All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 801

  • John Travolta
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    The Forger lands John Travolta

    2013-05-07T02:04:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Code Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group are understood to be co-financing the art heist project that the latter will bring to the Cannes market.

  • CHARTIER_Nicolas
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    Voltage to launch Cabin Fever reboot

    2013-05-07T01:42:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Nicolas Chartier’s financing, production and sales outfit will present the world premiere screening and kick off sales in Cannes on Cabin Fever: Patient Zero, the first in an anticipated reboot of the horror franchise.

  • Pierce Brosnan
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    Brosnan to play Louis XIV

    2013-05-07T00:25:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Good Universe is handling international sales on Pandemonium’s The Moon And The Sun starring Pierce Brosnan and will introduce to buyers in Cannes.

  • Star Wars
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    Disney, EA sign Star Wars deal

    2013-05-06T23:17:00Z

    The Walt Disney Company and Electronic Arts have announced a multi-year exclusive licensing agreement to develop and publish globally new games based on Star Wars characters and storylines.

  • News

    The Works to sell Teenage

    2013-05-06T23:12:00Z

    Cinereach, the not-for-profit production company and foundation, announced on MOnday [6] that The Works International has acquired sales rights to Matt Wolf’s documentary.

  • Vin Diesel
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    Witch Hunter heads to Cannes

    2013-05-06T22:43:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: As Cannes slates continue to come together with a week to go before the market kicks off on the Croisette, Lionsgate International has confirmed it will commence pre-sales on The Last Witch Hunter.

  • Dorothy
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    HPI off to Cannes with Dorothy

    2013-05-06T22:15:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Hyde Park International (HPI) has acquired international rights to Will Finn and Daniel St Pierre’s 3D animation Legends Of Oz: Dorothy’s Return.

  • Reese Witherspoon
    News

    Good Universe finds Three Little Words

    2013-05-06T21:06:00Z

    James Mangold will reunite with Reese Witherspoon on the drama following Witherspoon’s Oscar-winning turn in Walk The Line. Good Universe will introduce to buyers in Cannes.

  • Tom Ortenberg
    News

    Open Road, XLrator strike pact

    2013-05-06T19:44:00Z

    Open Road Films CEO Tom Ortenberg said on Monday [6] the company had struck a deal to market and sell XLrator Media titles to pay-TV, free television outlets and select S-VOD carriers. 

  • Jackie Chan
    News

    Exclusive takes Skiptrace to Cannes

    2013-05-06T19:13:00Z

    The LA-based finance, production and sales company will produce and co-finance with China’s Talent International the action comedy starring Jackie Chan and Fan Bingbing.

  • Viking Woman And The Sea Serpent
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    Trio lines up AIP remakes

    2013-05-06T19:00:00Z

    Producer Lou Arkoff, filmmaker Jeff Katz and industry consultant and former agent Hal Sadoff will remake a series of American International Pictures (AIP) classics from the 1950s including She-Creature and Teenage Caveman.

  • Christopher Doyle
    News

    TIFF celebrates Chinese culture

    2013-05-06T18:36:00Z

    Christopher Doyle [pictured] will be one of the stars of TIFF Bell Lightbox’s A Century Of Chinese Cinema event, set to run in Toronto from Jun 5-Aug 11.

  • Daniel Wagner
    News

    Daniel Wagner forms BiFrost

    2013-05-06T18:09:00Z

    Beverly Hills-based BiFrost Pictures launches as a specialty financing and production company that aims to invest at “various levels” in four to six films a year budgeted up to $20m.

  • Arnon Milchan
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    Ischia to honour Milchan

    2013-05-06T13:38:00Z

    Arnon Milchan will receive the first Ischia Legend Award on Jul 20 during the 11th Annual Ischia Global Film & Music Fest in Naples.

  • Iron Man 3
    News

    IM3 bursts into US on $175.3m

    2013-05-05T20:13:00Z

    Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 arrived in North America amid a blaze of anticipation at the weekend and it did not disappoint, posting the second biggest debut of all time behind stablemate The Avengers.

  • Iron Man 3
    News

    IM3 soars past $500m int'l

    2013-05-05T18:47:00Z

    UPDATED MAY 6: An extraordinary $175.9m second international weekend for Iron Man 3 pushed Marvel Studios’ smash to $504.8m and $680.1m worldwide as Disney crossed the $1bn international mark in record time.

  • Oscar
    News

    Academy: new voting rules

    2013-05-04T04:28:00Z

    The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has amended its rules so that for the first time every voting member will automatically be eligible to vote in all 24 Oscar categories.

  • Clive Owen
    News

    Owen, Heigl to star in Survivor

    2013-05-04T00:04:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Clive Owen and Katherine Heigl will star in the latest hot project to fall into place in the run-up to Cannes. Nu Image will introduce to buyers on the Croisette.

  • Jonathan Deckter
    News

    IM Global trio extend contracts

    2013-05-03T21:30:00Z

    Senior executives Jonathan Deckter, Bonnie Voland and Tatyana Joffe have all signed new multi-year deals, founder and CEO Stuart Ford announced on Friday [3].

  • John Friedberg
    News

    QED Int’l promotes Friedberg

    2013-05-03T21:24:00Z

    John Friedberg has been named evp of international sales in the wake of Daniel Diamond’s segue into a production deal at the company.