All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 709
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NewsMaleficent rules int’l on $48m
UPDATED JUNE 23: Powered by a number one Chinese debut, Disney’s fantasy tale came in higher than estimates on $47.9m to edge out DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon 2 on $43.2m, according to weekend estimates.
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NewsMan Too edges out Street on $30m
Screen Gems’ comedy Think Like A Man Too opened on $30m to finish approximately $1m ahead of Sony stablemate 22 Jump Street, which powered past $100m in its second weekend.
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NewsRian Johnson in Star Wars talks
Screen has confirmed that the director of Looper is in discussions with Lucasfilm to direct Episode VIII and write a treatment for Episode IX of the Star Wars series.
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NewsParamount, Pathé date Selma
Paramount Pictures and Pathé have set a December 25 limited release on Ava DuVernay’s Civil Rights drama and potential awards contender. Separately, Open Road has picked up what is being described as the inspirational drama Little Boy.
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NewsSaban Films, Roadside saddle up on Homesman
Haim Saban’s nascent distributor led by Bill Bromiley has struck up a one-off partnership with Roadside Attractions on Cannes competition entry The Homesman as the parties plot an awards run.
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NewsFox joins DreamWorks Spielberg thriller
Fox and DreamWorks are to reunite following a rewarding collaboration on Lincoln.
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NewsDragon 2 sniffs int’l domination
DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon 2 unloads the biggest wave of releases this weekend but China could upset the applecart yet again with Godzilla entering its second weekend and a debut for Maleficent.
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NewsCinedigm, Dove launch OTT service
Cinedigm Corp has announced its latest push into the world of OTT, teaming up with the Dove Foundation on a family-friendly channel.
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NewsPelagius, Xing Xing line up Smart
Beijing-based Xing Xing Digital and Los Angeles production company Pelagius Entertainment are to partner on the feature animation Smart.
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NewsWithoutabox co-founders form rights tracker service
Withoutabox co-founders David Straus, Joe Neulight and Fred Kramer have launched Los Angeles-based Critical Mass Studios.
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NewsReno, Dog, prevail at LAFF
Top brass at the Los Angeles Film Festival unveiled the winners of jury and audience awards as the festival came to a close.
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NewsInternet’s Own Boy, Fishing land bespoke releases
Fishing Without Nets and The Internet’s Own Boy are the subject of innovative strategies that underline the changing face of distribution.
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NewsRelativity IPO in ‘12-18 months’
Long-time speculation over whether Ryan Kavanaugh would take his company public came into slightly sharper focus on Thursday (19) as the CEO said he anticipated doing so within the next 12-18 months.
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FeaturesAnonymous Content: dramatic leanings
Ahead of Karlovy Vary’s tribute to Anonymous Content, CEO Steve Golin tells Jeremy Kay about how his company is finding its niche as talent continues to migrate from film to television drama.
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NewsUni puts Bourne pic back to 2016
Universal Pictures announced on Wednesday (18) that it had moved Untitled Next Bourne Chapter from its August 14 2015 slot.
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NewsTelluride announces guest directors
Husband-and-wife team Guy Maddin and Kim Morgan will take the hot seats at the 41st annual event, set to run in Colorado from August 29-September 1.
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NewsNielsen, Fonda join The Runner
Connie Nielsen, Peter Fonda, Bryan Batt and Wendell Pierce have joined Nicolas Cage and Sarah Paulson on Paper Street Films and Back Lot Pictures’ The Runner. Separately, it emerged on Wednesday that production on Sicario will take place at Albuquerque Studios.
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NewsCanton, Graphic India find Sadhu writer
Mark Canton and comic publisher Graphic India have hired Mukunda Michael Dewil to adapt the Indian superhero comic book series The Sadhu for the big screen.
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NewsHughes earns Lionsgate digital stripes
Thomas Hughes has been promoted to evp of worldwide digital distribution at Lionsgate.