All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 617
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NewsWWE Studios, Gene Simmons sparks to Voltage
EXCLUSIVE: WWE Studios and Gene Simmons’ Erebus Pictures joint venture has struck a sales deal with Voltage Pictures, who are in Cannes talking up the pipeline.
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NewsLionsgate UK swoops on 'Turbo Kid'
Epic Pictures has reported a roaring trade here on its Sundance pick-up Turbo Kid led by a deal with Lionsgate for the UK.
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NewsKMI to sell 'Monumental'
EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Irons, Virginia Madsen, rising star AnnaSophia Robb and Rory Culkin have joined the action comedy, which Kathy Morgan International has introduced to Cannes buyers.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.