All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 765
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NewsLegendary acquires Reminiscence
Legendary Pictures has paid low seven figures for the sci-fi thriller spec script by Lisa Joy.
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NewsCrowe joins Voltage’s Fathers
Voltage Films has cast Oscar winner Russell Crowe in the lead of Gabriele Muccino’s upcoming love story Fathers And Daughters, igniting what is sure to become one of the must-have titles of the AFM.
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NewsGravity adds $28.5m to rule int'l
UPDATED: Gravity stayed top of the international arena as a confirmed $28.5m from close to 3.4m admissions on more than 5,785 screens in 38 markets propelled the early tally to $68.3m after two weekends.
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NewsGravity stays aloft on $44.3m
Audience demand kept Warner Bros’ all-categories Oscar contender at the top of the North American charts as an estimated $44.3m in the second session boosted the running total to $123.4m.
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NewsLAFCA to honour Richard Lester
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association has selected to honour the director with its 2014 Career Achievement Award.
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NewsCharlie Hunnam exits Fifty Shades
Charlie Hunnam, the star of cable TV smash Sons Of Anarchy and last summer’s international hit Pacific Rim, has pulled out of Universal and Focus Features’ Fifty Shades Of Grey due to work commitments.
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NewsGravity, Riddick in battle of Brazil
Warner Bros Pictures International’s space thriller had reached $39.4m by Thursday (October 10) and is expected to cross $50m by the end of the weekend with 10 new markets set to open.
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Spotlight picks up Authors
Spotlight Pictures will introduce AFM buyers to the rom-com Authors Anonymous starring Kaley Cuoco from The Big Bang Theory alongside Chris Klein, Teri Polo and the late Dennis Farina in one of his final roles.
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NewsButterfly Children wins Slamdance honours
Melanie Schiele’s Butterfly Children has won the $50,000 Slamdance 2013 Writing Competition grand prize and $10,000 in cash presented by JuntoBox Films.
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NewsRadio Caroline starts shoot
Production has begun on SpeakEasy Films’ Radio Caroline documentary about the 1960s rebel broadcaster that set up offshore in defiance of the UK government’s radio monopoly.
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NewsEight doc shorts on Oscars shortlist
Voters from the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences documentary branch have narrowed the field of 40 submissions.
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FeaturesRoger Hill, Flying Paper
In their film Flying Paper, political documentarian Roger Hill and co-director Nitin Sawhney travelled to the Kite Festival in Gaza in summer 2010 to shoot a world record kite-flying attempt.
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NewsOutfest to honour Daniels
Lee Daniels will receive the Visionary Award at Outfest’s 9th annual Legacy Awards on November 21 in Los Angeles.
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NewsTed Hope to leave SFFS
Ted Hope is stepping down after 14 months as executive director of the San Francisco Film Society (SFFS) in the latest personnel blow to befall the organisation after announcing that his passion is “more entrepreneurial.”
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NewsSpygirl, Causeway feast on Flesh
Fledgling New York-based Spygirl Pictures has signed a co-production deal with Northern Ireland’s Causeway Pictures to make Flesh Feast Of The Devil Doll.
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NewsLakeshore launches into TV
Lakeshore Entertainment has announbced during MIPCOM it is moving into television and has appointed Chad Hoffman to run the new division.
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NewsIFC finds Lucky Them
IFC Films has picked up US rights from Cinetic Media to the recent Toronto world premiere Lucky Them starring Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church and Oliver Platt. Separately, Distrib Films has acquired Just A Sigh while D Fims will release My Old Lady in Canada.
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NewsPGA to honour Bob Iger
The Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO will receive the 2014 Milestone Award at the 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on January 19, 2014.
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NewsRovio hires Angry Birds directors
Animation veterans Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis will direct Angry Birds, the upcoming 3D CG animated film based on Rovio’s bestselling app.
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NewsOrtenberg extends Open Road deal
Tom Ortenberg has extended his CEO contract at Open Road through 2018 ahead of this week’s release of Machete Kills.