All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 574
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NewsRed Sea Media to sell AIP genre slate
EXCLUSIVE: Roman Kopelevich’s LA-based sales company has come on to handle international sales on a reboot slate of ten American International Pictures genre classics from the 1950s.
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NewsBlock Entertainment sells out Leslie Mann comedy
Bill Block and John Friedberg have sold out the world on Untitled Lucas/Moore Project to star Leslie Mann following last week’s US deal with Paramount.
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NewsAlchemy finds ‘The Survivalist’
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Screen 2013 Star Of Tomorrow’s Stephen Fingleton’s post-apocalyptic thriller following its premiere in Tribeca last month.
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News‘Ultron’ crosses $1bn global
Marvel’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron was on course to reach the milestone on Friday, its 24th day of release.
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NewsIM Global lines up ‘The Fifth Beatle’
IM Global, writer Vivek J Tiwary and Simon Cowell‘s Syco Entertainment will co-produce the adaptation of Tiwary’s graphic novel about the band’s manager Brian Epstein.
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NewsTed Sarandos stirs up Cannes
Ted Sarandos moved to allay concerns over the fate of the traditional theatrical business on Friday in Cannes although he may have achieved the opposite as he said Netflix would side-step theatrical distribution in France.
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NewsKatee Sackhoff joins 'Don't Knock Twice'
The actress has signed on to star in Red & Black Films’ supernatural horror film on the Content international sales slate.
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NewsKino Lorber pounces on Sembene!
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has pounced on US rights to the documentary ahead of tonight’s screening in Cannes Classics.
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NewsCristina Gallego lines up next projects
EXCLUSIVE: The fast-rising Colombian producer – in Cannes with Directors’ Fortnight selection Embrace Of The Serpent set to premiere today – is pulling together her follow-up pipeline.
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NewsCinema do Brasil champions co-production
The support body attends Cannes this year promoting 31 companies as well as Cesar Augusto Acevedo’s Critics’ Week entry Land And Shade (La Tierra Y La Sombra) and João Paulo Miranda Maria’s short Command Action.
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NewsPhenomena producers in Cannes 'Best Seller' pitch
EXCLUSIVE: The producers behind the upcoming adaptation of the Norwegian fantasy book series will present the project to buyers tomorrow [May 16].
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NewsLD Entertainment boards ‘Anthropoid’
Charlotte Le Bon has joined Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy on the WWII story that Altitude is selling in Cannes.
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NewsThunder Road, CEG extend deal
Thunder Road Pictures has extended its deal with music financier Cutting Edge Group and CEG’s investment arm, Conduct, for an additional five films.
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NewsFilm Movement buys ‘Haemoo’, ‘The Automatic Hate’
The New York-based film distributor has picked up North American rights to Shim Sung-Bo’s South Korean thriller Haemoo from Finecut in Cannes.
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NewsUniversal starts shoot on ‘Lonely Island Movie’
Production has begun on Top Secret Untitled Lonely Island Movie starring Digital Shorts superstars Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone.
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NewsBening, Gerwig, Fanning joins '20th Century Women'
Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning have joined the cast of Mike Mills’ 20th Century Women, which Annapurna International is selling in Cannes.
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NewsWeinsteins in 'Southpaw' Cannes slot offer
The upcoming Jake Gyllenhaal boxing drama was accepted into Cannes however the Weinsteins decided not to proceed because the star had already committed to his jury role.
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NewsCargo, Radiant join forces
Cargo Entertainment has invested in Radiant Films International as the companies settle into Cannes under a strategic partnership to create a commercial slate.
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NewsFilmNation promotes executive trio
Jennifer Fradlin, Patrick Chu and Selena Saldana are all in Cannes attending the market.
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NewsHPI to show 'Geezer' footage in Cannes
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong makes his starring debut in the comedy and Hyde Park International president Eric Christenson will show footage here.