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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 698
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NewsSpider-Man 2 rules US on $92m
As expected, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 dominated the domestic session thanks to an estimated $92m haul that established itself as the second biggest launch of the year-to-date behind Captain America 2.
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NewsSpidey 2 spins $117m int'l web
UPDATED MAY 5: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 kept the international box office ensnared in its web as a confirmed $116.8m through Sony Pictures Releasing International boosted the tally after three sessions to $277.5m.
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NewsImage takes zombie anthology
Image Entertainment has acquired Ruthless Pictures’ horror anthology Zombieworld.
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NewsMatt Smith joins Terminator
Paramount and Skydance Productions have recruited the former Doctor Who star to the franchise reboot.
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NewsWeinsteins plot awards releases
The Weinstein Company has scheduled the US release of three potential awards season contenders, including Benedict Cumberbatch starrer The Imitation Game on November 11.
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NewsSony dates Goosebumps, Smurfs
The Jack Black young adult horror will open in 2015 while Untitled Smurfs Movie is set for 2016.
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eOne Films US picks up duo
The distributor has acquired North American rights to romance The Silent Mountain and US rights to action thriller The Night Crew.
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NewsCANNES: Epic boards V/H/S Viral
Epic Pictures Group will commence sales in Cannes next month on the latest episode in the V/H/S franchise.
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NewsAFI DOCS honour for Alex Gibney
The Oscar-winning documentarian will collect the American Film Institute’s 2014 AFI DOCS Charles Guggenheim award on June 20.
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NewsArchstone picks up Gutshot Straight
Los Angeles-based Archstone Distribution has acquired international rights to the crime thriller Gutshot Straight.
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NewsAmplify finds Little Accidents
Amplify has picked up US rights to the drama, which as previously announced Premiere Entertainment will sell internationally in Cannes.
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NewsDreamworks Animation launches YouTube channel
Dreamworks Animation is launching a YouTube family channel for original, live-action and animated content.
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NewsFocus acquires London Has Fallen
The distributor confirmed (May 1) it has acquired US rights to the action thriller sequel.
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NewsCANNES: Lightning boosts genre line-up
Lightning Entertainment has boosted its Croisette credentials with two news titles, Indigenous and Dark House.
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NewsCANNES: Double Dutch enters Scarehouse
EXCLUSIVE: Toronto-based Double Dutch has acquired international rights to the horror feature from D Films and A Named Viking Entertainment.
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NewsSpider-Man 2 targets China
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has reached $160m and must be odds-on to cross $225m by the end of the weekend given the nature of its expansion.
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NewsThomas Jane to star in Standoff
Goldrush Entertainment is backing the thriller on the runway for a summer shoot in Ontario, Canada. Paradigm arranged financing and represents North American rights.
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NewsCANNES: Magnolia takes Life Itself
EXCLUSIVE: Christina Rogers and her team will commence sales in Cannes on the Roger Ebert documentary Life Itself, announced in the Cannes Classics line-up this week, as well as Irish rom-com Standby.
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NewsDistribution: After, Elena find US homes
Paladin and Accretion Films will distribute the psycho-thriller After on August 8 in the US. Separately, Syndicado and Variance Films are teaming on the documentary Elena.
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NewsAtom Egoyan to direct Remember
The filmmaker, set to premiere Captives in competition in Cannes, will direct Christopher Plummer in the thriller for Serendipity Point Films. IM Global will handle international sales.