All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 672
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NewsMGM, Warner Bros to reboot Stargate
MGM and Warner Bros are teaming up with Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin on a feature trilogy of the 1994 feature.
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NewsLarry Charles to write NFI comedy
Larry Charles will write and may direct a reimagined version of the cult Australian hit The Man Who Sued God for New Films International (NFI).
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NewsNoble, Caller drive strong Cannes for Continental
EXCLUSIVE: Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts’ LA based Continental Media have reported a strong response to the Cannes slate led by Nobel and Unknown Caller.
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NewsGoldstine named Universal marketing head
Josh Goldstine has been appointed the studio’s president of worldwide marketing.
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NewsRADiUS builds Lego doc deal
RADiUS has acquired the bulk of worldwide rights from Submarine to Daniel Junge and Kief Davidson’s Beyond The Brick: A Lego Brickumentary.
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NewsWhite Horse saddles up first film
Production has begun on A Faster Horse, the first film from Nigel Sinclair and Guy East’s White Horse Pictures.
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NewsSing Street sells for FilmNation
EXCLUSIVE: FilmNation, coming off a strong Cannes market, is close to selling out John Carney’s upcoming Sing Street, featuring music from U2’s Bono and The Edge.
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NewsMaleficent, X-Men in BO battle
Disney’s fantasy romp starring Angelina Jolie stormed into the UK on May 28 ahead of a 47-market weekend invasion that will face off with Fox International’s proven juggernaut X-Men: Days Of Future Past.
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NewsMagnolia acquires White God
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor is understood to have picked up North American rights to Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó’s Un Certain Regard winner.
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NewsInception walks with Barefoot
EXCLUSIVE: Inception Film Partners has licensed rights in Cannes to more than 25 territories on the Evan Rachel Wood and Scott Speedman rom-com Barefoot.
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NewsSelma shoot kicks off
Paramount Pictures and Pathé announced that principal photography has commenced in the US South on the Martin Luther King Civil Rights drama Selma starringn
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NewsUni commits to multicultural marketing team
Universal Pictures has announced “an intensified commitment” to its multicultural marketing division and promoted Fabian Castro to oversee the department and extended Talitha Watkins’ contract.
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NewsKino Lorber takes Riley
Kino Lorber has acquired from Le Pacte all US rights to Alain Resnais’ (pictured) final film The Life Of Riley.
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NewsAFI DOCS 2014 unveils roster
AFI DOCS will open with the world premiere of Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey and close with Life Itself.
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NewsPremiere sells Night Crew
EXCLUSIVE: Premiere Entertainment Group has closed a raft of deals in Cannes on The Night Crew starring Luke Goss, Danny Trejo and Bokeem Woodbine.
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NewsBloom strikes Sea Of Trees sales
Alex Walton arrived on the Croisette with a new company backed by Garmin heir Ken Kao and arguably the prestige title of the market – and the buyers have responded.
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NewsNIFF picks up Cannes duo
Veteran programmer Tony Watts has slotted two Cannes market titles into the upcoming inaugural Niagara Integrated Film Festival (NIFF) in Ontario, Canada.
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NewsHighland scores with The Trust
EXCLUSIVE: Highland Film Group has reported a solid Cannes market and closed key sales on the Nicolas Cage crime thriller.
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NewsEl Americano flies around world
EXCLUSIVE: Animation features voice cast of Lisa Kudrow, Edward James Olmos and Cheech Marin.
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NewsPaula Vaccaro talks up slate
EXCLUSIVE: Producer is in Cannes with slate that includes a restored William S Burroughs doc and On The Milky Road.