All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 824
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NewsRelativity pacts with Tanweer, Feelgood
Relativity Media has closed two new international output deals with Tanweer in India and Feelgood in Greece.
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NewsTWC prepares Cannes sizzle
Harvey Weinstein will host his company’s annual sizzle reel presentation on Friday [17] at the Majestic Hotel on the Croisette.
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NewsGood Universe sets Departure
The LA-based company is fast-tracking production and has set Billy Ray to direct the sci-fi romance from his original story.
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NewsHoffman joins God's Pocket
Philip Seymour Hoffman will star in Park Pictures Features’ God’s Pocket from directorial first-timer John Slattery of Mad Men fame.
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NewsPelé scores on Croisette
There were more than a few star-struck smiles when Pelé took to the Croisette on Wednesday [15] to talk to Exclusive Media buyers about the upcoming self-titled biopic.
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NewsMyriad sets Scott for Guidance
Myriad Pictures and Depth Of Field, in association with Culmination Productions have cast Seann William Scott in the comedy Guidance.
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NewsWilliams, Edgerton enter Double Hour
Michelle Williams and Joel Edgerton will star in The Double Hour, a remake of Giuseppe Capotondi’s 2009 Italian film of the same name about two lovers who become embroiled in a robbery.
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NewsIM3 reaches $980.3m
Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 is on the verge of crossing $1bn after Disney executives reported on Wednesday [15] it had reached $980.3m worldwide.
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NewsCinedigm, Magnet strike pact
Cinedigm and Magnet Media Productions have signed a deal to distribute five features over the next three years using Cinedigm’s digital distribution and marketing capabilities.
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NewsPine, Ejiofor join Zachariah
Chris Pine, Amanda Seyfried and Chiwetel Ejiofor will star in Material Pictures and Zik Zak Filmworks’ Z For Zachariah. Lotus Entertainment launches sales in Cannes.
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NewsFIP takes slew of Culpa rights
Fox International Productions (FIP) has acquired distribution rights in the US, Latin America and Germany to Fred Cavayé’s thriller Mea Culpa.
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NewsKarpen named Focus co-CEO
Andrew Karpen has been promoted to co-CEO of Focus Features and signed a new contract, as has CEO James Schamus, who will continue to lead the company.
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NewsNantucket, Academy strike pact
The Nantucket Film Festival has sealed a partnership with The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences around the Ciné Institute of Haiti and the Nantucket Film Festival Teen Filmmaking programme.
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NewsJohansson joins Chef cast
Scarlett Johansson has joined the cast of Jon Favreau’s Chef, which Aldamisa International has introduced to buyers here.
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108 Media finds Camera Trap
108 Media has acquired worldwide sales for the found footage title Camera Trap and is showing footage in the market.
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NewsSPWA takes territories on Gold
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has acquired key territories on the Justin Timberlake starrer Spinning Gold, which Foresight Unlimited has introduced to buyers in Cannes.
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NewsBreslin to star in Octane's Peste
Abigail Breslin has landed the lead role in contagion thriller Peste based on Barbara Marshall’s Black List screenplay. IM Global’s Octane genre unit finances and launches sales in Cannes.
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Red Sea adds trio for Cannes
Roman Kopelevich’s ambitious LA-based Red Sea Media has added three titles to his sales slate for Cannes.
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NewsAmerica Video Films boards Middleton
Enrique Maya’s America Video Films will screen the Andy Garcia and Vera Farmiga rom-com Middleton. Anchor Bay Films plans to release in North America this year.
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NewsVisit boards Sur, Wait, Flex
EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Kampe’s Visit Films has added Michael Polish’s Big Sur, M Blash’s The Wait and dance documentary Flex is Kings to its Croisette line-up.