All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 660
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FeaturesBoyhood: A family portrait
When Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane were cast in Richard Linklater’s audacious coming-of-age film, Boyhood, they soon realised each had the role of a lifetime. Jeremy Kay reports.
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FeaturesJake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Jake Gyllenhaal tells Jeremy Kay why it was important for him to get under the skin of Nightcrawler’s sociopathic anti-hero, Lou Bloom.
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NewsRemakes fall under Ventana Sur spotlight
Panellists on December 4 spoke of the need to scrutinise every possible creative ownership stake when preparing a remake.
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NewsMockingjay crosses $500M global
Lionsgate’s YA adaptation soared past the milestone on the night of December 3 to reach $504.8m, of which $271m comes from international markets.
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NewsCumberbatch to play Doctor Strange
The studio announced on December 4 that the star of The Imitation Game will play the Sorcerer Supreme.
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NewsDark Factory ramps up slate
EXCLUSIVE: The producers behind Mexico-based Dark Factory have mapped an ambitious road ahead after securing a Sundance world premiere berth for their first English-language production, Reversal.
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NewsSundance unleashes Midnight, Spotlight
The 2015 selection includes a strong Latin American flavour, led by Eli Roth’s Chilewood psychosexual Park City At Midnight entry Knock Knock starring Keanu Reeves and Lorenza Izzo.
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NewsReese Witherspoon in PSIFF honour
Reese Witherspoon will receive the 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) Chairman’s Award for Wild at the annual awards gala on January 3.
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NewsVentana Sur panel to focus on remakes
Jorge Stamadianos of Fox, Alejandro Cacetta and Juan Vera of Patagonik Film Group in Argentina and Robert Darwell of Sheppard Mullin will be among the participants at the Remake IT! session at Ventana Sur on December 4.
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NewsSundance unveils US, World and Next line-ups
New films from Nicole Kidman, Michael Fassbender, Louie Psihoyos and Sebastian Silva are featured in the festival’s line-up of US and world competition strands and the NEXT programme.
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FeaturesOles Sanin, The Guide
The Ukrainian director’s epic has become a hit in its home country, selling more than 277,597 tickets in its first 25 days to overtake Fury at the box office.
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NewsChile Factory directors unveiled
VENTANA SUR: The four Chilean directors who will take part in creating the opening night film of Cannes 2015 Directors’ Fortnight were unveiled on December 3.
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NewsFilmSharks cuts deals on Francisco
VENTANA SUR: FilmSharks has licensed Latin American and Spanish rights to Disney for its upcoming $6m Argentina-Spain co-production about the Pontiff.
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NewsMillennium snaps up Welcome To Me
The distributor has acquired US rights to the Kristen Wiig starrer following the comedy’s September world premiere in Toronto.
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NewsMEETS strikes Guadalajara alliance
VENTANA SUR: The Panama co-production market is teaming up with the industry office of the Guadalajara International Film Festival for its 2015 edition.
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NewsMARV to adapt ghostgirl YA series
Matthew Vaughn’s MARV Films has acquired motion picture rights to the young adult novel written by author and filmmaker Tonya Hurley.
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NewsDemolition sells out worldwide
Fox Searchlight has acquired US, UK, Australia/New Zealand, France and Germany while Sony has taken Latin America and other territories on Jean-Marc Vallée’s upcoming romance starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts.
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NewsChristopher Nolan to receive art directors honour
The Interstellar director will receive the Cinematic Imagery Award at the 19th Annual Art Directors Guilds Excellence In Production Design Awards, on January 21.
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NewsXYZ Films wade into River
EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films has picked up North American sales rights to the thriller from debut writer-director Jamie M Dagg.
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NewsThierry Fremaux gives masterclass
Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Fremaux spoke of his “special love” for Argentina, proposed a ban on selfies on the red carpet and called for a relaxing of distribution windows in a masterclass at Ventana Sur on December 2.