All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 696
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NewsPhase 4 Films takes Ask Me Anything
The distributor has taken North American distribution rights to writer-director Allison Burnett’s drama based on his own novel, Undiscovered Gyrl, which Lightning Entertainment is selling to international buyers in Cannes.
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NewsNiki Caro lines up Callas biopic
Niki Caro is set to direct the biopic Callas, charting the tragic relationship between the opera diva and Aristotle Onassis.
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NewsElectric secures $50m capital infusion
Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment has accessed a $50m capital infusion in the form of corporate and production credit facilities from First Republic Bank.
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NewsAdrien Brody joins Corsan's Emperor
Corsan has cast Adrien Brody in the title role of Lee Tamahori’s revenge tale Emperor. Corsan World Sales has introduced to international buyers in Cannes and Paradigm represents North America.
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NewsSpotlight shines on Marfa Girl
EXCLUSIVE: Spotlight Pictures acquires world rights to Larry Clark’s coming-of-age tale [pictured].
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NewsBuyers rally to Save Oz!
EXCLUSIVE: Albert Mar’s animation sells to the Middle East, Colombia, CIS and Eastern Europe.
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NewsArclight explores McLean's Jungle
Thriller is based on Yossi Ghinsberg’s international bestseller; Arclight are in talks with international buyers in Cannes.
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NewsOmar star joins Ali and Nino
EXCLUSIVE: IM Global has been shopping the project to buyers in Cannes.
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NewsAdrien Brody launches prod company
EXCLUSIVE: First film to go into production from actor’s company will be Manhattan Nocturne.
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NewsWorldview boards doc 52
Worldview Entertainment announced it will finance and produce Joshua Zeman’s documentary 52.
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IFC Midnight takes Extraterrestrial
IFC Midnight has acquired US rights to The Vicious Brothers’ Tribeca sci-fi horror Extraterrestrial from Vicarious Entertainment, Twin Engine Films and Buffalo Films. Separately, Film Movement has picked up Belle And Sebastian.
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NewsCMG racks up Plastic sales
Edward Noeltner’s heist film has gone to Palatin for Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland and Interfilm for Japan.
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NewsGodzilla smashes into US on $93.2m
The monster movie was unstoppable at the weekend, launching in North America on an estimated $93.2m.
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NewsGodzilla crushes int'l BO on $103m
Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ monster feature was in appropriately destructive mood at the weekend, scoring the biggest international debut of the year-to-date on an estimated $103m.
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CommentExpendables roll into Cannes
If you could bottle the testosterone on show at Sunday’s (18) press conference, Red Bull would be quaking in its proverbial boots.
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NewsA24 checks into Room
A24 has ancquired US rights from UTA Independent Film Group to Room, the drama that will star Brie Larson and shoots this autumn.
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FeaturesCuarons go from space to desert with Forsaken
“Forsaken is a story of survival,” says director Jonas Cuaron of his Mexico-France thriller that recently wrapped in Baja, California.
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NewsForesight unveils big budget Inversion
Mark Damon’s Foresight Unlimited has closed key pre-sales here on big budget disaster project Inversion based on a script and dazzling concept art.
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NewsSPWA takes Story Of Your Life
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has acquired the bulk of international territories to the Amy Adams sci-fi Story Of Your Life.