All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 700
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NewsLionsgate, Alibaba in stream deal
Lionsgate has struck a deal with e-commerce titan Alibaba Group to stream its content in mainland China in a service that is expected to commence in August.
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NewsAnna Friel joins The Master Cleanse
The British actress has joined the Bron Studios and Gilbert Films fantasy-horror and replaces replaces Chloë Sevigny who had a scheduling conflict. Production commenced in Vancouver on July 11.
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NewsChild 44 to open spring 2015
Lionsgate has set the release date for the Summit Entertainment thriller starring Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace.
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NewsTriCoast Worldwide expands into UK
The US distribution and production company has formalised UK partnerships to distribute its titles across multiple platforms.
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NewsSerendipity Points’ Remember starts shoot
Principal photography has begun on Atom Egoyan’s thriller starring Chrisopher Plummer, Martin Landau and Bruno Ganz.
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NewsThe Orchard checks into Harmontown
The Orchard has acquired North American and UK theatrical and digital rights to Harmontown.
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NewsParamount sets Ninja Con show
The studio has set its Hall H presentation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for July 24 — but for the time being is keeping mum over other possible show highlights.
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NewsAnnapurna in talks to board Revenant
Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures is in talks to board the revenge tale as co-financier while it is understood New Regency is sticking to its intended September start date.
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NewsTransformers 4 surges past $500m
UPDATE JULY 14: Paramount Pictures International’s behemoth generated a superb confirmed $100.3m in its third weekend of duty to raise the score to $540.6m as the global tally climbed to $749.4m.
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NewsApes storm to US summit on $73m
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes won the North American session hands-down, arriving on an estimated $73m as the studio said it had passed $1bn for the year-to-date.
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NewsStacy Glassgold joins Myriad Pictures
The executive arrives from QED International and will work on Myriad’s theatrical titles with a focus on digital and new media distribution.
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NewsProduction begins on Natasha
Principal photography got underway this week in Toronto on David Bezmozgis’ drama. Mongrel Media holds Canadian rights.
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FeaturesRichie Mehta, Siddharth
In Richie Mehta’s profoundly engrossing drama Siddharth, a chain-wallah in India sends his young son to work far away on the sub-continent. When the child does not return home, the father sets off on a quest.
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NewsTransformers 4 passes $435m
Paramount’s Transformers: Age Of Extinction will cross the half-billion threshold despite what is expected to be a strong challenge from Fox’s Apes.
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NewsRadcliffe, Cumberbatch set for Comic-Con
A UK double whammy is heading for Comic-Con with scheduled appearances by Daniel Radcliffe and Benedict Cumberbatch in his Con debut.
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NewsDakota Johnson to star in Forever, Interrupted
The Fifty Shades Of Grey star has come on board Gidden Media and Good Universe’s adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s book Forever, Interrupted: A Novel.
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NewsDavid Ansen to depart LAFF
Film Independent top brass announced on Thursday (10) a restructuring of the programming team as Los Angeles Film Festival artistic director David Ansen steps down by mutual agreement and the role of Elvis Mitchell is expanded.
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NewsScott Roth extends ADG tenure
The executive director of the Art Directors Guild has been granted a three-year extension to his contract, effective January 1, 2015.
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NewsMiami Fest to host MIFFecito
Top brass at the Miami International Film Festival (MiamiFF) have organised a mid-season festival to celebrate the re-opening of the Tower Theater.
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NewsCBS Films takes Pride in US
The distributor has pounced on US rights to Pathe International’s comedy drama set during the Margaret Thatcher regime that closed the recent Directors’ Fortnight section in Cannes.