All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 701
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NewsComic-Con: Cumberbatch rules D1
Benedict Cumberbatch - who else? - ruled Comic-Con on opening day Thursday with 22,254 mentions on social media, according to research compiled by Way To Blue.
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NewsIM Global hires general counsel
Deborah Zipser has joined IM Global and will head business and legal affairs.
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NewsMoney Monster lands at Tristar
Tom Rothman’s Tristar Productions has taken a major project off the independent table and acquired worldwide rights to the thriller in which Jodie Foster will direct George Clooney.
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CommentKevin Smith's Tusk, first trailer
RADiUS has unleashed the first trailer from Kevin Smith’s upcoming horror release.
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NewsHercules in strong Russia debut
UPDATED JULY 26: Paramount and MGM’s adventure starring Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock stormed into Russia on Thursday on an estimated $2.6m to reach $5.2m by Saturday.
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NewsComic-Con: Fox brings star power
Fox hosted a starry, two-hour Hall H presentation that featured Guillermo del Toro, Colin Firth and Samuel Jackson, the cast from The Maze Runner and a surprise appearance by rapper Biz Markie who performed his hit Just A Friend.
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NewsJoaquin Phoenix in Doctor Strange talks
Sources have confirmed to Screendaily that the actor is in negotiations to star in Marvel Studios’ upcoming adaptation.
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News108 Media snaps up Yasmine
108 Media has acquired worldwide rights to the martial arts film ahead of its North American premiere at Fantasia.
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NewsInterstellar pair wow Comic-Con
Fans got a double surprise at the Paramount panel on Thursday afternoon (24) as first Matthew McConaughey and then Christopher Nolan took to the stage to talk up the upcoming sci-fi.
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NewsComic-Con: Cumberbatch in Con debut
Benedict Cumberbatch earned a rapturous reception from the adoring masses in Hall H during his maiden Comic-Con appearance at the DreamWorks Animation panel on Thursday (24) and hinted at future visits.
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NewsT4 to cross $700M at int'l BO
Paramount Pictures International’s Transformers: Age Of Extinction will cross $700m this weekend.
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NewsComic-Con: Jeff Bridges talks The Giver
Jeff Bridges spoke of his 19-year journey to bring Lois Lowry’s novel to the big screen at a thoughtful panel hosted by The Weinstein Company on Thursday (24).
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NewsGoldwyn toasts Champagne
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to David Kennard’s A Year In Champagne.
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NewsComic-Con: talking points infographic
The top talking point heading into Comic-Con 2014 was The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, according to research conducted by Way To Blue.
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NewsShoot begins on Adam Jones
Principal photography has begun on The Weinstein Company’s Adam Jones (formerly The Chef) starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Uma Thurman and Daniel Bruhl.
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NewsColumbia exec segues into producer deal
Elizabeth Cantillon will transition from her position as evp of production at Columbia Pictures to a long-term, first-look producing deal with the studio.
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NewsCOLCOA announces 2015 dates
The annual week of French film premieres will take place in Los Angeles in April 2015 and this time organisers will add an extra day.
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NewsGnosis, Vinton set animation slate
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.
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FeaturesLuc Besson, Lucy
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.
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CommentNightcrawler trailer
“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?