as Bob Bakish started his first day as acting Viacom CEO.
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NewsUS Briefs: Lionsgate strikes deal with Parques Reunidos
The studio has closed a deal with the Madrid-based leisure parks operator to develop Lionsgate-branded leisure centres in shopping areas.
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NewsElevation Pictures moves into production
The Canadian distributor backed by Teddy Schwarzman’s Black Bear Pictures is expanding operations.
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News'Great Pretender' on Studiocanal, Parkes+MacDonald development slate
The companies are developing four European-based films starting with Ol Parker’s take on the story of London concert promoter and con artist Roy Tempest.
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NewsPatricio Valladares lines up sci-fi horror 'Embryo'
EXCLUSIVE: The Chilean genre specialist behind Hidden In The Woods and Downhill is preparing a body-horror film.
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NewsSamuel L Jackson joins Brie Larson directorial debut 'Unicorn Store'
Jackson, Joan Cusack and Bradley Whitford have come on board the Oscar-winning actress’s feature directorial debut, which just began shooting in Los Angeles.
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NewsUS Briefs: 'The Martian VR Experience' comes to market
Fox Innovation Lab, in partnership with RSA Films and The Virtual Reality Company, announced on Monday that its first VR endeavour will go on sale to customers.