All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 824
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NewsBrosnan, Alba join Englishman
The Solution Entertainment Group will kick off sales in Cannes on Southpaw Entertainment, Irish Dreamtime and Envision Entertainment’s How To Make Love Like An Englishman to star Pierce Brosnan and Jessica Alba.
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NewsHawk Koch in Chapman honour
Academy president will receive an honourary doctor of arts degree from Chapman University on May 18 at the commencement ceremony of Chapman’s Dodge College Of Film And Media Arts.
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NewsViva acquires Top Cat movie
Victor Elizalde’s distributor has acquired all US rights to the Mexican production Top Cat: The Movie based on the 1960s cartoon character of the same name.
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NewsMan Of Steel heads to LAFF
The Los Angeles Film Festival updates the programming list on Wednesday [8], announcing that Zack Snyder’s upcoming summer release Man Of Steel would screen prior to the festival on Jun 12. Warner Bros release the film on Jun 14.
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NewsIM3 reaches $741m global
Disney’s daily update on Wednesday [8] reported that Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 added approximately $30m worldwide on Tuesday to stand at $740.7m.
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NewsLightning boards five for Cannes
The Santa Monica-based sales, production and distribution company has unveiled a fresh roster for the Croisette including supernatural thriller The Occupants and Cavemen starring Skylar Astin from Pitch Perfect.
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NewsJurassic Park 4 release delayed
Universal issued a press release on Wednesday [8] saying it was rescheduling Jurassic Park 4, which had originally been set for release on Jun 13, 2014.
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NewsBlum launches sales unit
Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions announced on Wednesday [8] it has formed Blumhouse International and struck a worldwide distribution and servicing deal with IM Global that kicks off in Cannes with Sinister 2 and Stretch
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NewsCronenberg’s Maps adds cast
Mia Wasikowska, Olivia Williams and newcomer Evan Bird have joined the upcoming thriller Maps To The Stars from eOne and Martin Katz’s Prospero Pictures.
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NewsTIFF sets sights on Athens
Toronto International Film Festival artistic director Cameron Bailey and international programmer Dimitri Eipides announced on Wednesday [8] that the Greek capital will be the focus of the 2013 City To City programme.
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NewsRiver, Kill Team win at SFIFF
Top brass at the 56th San Francisco International Film Festival handed out their juried Golden Gate awards, New Directors Prize and FIPRESCI Prize and more than $70,000 in awards on Wednesday night [8].
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NewsEpic to tackle Messi biopic
Co-founders Patrick Ewald and Shaked Berenson have acquired all rights to the book MESSI: The Inside Story Of The Boy Who Became A Legend by European sports journalist Luca Caioli.
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NewsRaven Banner acquires Cinco De Mayo
The Toronto-based sales and distribution company has picked up international rights to Rafa Lara’s historical epic Cinco De Mayo: The Battle and will commence sales in Cannes.
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Lovelace to open PIFF
The Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) will open on Jun 19 with Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s Lovelace and close four days later with Francesca Gregorini’s Emanuel And The Truth About Fishes.
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NewsVertical Entertainment distributor launches
The full-service content marketing and distribution company will focus on studio quality films and supply all North American platforms.
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NewsIM3 soars past $700m global
The Marvel Studios blockbuster merited a mention by Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger in Tuesday’s [7] earnings call and has reached $711.3m worldwide and $525.8m internationally.
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NewsMundial to sell Libertador
IM Global and Canana’s joint sales venture will introduce buyers in Cannes to the Simón Bolívar epic starring Edgar Ramírez, which the parties claim to be the biggest Latin American production yet.
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NewsKeanu Reeves to star in John Wick
EXCLUSIVE: A resurgent Keanu Reeves will star in Thunder Road’s revenge action tale, which Lionsgate will introduce to buyers next week as one of the hot titles on the Croisette. CAA represents US rights.
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NewsAnchor Bay, CineTel to release Grave 2
Anchor Bay Films and CineTel Films have earmarked an autumn release for I Spit On Your Grave 2, which wrapped production late last year.
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NewsFilmNation closes $50m financing
The investment follows last year’s mighty 2012 when films licensed by the New York-based company generated $420m at the international box office.