All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 578
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Marketing the 'Jurassic' beast
EXCLUSIVE: Universal heads orchestrated a precisely calibrated marketing campaign in support of the release that played a critical role in driving the tentpole past $1bn worldwide in record time on Monday.
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‘Jurassic World’ hits $1bn global
Universal and Legendary’s juggernaut will become the fastest film in history to reach the milestone on Monday, its 13th day in release.
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Marc Forster boards Stanley Kubrick war script
The Downslope will be the first in a trilogy that producers Lauren Selig, Barry Levine and Reneé Wolfe are planning based on the iconic director’s unproduced original 1956 screenplay.
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The Orchard strikes Duplass Brothers deal
In a significant statement of its ambitions to forge ties with a stable of regular collaborators, the distributor has closed a deal with Duplass Brothers Productions on worldwide theatrical and ancillary rights to seven titles.
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'Independence Day' sequel title unveiled
Roland Emmerich’s follow-up to his 1996 blockbuster that launched the film career of Will Smith will be called Independence Day Resurgence.
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BGP acquires 'Dynamite: A 60's Love Story'
Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to drama-thriller Dynamite: A 60’s Love Story starring Ian Harding and Evanna Lynch.
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‘Carry On’, ‘Submarine’ among 2015 Palm Springs ShortFest winners
Festival brass hailed a record turnout for the renowned event and honoured a range of international filmmakers at the awards ceremony on Sunday night.
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‘Jurassic World’ rules North America on $106.6m
JUNE 22 UPDATE: A monster North American session saw Universal-Legendary’s smash produce the second biggest second weekend ever to reach $402.8m, while Inside Out scored the biggest opening for an original property on $90.4m.
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‘Jurassic World’ nears $1bn global
Universal and Legendary’s Jurassic World continued to dominate the globe as a muscular second session propelled the smash within swiping distance of $1bn. Warner Bros’ San Andreas crossed $400m worldwide.
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Image acquires US rights to ‘June’
Kennedy Brice, Casper Van Dien (pictured) and Victoria Pratt star in the sci-fi thriller.
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‘Jurassic’ crosses $400m int'l
The adventure reboot stood at $412m by the end of Wednesday via Universal Pictures International as executives anticipated an emphatic follow-up session despite the day-and-date release of Inside Out in several key markets.
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Luke Parker Bowles to chair BAFTA NY
Parker Bowles previously served as vice-chairman and is the head of production at Story Mining & Supply Co.
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National Geographic joins Searchlight on Malala doc
National Geographic Channel has joined Fox Searchlight to distribute He Named Me Malala.
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Cinemadanube.com boosts early portfolio
Bunyik Entertainment’s new VOD platform has signed agreements with the Hungarian National Digital Archive MANDA for US VOD rights to 46 Hungarian classics.
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GKIDS picks up ‘Phantom Boy’
The animation specialist has picked up North American rights to A Cat In Paris directors’ Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol’s latest work.
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Sundance Institute names five new trustees
Fred Dust, Philipp Engelhorn, Caterina Fake, Gigi Pritzker and Alejandro Ramírez Magaña have joined the Institute’s board of trustees.
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Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight' scores first sales
EXCLUSIVE: The first international deals on Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Western have emerged, more than seven months after The Weinstein Company (TWC) formally introduced the project to buyers.
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Michael Lumpkin, AFI Docs
The man who grew Frameline into arguably the world’s leading LGBT media arts body returns to festivals as AFI Docs director after a six-year stint as executive director of the International Documentary Association.
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Likely Story adds cast on ‘Indignation’
Tracy Letts, Linda Emond and Danny Burstein have joined the cast of James Schamus’ directorial debut as production begins this week in and around New York. FilmNation handles international sales.
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Telefilm Canada unveils 15 Micro-Budget Production finallists
Executives today announced the 15 finallists in the Micro-Budget Production Program for 2015-2016 representing all regions of the country.