All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 534
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NewsAppian Way, Paramount sign first-look deal
Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio has closed a three-year deal with the studio, effective immediately.
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NewsUS briefs: Idris Elba, Diane Keaton among 'Finding Dory' voice cast
Plus: Tribeca Interactive roster unveiled; IFP Film Week moves to Brooklyn; Cinema Libre to distribute Vaxxed; and more…
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NewsMusic Box acquires 'The Brand New Testament'
The distributor has acquired US rights from Le Pacte to Jaco Van Dormael’s Belgian ensemble and Golden Globe foreign language nominee.
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News'Monsieur Chocolat' to open COLCOA
The Franco-American Cultural Fund on Tuesday announced the line-up for the 20th anniversary edition of the French film festival set to run in Hollywood from April 18-26.
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NewsUS Briefs: Michelle Monaghan joins 'Patriots Day'
Plus: Patty Duke RIP; Lionsgate to screen Now You See Me 2 at CinemaCon; and more…
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NewsDick Cook Studios, Film Carnival sign $500m deal
Days after ScreenDaily reported from the China-US Motion Picture Summit that Dick Cook Studios (DCS) was in talks with additional Asian investors including Film Carnival, the former Disney chairman has closed a half-billion slate financing deal with the Chinese company.
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NewsICM Partners expands practice
Head of international and independent film Jessica Lacy is among a group of nine agents in Los Angeles and New York who have been promoted to partner.
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NewsKeanu Reeves joins 'To The Bone'
The star has joined Lily Collins on Marti Noxon’s feature directorial debut as shooting is scheduled to get underway this week in Los Angeles.
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NewsVSC rebrands as Unobstructed View Inc
Jonathan Gross, the president of the Canadian distributor, announced the rebrand on Tuesday 23 years after launching the company.
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NewsSkydance raises $700m in funding round
David Ellison’s production and financing company, whose credits include, has secured a new raft of financing for film and TV production.
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NewsUS briefs: CinemaCon honour for 'Jane The Virgin' star
Gina Rodriguez will receive the CinemaCon Female Star Of Tomorrow Award at the Las Vegas convention on April 14.
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NewsGeorgia Governor vetoes controversial anti-LGBT bill
Critics have hailed a decision by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to block a religious liberty bill that they claimed would have discriminated against the LGBT community.
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News'Zootopia', 'Star Wars' drive Disney $1bn feat
Further details have emerged on the key performers behind the studio’s recent $1bn international box office accomplishment.
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NewsDuo to head Fox Searchlight production
Matthew Greenfield and David Greenbaum (black and white portrait) have been named co-heads of production, effective immediately, and take over the role formerly held by president of production Claudia Lewis.
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NewsMatt Jackson to run production, acquisitions for Mark Gordon
The producer and executive has been named head of film production and acquisitions at The Mark Gordon Company.
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NewsTribeca Film Festival drops 'Vaxxed' from schedule
Festival co-founder Robert De Niro on Saturday pulled Andrew Wakefield’s documentary Vaxxed: From Cover-Up To Catastrophe amid a backlash over the veracity of its claims.
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NewsDisney to screen 'Civil War' at CinemaCon
Studio executives have set an industry screening of the much anticipated superhero tentpole on April 13 at the Las Vegas convention.
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News'Batman V Superman' storms North America on $166m
MARCH 28 UPDATE: Warner Bros opened the DC Entertainment vaults and reaped the rewards as the sixth biggest domestic debut in history fuelled a $420m worldwide haul.
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News'Batman v Superman' grosses $469m worldwide
MARCH 29 UPDATE: The DC Entertainment tentpole added $46m worldwide on Monday to reach $468.6m worldwide and $287.5m internationlaly and $181.1m in North America as the studio revised its weekend take to $256.5m internationally and $422.6m worldwide.
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NewsÁlvaro Rodriguez, Michael Mayer to adapt 'Tu, Mio'
Machete writer Rodriguez and writer-director Mayer have signed on to adapt Erri De Luca’s Italian bestseller.