All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 531
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NewsRoland Emmerich enters DDI’s 'Lost Amazon'
EXCLUSIVE: Jason Moring and his team continue to assemble a roster of high-quality animation and have picked up worldwide rights to the Awesometown Entertainment feature heading into the market.
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NewsLe Vision Pictures USA acquires 'Zodiac: The Year Of The Snake'
Los Angeles-based Le Vision Pictures USA has acquired rights to Jayson Rothwell’s action title as its Chinese backers develop partnerships with Hollywood to focus on tentpole releases.
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News13 Films boards Desmond Tutu drama
Roland Joffé will direct Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and Vince Vaughn in The Archbishop And The Antichrist, which the sales agent introduces to international buyers this week.
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NewsMichael Moore hits out at 'Invade' ‘R’ rating
In a timely move that will drum up more awards season publicity for his latest documentary, Michael Moore has publicly rejected the MPAA’s ‘R’ rating for Where To Invade Next.
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NewsTWC-Dimension dates 'Six Billion Dollar Man'
Argentina’s Oscar-nominated Damián Szifron is confirmed to direct Mark Wahlberg and production is earmarked for September 2016.
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NewsBleecker Street acquires 'The Last Word'
On the eve of AFM the distributor has picked up US rights from Myriad to the dramedy with Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried attached to star.
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NewsJames McAvoy to Star in 'Submergence'
Wim Wenders will direct the romantic thriller from Paris-based financier Backup Media with Cameron Lamb set to produce through Lila 9th Productions.
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NewsOlga Kurylenko to star in 'Little Mizz Innocent'
Hong Kong-based All Rights Entertainment will kick off sales on the $45-55m Goldove Entertainment action thriller also starring Christopher Plummer, Carrie Anne Moss and Tyrese Gibson.
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NewsUS BRIEFS: 'Spotlight', 'Mustang' charm Chicago fest crowd
Plus… Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards winners announced and San Francisco Film Festival secures two-year Sloan grant
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FeaturesFabrice Giger reveals Humanoids production plans
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: A childhood obsession led Fabrice Giger to his ownership of influential sci-fi comic-book publisher Humanoids. He tells Jeremy Kay about the company’s ambitious production slate
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FeaturesDigital players, shifts in financing and fewer hot titles
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: The major digital players like Netflix and Amazon will be much discussed at this year’s American Film Market, as will shifts in the independent financing model and the decreasing number of hot titles.
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CommentUK Film And TV Week Los Angeles
A reception at Craft in Century City hosted by the British Film Commission on October 28 gave participants in the UK Film & TV Week Los Angeles a chance to unwind after a week of networking.
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NewsLightning Entertainment enters 'Mind’s Eye'
EXCLUSIVE: The Los Angeles-based sales agent has added the Toronto Midnight Madness selection to its market roster and will commence talks with buyers this week.
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News'The Martian' orbits $11.7m, openers lost in space
NOVEMBER 2 UPDATE: In the lowest top 12 weekend of the year-to-date, Fox’s juggernaut continued to steam towards a North American high-water mark for director Ridley Scott as the space adventure grossed $11.7m for $183.1m.
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News'Spectre' sets UK box office record
Goldfinger will be turning in his grave. James Bond refuses to die as EON Productions, MGM and Sony announced on Sunday the James Bond release set a record seven-day launch in the UK.
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News'Spectre' plunders $80.1m from international arena
NOVEMBER 2 UPDATE: The latest 007 instalment from EON Productions, MGM and Sony has smashed records in almost every one of the six markets it debuted in this weekend.
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NewsThe Exchange boards 'Friend Request'
EXCLUSIVE: On the eve of the market CEO Brian O’Shea has added international rights to a horror feature produced by the team behind Oscar winner The Lives Of Others.
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News'Minezota', 'Plaza de la Soledad' triumph in Morelia
Carlos Enderle’s Minezota and Maya Goded’s Plaza De La Soledad shared the Impulso Morelia awards as the 13th Morelia International Film Festival concluded in Michoacán, Mexico, at the weekend.
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NewsScreen Gems acquires 'Keep Watching'
The studio has picked up the US and majority of world rights from Voltage Pictures to the completed thriller starring Bella Thorne, Ioan Gruffudd and Chandler Riggs.
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NewsMPI Media Group acquires 'Emelie'
The distributor has acquired US rights to concert filmmaker Michael Thelin’s psychological thriller.