All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 666
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NewsChina spat over Transformers 4 ends
The China release of Transformers: Age Of Extinction is to go ahead this week after a dispute involving the owners of a hotel featured in the film appears to have come to a conclusion.
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NewsLightning seals Cannes deals
The Santa Monica-based company has reported a flurry of market and post-market activity on its Croisette slate.
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NewsMillennium acquires Dead Within
Millennium Entertainment has taken US rights to Ben Wagner’s psychological horror film and SC Films has picked up international sales.
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NewsJames Schamus in Outfest honour
The former CEO of Focus Features who was until recently tipped to take over as head of Film4 will collect the 18th annual Outfest Achievement Award.
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NewsFeldman earns Fox distribution stripes
Keith Feldman has been promoted to president of worldwide distribution at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
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NewsIFC Midnight enters Outpost 37
IFC Midnight has pounced on North American rights to Jabbar Raisani’s sci-fi thriller. Altitude Film Sales handles international sales.
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NewsAFI DOCS honours An Honest Liar
Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom’s film earned the festival’s audience award for best feature at the weekend.
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NewsBreakthrough strikes European deal on Cas & Dylan
Toronto’s Breakthrough Entertainment has licensed the caper film Cas & Dylan starring Richard Dreyfuss to HBO Europe.
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NewsJoanna, 90 Days triumph at PS Shortfest
Yatao Li’s Chinese entry Carry On won the Best Of Festival Award, while Aneta Kopacz’s Joanna from Poland prevailed in the Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau Grand Jury Award.
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NewsTribeca Film takes Listen Up Philip
Alex Ross Perry’s dark comedy premiered at Sundance earlier this year.Tribeca Film acquired rights from Cinetic Media and has set an October 17 theatrical release followed by VOD on October 21.Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss, Jonathan Pryce and Krysten Ritter star in the story of an anxious author awaiting the publication ...
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NewsMaleficent rules int’l on $48m
UPDATED JUNE 23: Powered by a number one Chinese debut, Disney’s fantasy tale came in higher than estimates on $47.9m to edge out DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon 2 on $43.2m, according to weekend estimates.
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NewsMan Too edges out Street on $30m
Screen Gems’ comedy Think Like A Man Too opened on $30m to finish approximately $1m ahead of Sony stablemate 22 Jump Street, which powered past $100m in its second weekend.
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NewsRian Johnson in Star Wars talks
Screen has confirmed that the director of Looper is in discussions with Lucasfilm to direct Episode VIII and write a treatment for Episode IX of the Star Wars series.
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NewsParamount, Pathé date Selma
Paramount Pictures and Pathé have set a December 25 limited release on Ava DuVernay’s Civil Rights drama and potential awards contender. Separately, Open Road has picked up what is being described as the inspirational drama Little Boy.
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NewsSaban Films, Roadside saddle up on Homesman
Haim Saban’s nascent distributor led by Bill Bromiley has struck up a one-off partnership with Roadside Attractions on Cannes competition entry The Homesman as the parties plot an awards run.
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NewsFox joins DreamWorks Spielberg thriller
Fox and DreamWorks are to reunite following a rewarding collaboration on Lincoln.
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NewsDragon 2 sniffs int’l domination
DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon 2 unloads the biggest wave of releases this weekend but China could upset the applecart yet again with Godzilla entering its second weekend and a debut for Maleficent.
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NewsCinedigm, Dove launch OTT service
Cinedigm Corp has announced its latest push into the world of OTT, teaming up with the Dove Foundation on a family-friendly channel.
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NewsPelagius, Xing Xing line up Smart
Beijing-based Xing Xing Digital and Los Angeles production company Pelagius Entertainment are to partner on the feature animation Smart.