All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 703
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NewsNYFF lands Inherent Vice premiere
Top brass at the New York Film Festival (NYFF) issued their second statement of intent within a week as it emerged that Paul Thomas Anderson’s crime mystery will receive its world premiere on October 4.
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NewsCarter High ready to start shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Production on the remarkable true story starring Vivica Fox is set to kick off in Dallas, Texas, on July 21.
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NewsDisney unveils mystery Marvel dates
Heading into Comic-Con the hit factory Marvel Studios has dated five wide releases through Disney spanning summers 2017 to 2019 — although the identity of each remains a mystery.
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NewsSandra Bullock to play Tupperware queen
The Oscar winner will star for Sony in Brownie Wise, which Tate Taylor of The Help fame will direct.
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NewsUni acquires Jolie-Pitt starrer
Universal Pictures has prevailed in a studio bidding war, picking up world rights to the drama By The Sea that will mark the first time Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have starred together since Mr. & Mrs. Smith in 2007.
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NewsAMPAS board elects governors
Five first-time governors have been elected to the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences board.
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NewsBen Whishaw to voice Paddington
The 33-year-old British actor has stepped in “slightly grudgingly” to replace Colin Firth as the voice of Paddington Bear in StudioCanal’s CGI/live-action feature.
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NewsNetflix, Disney in Canada pay-TV pact
Netflix has struck a multi-year licensing deal with The Walt Disney Studios making it the exclusive Canadian subscription TV service for first-run Disney live-action and animated features.
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NewsFox crosses $3bn at global BO
Fox reached the milestone on July 15, one day before it became the first studio of the year to reach $2bn at the international box office. The studio crossed $1bn in North America on July 13.
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NewsMGM secures rights to I Am Pilgrim
MGM has obtained feature rights to Terry Hayes’ espionage thriller I Am Pilgrim.
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NewsWGA unveils awards timeline
The 2015 Writers Guild Awards will take place at simultaneous Los Angeles and New York ceremonies on February 14.
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NewsSTUDIO returns to TIFF
Top brass at the Toronto International Film Festival have announced the return of the year-round professional development programme.
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NewsGone Girl to open NYFF
The world premiere of David Fincher’s thriller starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike will open the New York Film festival on September 26.
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CommentMax Steel shows his mettle
The people behind Dolphin Films’ live-action adaptation of the Mattel property have released latest photos from the production as the stars and director prepare to descend on Comic-Con
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NewsDistribution: Corpus, River, Style find US homes
Breaking Glass Pictures has picked up the documentary Corpus Christi: Playing Wnith Redemption.
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NewsDogfish launches second accelerator
US producer Dogfish has launched the second cycle of Dogfish Accelerator offering networking support and $10,000 in financing and business development to film-makers and all content creators.
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NewsLionsgate, Village Roadshow extend pact
The parties have extended their multi-year output agreement in Australia.
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NewsFocus goes for gold with Race
Jason Sudeikis has joined Jeremy Irons and Stephan James in the true story of the Olympic legend. Focus acquired US rights in a deal with world sales agent Mister Smith Entertainment.
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NewsTime Warner rejects Murdoch bid
An $80bn initial offer by 21st Century Fox for Time Warner has been turned down, sending Big Media shares to historic highs.
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NewsDoug Belgrad earns SPE stripes
Columbia Pictures president Doug Belgrad has been promoted to president of the Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) motion picture group.