All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 827
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NewsTimberlake to spin Gold for Foresight
Foresight Unlimited heads to Cannes with Spinning Gold, a biopic to star Justin Timberlake as the iconic 1970s music entrepreneur Neil Bogart. Timberlake will attend the market and host a buyers dinner.
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NewsMulroney joins JuntoBox’s Sacrifice
Dermot Mulroney has joined the crowdfunding platform’s first feature, currently shooting in Houston, Texas.
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NewsExchange plots Supremacy
Brian O’Shea and his sales team have added the Danny Glover thriller to its Cannes slate.
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NewsIM3 sets new China record
DMG said on Thursday [May 2] the official SARFT/CFG opening day number came to $18.7m or 117.5m RMB, which Disney said would rise to $21.5m including cinemas that have not reported. The film has crossed $300m internationally.
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NewsMyriad takes Life Partners to Cannes
Santa Monica-based Myriad Pictures has come on board to sell Life Partners starring Leighton Meester [pictured], Gillian Jacobs and Adam Brody.
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NewsMPAA promotes Bedingfield, Gantman
The Motion Picture Association Of America announced on Thursday [May 2] key changes to its communications team led by evp global communications Laura Nichols.
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NewsDigital maestro joins Universal
Peter Levinsohn will join the Universal Pictures leadership team as president and chief distribution officer.
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Academy names student finallists
Thirty-eight students from 17 US colleges and universities and nine students from international universities have made it to the final of the Academy’s Student Academy Awards.
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NewsWay, Way Back to close LAFF
Nat Faxon and Jim Rash’s hit Sundance comedy The Way, Way Back will close the Los Angeles Film Festival on Jun 23.
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News5 To 7 bulks up cast
Glenn Close, Frank Langella, Bérénice Marlohe, Lambert Wilson and Olivia Thirlby have joined Anton Yelchin on Mockingbird Pictures and Demarest Films’ 5 To 7, which The Solution Entertainment Group will be selling in Cannes.
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NewsUkraine on piracy watch list
The office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Wednesday [May 1] released its annual Special 301 report evaluating the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in US trading partners.
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NewsIron Man 3 climbs to $242.1m
Marvel Studios’ blockbuster season curtain raiser is on course to soar past $400m internationally and most likely will break the $500m worldwide barrier by the end of this weekend after Disney reported an estimated $24.3m haul on Tuesday.
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NewsFilmTrack signs key partners
EXCLUSIVE: The cloud-based content and rights management company has closed deals heading into Cannes with XYZ Films, LD Entertainment, uMedia and Pacific Northwest Pictures.
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NewsEdelstein launches Hooked Digital Media
The next-generation production company is committed to delivering storytelling through apps for tablet and mobile devices.
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NewsCohen acquires Mademoiselle C.
Cohen Media Group has acquired all US rights to Mademoiselle C. and plans to release in major markets this spring.
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NewsFirth, Stone set for Allen comedy
The producers of Woody Allen’s untitled new comedy confirmed on Tuesday [30] that the film will star Colin Firth and Emma Stone, as previously reported.
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News10 Canadians to watch at Cannes
Telefilm Canada has launched 10 Canadians To Watch At Cannes, a timely list of talent headed for the Croisette in May that includes eOne sales executive Charlotte Mickie.
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NewsCNN acquires Pandora’s Promise
The company has taken domestic television rights to Robert Stone’s Sundance premiere and will broadcast in the US in November ahead of a June theatrical release orchestrated by Richard Abramowitz.
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NewsBling Ring to close Seattle
Sofia Coppola’s film will receive its North American premiere at the 39th Seattle International Film Festival after it opens Un Certain Regard in Cannes.
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NewsLightning takes Gus to Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: The Santa Monica-based sales, production and distribution company has swooped on international sales rights to the SXSW entry starring Michelle Monaghan, Radha Mitchell and Michael Weston. ICM Partners is in the process of negotiating a US deal.