All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 637
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NewsFox unleashes Gone Girl
The Maze Runner has crossed $100m and faces stiff competition this weekend from the wide launch of Fox stablemate Gone Girl, the David Fincher mystery that opened the New York Film Festival.
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NewsInterstellar in special early launch
Paramount and Warner Bros top brass said Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi will open on November 5 on 70mm Imax, 70mm and 35mm formats – two days ahead of the conventional release.
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NewsAngry Birds star cast revealed
It has emerged that Jason Sudeikis will lead the voice cast as Red, alongside Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Danny McBride and Peter Dinklage.
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NewsNicholas Carpou to lead Uni domestic distribution
The long-serving senior executive will become president of domestic distribution and the outgoing Nikki Rocco.
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NewsFocus Features sets US date for Race
The studio said it will open the Jesse Owens film wide on April 8, 2016, and announced that William Hurt has joined the cast. Mister Smith handles international sales.
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NewsCinema Guild falls for Horse Money
Cinema Guild has taken all US rights to Pedro Costa’s New York Film Festival selection. Separately RADiUS has picked up US rights to Heaven Knows What.
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NewsNick Shumaker joins UTA Independent Film Group
The executive most recently served at Memento Films International, where he served four years as the New York-based rep working on English-language productions and acquisitions.
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NewsNetflix, Narcos team meet Colombian president
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos flew to Colombia this week to meet President Juan Manuel Santos to discuss the upcoming original crime series Narcos as well as the country’s new cash rebate system.
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NewseOne, Hammer partner up
eOne and Hammer have agreed to an exclusive multi-year first-look film deal.
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NewsWe The Economy series ready to launch
Paul Allen’s Vulcan Productions and Morgan Spurlock’s Cinelan are preparing a series of shorts based on the economy, including the directorial debut of former Focus Features CEO James Schamus.
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CommentInherent Vice trailer rolls in
Joaquin Phoenix. As Doc Sportello. In Paul Thomas Anderson’s take on the Thomas Pynchon novel. Oh come on. Does it get any better?
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NewsSea Of Trees wraps shoot
Gus Van Sant has concluded principal photography in location in Japan and Massachusetts on Bloom sales title The Sea Of Trees.
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NewsBEFILMIFF launches as buyer showcase
EXCLUSIVE: New York-based festival veteran Laurence Asseraf is launching the invite-only BE FILM International Features Festival as a platform to enable global films to find US distribution.
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NewsVSC takes We Were Wolves
Video Services Corp (VSC) has acquired North American rights to Newfoundland director Jordan Canning’s debut following its world premiere in Toronto. Separately, Cinedigm Corp and Chesler/Perlmutter Productions have struck a multi-year deal.
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NewsJack Pan joins Robert Simonds studio
Jack Pan has joined Robert Simonds’ film and television studio as president of motion picture marketing, effective immediately.
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NewsQuartet joins Academy science and tech council
Cinematographer John Bailey, producer Gale Anne Hurd, effects expert John Knoll and editor Michael Tronick are joining the science and technology council of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences.
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NewsGregory Segal joins Heretic Films
Heretic Films has appointed the producer and entertainment attorney as president. Separately, Mika Pryce has joined Red Granite as creative executive.
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NewsHFF unveils Celebrate Hollywood line-up
Hollywood Film Festival executive director Jon Fitzgerald announced the strand that rounds out the programme as the festival’s October 16-19 dates draw closer.
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CommentTaken 3 trailer
The stakes have never been higher (we’re told). Who on earth is foolish enough to enrage Bryan Mills this time?