All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 732
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NewsSPC acquires Polar Bear
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has finalised its deal for North American, German, UK, Scandinavian, Eastern European and Russian rights to Maya Forbes’ directorial debut Infinitely Polar Bear following the recent world premiere in Sundance.
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NewsExclusive lines up Ezekiel Moss
EXCLUSIVE: The latest hot property to drop into the Berlin market will star Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams, both of whom have drawn heat during awards season.
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NewsMyriad boards Barney Thomson
Robert Carlyle’s EFM-bound feature directorial debut The Long Midnight Of Barney Thomson to star Emma Thompson and Ray Winstone.
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NewsJackie Collins, Amber to adapt novel
The bestselling author and her Chances Inc has teamed with Amber Entertainment to adapt her forthcoming novel Confessions Of A Wild Child.
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NewsJessica Alba to star in The Wright Girls
Highland Film Group will introduce the Atlas Independent project to buyers at the EFM next week.
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NewsIrons, Eisenberg join Superman-Batman
Jeremy Irons has been cast as Alfred in Warner Bros’ untitled superhero mash-up.
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NewsCinemaCon honour for Craig Dehmel
Fox International svp of sales and strategic planning Craig Dehmel will receive CinemaCon’s Passepartout Award at the International Day Luncheon in Las Vegas on March 24.
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NewsWolf crosses $130m international
BOX OFFICE: Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio head into the weekend eying a third consecutive period of international domination with The Wolf Of Wall Street perched on $231.2m worldwide.
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NewsThe Solution boards Saints
EXCLUSIVE: Production is underway in New York on Archer Gray Productions and Maven Pictures’ drama Ten Thousand Saints starring Ethan Hawke. The Solution Entertainment Group will kick off international sales in Berlin
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NewsQED’s Kasbah heats up
EFM: Bruce Willis, Kate Hudson, Danny McBride, Shia LaBeouf and Zooey Deschanel have joined Bill Murray in Venture Forth and Shangri-La Entertainment’s comedy Rock The Kasbah. QED International will represent the project at Berlin.
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NewsUni sets Tombstones release
A Walk Among The Tombstones will open on September 19. Exclusive Media co-financed with Cross Creek Pictures and handled international sales on the Liam Neeson thriller.
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NewsFortitude to sell Foster Wallace drama
Mark Manuel and Ted O’Neal’s Kilburn Media will fully finance fact-based drama The End Of The Tour to star Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg. Freshly minted Fortitude International will commence sales at the EFM.
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NewsNikki Reed joins Email
The actress will star in SPJ Enterprises, zgreen entertainment and Boku Films’ horror thriller. Highland Film Group handles world sales at the EFM.
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NewsKen Schapiro named MGM CSO
Schapiro joined MGM in 2011 as COO and becomes chief strategic officer.
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NewsXYZ Films sells Killers to Lionsgate UK
EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films is tearing through sales on the eve of EFM on its recent Japanese-Indonesian Park City world premiere from the Mo Brothers.
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NewsSXSW unveils 2014 line-up
Headliners strand includes first screenings of the upcoming Universal comedy Neighbors (pictured) starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron and Australian time-travel thriller Predestination with Ethan Hawke.
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NewsRebecca Hall joins Tumbledown
EFM: Sierra/Affinity will commence international sales in Berlin on Bron Studios’ rom-com.
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Canadian Academy names new members
CBC executive director of studio and unscripted content Jennifer Dettman and Shaw Media vp of original content Christine Shipton have joined the board of the Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television.
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FeaturesAmerican Hustle: the American way
The hustling started a year and a half before David O Russell’s American Hustle hit cinemas. Jeremy Kay speaks to the director and producers about the film’s high-speed, high-stakes production.
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NewsTelefilm Canada unveils Berlin list
The national support body announced on January 30 its Ten Canadians to Watch list.