All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 693
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NewsDragon 2 bids to retain title
DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon 2 finished top of the pile last session thanks to a sterling debut in China that delivered a little over $26m.
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NewsSundance Institute names New Frontier co-heads
Sundance Institute executives have named Shari Frilot and Kamal Sinclair co-directors of New Frontier in a bid to deepen the organisation’s commitment to the programme.
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NewsSean Astin, daughter sign for Bad Kids 2
In a week of stars committing to projects with their daughters, Sean Astin and Ali Astin have signed on to star in the comedy-horror sequel Bad Kids Go 2 Hell.
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NewsMiramax secures $250m re-finance
Chairman Thomas J Barrack Jr said the movie reflected “stability and maturity” as top brass seek to grow the development and production business.
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NewsParamount takes select home ent on Boyhood
Paramount Home Media Distribution (PHMD) has acquired select US home entertainment rights to the acclaimed film.
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NewsShane Black joins Sony’s The Destroyer
The Iron Man 3 director is on board the adaptation of the novels about a former police officer who gets signed up to a secret government arm.
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NewseOne picks up Take Care
eOne Films has acquired North American rights to the SXSW rom-com and plans a late 2014 theatrical release.
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NewsA24, DIRECTV swoop on Cut Bank
EXCLUSIVE: The edgy distributor has struck a deal with the producers in conjunction with eOne Films International to take Matt Shakman’s contemporary thriller off the table heading into Toronto.
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NewsLD Entertainment’s Clavius cast bulks up
Peter Firth, Spain’s Leonor Watling, Antonio Gil and Maria Botto and New Zealand’s Cliff Curtis have joined LD Entertainment’s Biblical thriller.
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NewsStrategic Partners sets panels
Atlantic Film Festival market Strategic Partners top brass have announced the panels for the event, set to run in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from September 11-14.
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NewsAFI DWW to expand beyond shorts
The AFI Directing Workshop for Women (AFI DWW) is to launch an episodic programme.
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NewsRob Brydon to host Britannia Awards
The comedian and actor will emcee the 2014 BAFTA Los Angeles Jaguar Britannia Awards on October 30 in Beverly Hills.
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NewsScreen Engine, ASI form research giant
Film tester Screen Engine has acquired dial test TV research pioneer ASI Entertainment.
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NewsKen Jeong to star in celebrity satire
Hyde Park Entertainment, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, and WWE Studios are to co-produce the comedy Untitled Celebrity Death Pool starring Ken Jeong. Hyde Park International handles sales outside the US.
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NewsJohn Stevenson to direct Noah’s Ark
Unified Pictures has hired Ku Fu Panda director John Stevenson to make its first CGI feature.
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NewsOpen Road sets Rock the Kasbah date
Rock The Kasbah stars Bill Murray as a washed-up rock manger who champions a young Afghan singer in the country’s version of American Idol.
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CommentMen, Women & Children teaser
“Discover how little you know about the people you know,” suggests the slightly sinister tagline to Jason Reitman’s upcoming Toronto world premiere.
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CommentTIFF declares Bill Murray Day
Everybody adores him, so Toronto International Film Festival has done the decent thing.
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NewsRADiUS takes The Great Invisible
The distributor has acquired US rights to Participant Media’s documentary about the impact of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on Gulf communities.
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NewsSundance Institute names fellows
Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound have announced the directors and composers selected for the second of two Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs at Skywalker Sound.