All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 614
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NewsBuyers enter Epic’s ‘Jeruzalem’
EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Ewald and Shaked Berenson have reported a strong early response to the apocalyptic creature horror, closing key territories in the early stages of the market.
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NewsRed Sea in Cannes with eight-strong slate
EXCLUSIVE: Roman Kopelevich’s LA-based sales company is in Cannes with a varied roster of completed titles.
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NewsFilmSharks swims with Disney on ‘Kóblic’
EXCLUSIVE: Disney has swooped on Latin American and Spanish rights to Kóblic, a thriller that reunites Argentinian idol Ricardo Darin with his Chinese Take-Out director Sebastián Borensztein.
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News‘Beyond Deceit’ secures funding
Pacific Mercantile Bank’s Entertainment Industries Division (EID) has provided Mike And Marty Productions with financing for its legal thriller starring Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino.
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News'Ratchet & Clank' enlists A-list cast
Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, Bella Thorne, Rosario Dawson and Sylvester Stallone have joined the voice cast on Ratchet & Clank, which Cinema Management Group sells internationally here.
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NewsEnnis Hensley to head international sales at TWC
The Weinstein Company confirmed on Wednesday that the executive has taken over following the departure to IM Global of Michael Rothstein.
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NewsFox Searchlight acquires Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘Youth’
The studio has snapped up rights from Pathé to Paolo Sorrentino’s drama ahead of its world premiere in Competition on May 20.
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NewsFortitude International boards ‘State Like Sleep’
Rebecca Hall, Michael Shannon and Ben Foster will star in the mystery that Fortitude International is selling in Cannes.
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NewsThe Orchard acquires ‘Lamb’
The distributor has acquired North American, UK and Australian and New Zealand rights to Ross Partridge’s drama.
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NewsEuropaCorp adds ‘Escobar’ to Cannes slate
Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz will star in the biopic about the drug lord, which the company has introduced to buyers on the Croisette.
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News‘Ultron’ scores $33.9m China opening day
Marvel’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron stormed into China on Tuesday, pushing Disney past the $2bn worldwide box office mark for the second consecutive year.
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NewsRoadside, Lionsgate snap up ‘The Sea Of Trees’
The Competition entry starring Matthew McConaughey, Naomi Watts and Ken Watanabe has found its US home.
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NewsIM Global partners on Valor Entertainment
IM Global and talent managers Carlos Bobadilla and Brandon Guzmán have launched a joint venture management and production company with a focus on Latino talent.
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NewsSearch Engine acquires 'Standing Tall'
Search Engine Films has acquired Canadian rights from Elle Driver to Cannes festival opener Standing Tall (La Tête Haute).
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NewseOne to sell 'Life On The Road'
eOne in association with BBC Films has come on board to finance Ricky Gervais’ upcoming Life On The Road featuring David Brent, the character he immortalised in The Office.
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NewsContent to sell world on ‘Callas’
Noomi Rapace will play the most influential female opera singer of the 20th century in what is set to be one of the most glamorous projects on the market as Content commences talks with buyers this week.
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NewsConquistador to show Odyssea 3D footage
EXCLUSIVE: The company has unveiled its Cannes slate led by Jean-Michel Cousteau’s nature documentary.
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NewsChristopher Woodrow launches Vendian
EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Woodrow flies into Cannes with a new finance and production venture that has raised $100m in equity and got behind six of the biggest titles to hit the market in the last two years.
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News‘Mad Max’ rolls into 68 markets this week
Warner Bros has unveiled details of the action film’s international roll-out on more than 16,000 screens in the coming days.
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NewsAmPav unveils Cannes ‘Industry In Focus’ programme
Special guests at The American Pavilion during the festival will include Amy Poehler, Salma Hayek and John C Reilly.