All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 507
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NewsStacey Snider to assume Fox reins on September 1
Twentieth Century Fox Film confirmed on Tuesday that the executive will replace Jim Gianopulos as chairman and CEO earlier than expected.
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News'Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk' to premiere at NYFF
Ang Lee’s drama will receive its world premiere as a special presentation on October 14 in what will be the first public screening of a narrative film shot in 4K, native 3D and 120 frames per second.
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NewsFilm Movement acquires 'After The Storm'
The distributor has picked up Kore-eda Hirokazu’s drama ahead of its North American premiere in Toronto’s Masters programme next month.
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NewsNorth American briefs: Academy considers first sci-tech Oscar submissions
Plus: Rupert Grint to star in Crackle’s Snatch series; and more…
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NewsGroup that represented Nate Parker accuser speaks out
In the latest twist in the saga involving the director and star of The Birth Of A Nation, the head of the Women’s Law Project has called for an overhaul in sexual assault laws and the way campuses deal with harassment claims.
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News'Ben-Hur' crashes in North America; 'Suicide Squad' races on
AUGUST 22 UPDATE: MGM-Paramount’s $100m Ben-Hur flopped on $11.2m to become the latest victim in a dismal summer for remakes and sequels, while Warner Bros’ comic book adaptation stayed top for the third weekend in a row.
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NewsUS Briefs: NYFF unveils Retrospectives line-up
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center announced on Friday the section of the 54th New York Film Festival headlined by Bertrand Tavernier’s documentary My Journey Through French Cinema.
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News'Replicas' begins Puerto Rico shoot
Principal photography has got underway on the sci-fi thriller starring Keanu Reeves and Alice Eve as it emerged that London and LA-based Riverstone Pictures will co-finance with Remstar Studios.
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NewsPaul Hanneman to leave Fox
The executive will depart his role as president of Fox worldwide theatrical marketing and distribution in October.
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NewsToronto: 'Transparent', 'Black Mirror' episodes in TV line-up
TIFF audiences will get the chance to see the first three episodes of the new season of Jill Soloway’s acclaimed Emmy-winning Amazon Studios series Transparent.
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NewsSundance Selects acquires 'Kiki'
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has moved on US rights to Sara Jordenö’s documentary following a deal with Submarine Entertainment.
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NewsJared Leto joins 'Blade Runner' sequel
Alcon Entertainment said on Thursday the Oscar-winning actor and star of Suicide Squad has rounded out the casting on Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming sci-fi.
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News'Suicide Squad' hits $500m global
Warner Bros Pictures International executives said on Thursday their DC Entertainment adaptation had reached $271m.
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NewsUS Briefs: Taylor Kitsch joins 'American Assassin'
CBS Films and Lionsgate announced the casting on Thursday on the project that will already star Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton.
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NewsJohn Turturro begins shoot on 'Going Places'
Principal photography has begun in New York on the dramedy in which the director-star is understood to be reprising his role as The Jesus from The Big Lebowski.
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NewseOne invests in Secret Location
The media giant based in Toronto, London and Los Angeles said on Wednesday it had completed its investment in the digital studio as it pushes into virtual reality and new format content.
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NewsFantastic Fest top brass expand market focus
EXCLUSIVE: The hierarchy has broadened the remit of next month’s Fantastic Market, maintaining the event’s historically strong ties with Latin American projects while expanding into a forum that addresses global genre.
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News108 Media acquires 'Crushed', 'The Weekend Sailor'
The Toronto-based sales and distribution company has acquired rights to five films.
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NewsParticipant Media to shut down Pivot
The Los Angeles-based company is winding down its struggling cable network as it seeks to focus on content creation and social impact amid a climate of TV network consolidation, rising programming costs and increasing consumer choice.
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NewsNorthern Banner acquires 'Hello Destroyer'
The Raven Banner specialty label has acquired Canadian rights to Kevan Funk’s film ahead of its world premiere in Toronto’s Discovery section next month.