All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 590
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News'Home' tops North American charts on $52.1m
Fox’s number one debut gave beleaguered DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg some breathing room as the film posted the best opening for his studio in nearly three years.
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News'Cinderella' crosses $300m global
MARCH 30 UPDATE: Cinderella emerged from a tough pack of contenders to become the belle of the ball at the international box office thanks to a confirmed $40m haul via Disney.
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NewsCinecittà touts Italian tax credits to Hollywood
A small delegation from Cinecittà Studios toured Los Angeles this week to promote the revised Italian tax credit to Hollywood studios and production companies.
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News'Suffragette' lands awards slot
Focus Features has set an autumn release date for the anticipated drama starring Carey Mulligan, Ben Whishaw and Meryl Streep.
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CommentSouthpaw trailer
With customary deft marketing footwork, The Weinstein Company has dropped the first trailer of its upcoming Jake Gyllenhaal drama in time to whet appetites before the summer release.
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NewsGillian Flynn boards New Regency heist thriller
The Gone Girl author and screenwriter is reuniting with New Regency to co-write the adaptation of UK show Widows with Steve McQueen.
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News‘Cinderella’, ‘Insurgent', 'Home' in box office showdown
Cinderella, Insurgent and Home are locked in a close contest for supremacy at the international box office before Universal’s Furious 7 roars out of the gates next week.
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NewsWWE, Gene Simmons launch Erebus Pictures
WWE and the media entrepreneur and former KISS idol will finance and produce ‘elevated’ horror fare, kicking off with a three-film deal led by Temple.
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NewsRelativity EuropaCorp names marketing head
Relativity EuropaCorp Distribution has appointed Tommy Gargotta as president of theatrical marketing.
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NewsKino Lorber dives for 'The Pearl Button'
Kino Lorber has picked up all US rights to Chilean director Patricio Guzmán’s documentary and Silver Bear best screenplay winner at this year’s Berlinale.
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NewsLakeshore launches Off The Dock
Lakeshore Entertainment, which earlier this week unveiled plans to boost its film production pipeline, is targeting the YouTube generation with a full-service digital studio.
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NewsVerve to handle international sales
The talent and literary agency has brought on Amy Beecroft to run its new global business development division Verve Ventures in what is likely to become a talking point in Cannes and beyond.
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NewsXLrator Media leaps into 'Time Lapse'
The distributor has acquired North American rights to the time travel thriller starring Danielle Panabaker and plans a day-and-date release via its Macabre genre label.
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NewsMagnolia Pictures acquires 'Experimenter'
The North American deal follows the film’s world premiere at Sundance in January and sets up a theatrical release later this year.
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NewsTribeca unveils free community events
Top brass at the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) presented by AT&T have announced the return of the Tribeca Drive-In, Family Festival Street Fair, Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day and Tribeca Family Screenings.
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NewsSony pounces on 'Robotech' property
In a double whammy of announcements on Tuesday, Sony Pictures has snapped up rights to the sci-fi anime and set a 2017 release date for its third Smurfs film.
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NewsAdam Keen joins Broad Green Pictures
The publicity veteran has joined Broad Green Pictures (BGP) as evp of corporate communications and worldwide publicity.
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NewsJanus Films to release restored 'Apu Trilogy'
Janus Films will release new 4K restorations of Satyajit Ray’s seminal The Apu Trilogy with new subtitles.
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NewsJoel Edgerton directorial debut titled 'The Gift'
STX Entertainment and Blumhouse Productions have found a name for the Australian multi-hyphenate’s feature directorial debut, set for release in the US on July 31.
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NewsRoadside Attractions acquires 'Stonewall'
Centropolis Entertainment’s gay rights drama directed by Roland Emmerich has found a US home.