All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 673

  • Will Vinton
    News

    Gnosis, Vinton set animation slate

    2014-07-23T19:43:00Z

    Gnosis Moving Pictures and Vinton Entertainment have signed a co-production deal on a slate of CG animated features for Oscar winner Will Vinton to direct.

  • Luc Besson
    Features

    Luc Besson, Lucy

    2014-07-23T19:31:00Z

    The French director of La Femme Nikita and Leon: The Professional returns with a new super-female – and in this case it’s no exaggeration. Plus he tells Jeremy Kay why the first meeting with Scarlett Johansson was like two dogs sniffing each other’s butts.

  • Nightcrawler
    Comment

    Nightcrawler trailer

    2014-07-23T18:14:00Z

    “You have to make the money to buy a ticket!” screams Jake Gyllenhaal in Bold Films’ upcoming Toronto world premiere. What on earth can he mean?

  • Sinister Six
    News

    Columbia sets Sinister Six release

    2014-07-23T17:44:00Z

    Heading into Comic-Con the studio announced the next film from the world of Spider-Man will open on November 11, 2016.

  • Pirates_Dead_Mans_Chest.jpg
    News

    Disney dates Pirates 5, Marvel pic

    2014-07-23T17:20:00Z

    Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has dated its fifth instalment of the smash adventure franchise and announced the release date for another Marvel film.

  • IFP
    News

    IFP sets Project Forum slate

    2014-07-23T15:00:00Z

    IFP top brass announced on Wednesday (23) their 2014 slate of 133 films in development and works-in-progress selected for Project Forum at Independent Film Week.

  • Mommy_PUBLICITY STILL_directed by Xavier Dolan_1
    News

    Roadside Attractions picks up Mommy

    2014-07-22T22:29:00Z

    The US deal with Séville International comes nearly eight weeks after Xavier Dolan’s Cannes world premiere earned the 25-year-old film-maker the jury prize.

  • Maleficent
    News

    Maleficent crosses $700m worldwide

    2014-07-22T19:24:00Z

    The Disney smash starring Angelina Jolie has become the 15th Disney release in industry history to reach the milestone.  

  • Zombie Killer Squad
    News

    3BlackDot launches

    2014-07-22T17:34:00Z

    Former Machinima division heads Angelo Pullen and Luke Stepleton have teamed up with ex-Ducky Dynasty executive producer Hank Stepleton and former YouTube gaming influencers Tom Cassell and Adam Montoya.

  • Jeff Blake
    News

    Jeff Blake to depart Sony

    2014-07-22T17:12:00Z

    The Sony Pictures Entertainment vice-chairman and chairman of worldwide marketing and distribution said on Tuesday (22) he will leave the studio on August 1 to pursue other opportunities.

  • Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Alan Rickman
    News

    Toronto 2014 unveils first wave

    2014-07-22T15:50:00Z

    The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has fired its awards season opening salvo, announcing a slew of world premieres for the September edition, which will close with Alan Rickman’s A Little Chaos.

  • Netflix
    News

    Netflix global subs reach 50m

    2014-07-21T22:51:00Z

    The streaming service’s subscriber base grew by 1.69m worldwide in the last three-quarter period, reaching 13.8m internationally and 36.2m in the US for a global level of 50.05m.

  • Mariela Besuievsky
    News

    Strategic Partners unveils speakers

    2014-07-21T22:10:00Z

    The Canadian co-production/co-financing market has announced the speakers for the 201 event, set for September 11-14 in Halifax.

  • Bradley Cooper
    News

    Cameron Crowe pic pushed back

    2014-07-21T21:58:00Z

    Columbia Pictures and Regency Enterprises are scheduling Cameron Crowe Untitled for release on May 29, 2015. 

  • one_chance
    News

    Yahoo in pre-theatre One Chance release

    2014-07-21T20:18:00Z

    Yahoo will platform the drama in an exclusive slot before The Weinstein Company releases the film theatrically in the US on August 29.

  • Birdman
    News

    Birdman to close NYFF

    2014-07-21T18:32:00Z

    Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu’s Birdman will close the 52nd New York Film Festival, set to run from September 26-October 12.

  • Michael Caine
    News

    Michael Caine joins Witch Hunter

    2014-07-21T17:50:00Z

    The British veteran takes his place on Summit Entertainment’s supernatural action film The Last Witch Hunter alongside Vin Diesel and Rose Leslie. Lionsgate International handles sales outside North America.

  • Mike Cahill
    Features

    Mike Cahill, I Origins

    2014-07-20T23:28:00Z

    Mike Cahill burst onto the scene three years ago when his feature directorial debut Another Earth premiered at Sundance and won the special jury prize and the $20,000 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize.

  • Drunktowns Finest
    News

    Drunktown’s Finest wins at Outfest

    2014-07-20T22:32:00Z

    The 32nd edition of the Los Angeles-based LGBT comes to a close on July 20 with a screening of Jack Plotnick’s Space Station 76 starring Patrick Wilson, Matt Bomer, Liv Tyler, Sam Pancake and Jennifer Cox.

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    News

    Apes keep swinging on $36m

    2014-07-20T21:27:00Z

    Fox’s Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes held off the challenge of three potential threats and climbed to $139m in its second weekend as the top 12 North American releases slipped 25% against 2013.