All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 844
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NewsStudioCanal, Silver to Escape
Silver Pictures has cut a deal with rights holder StudioCanal to produce a reboot of Escape From New York.
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NewsOpen Road to delay jOBS
The distributor has put back the US release date, previously scheduled for Apr 19.
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NewsSXSW: Magnet drawn to Milo
The distributor picked up North American rights to Jacob Vaughan’s comedy-horror following the premiere in Austin last weekend.
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NewsTFI Interactive announces roster
The Tribeca Film Institute has set Apr 20 for its second annual day of panels and keynote addresses covering multi-platform storytelling in the digital age.
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NewsSylvia George to head RLJ US unit
RLJ Entertainment has appointed Sylvia George president of its new US division.
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NewsJonas brother joins Careful
Pop star Nick Jonas has been cast as the lead in Careful What You Wish For, which Hyde Park International represents outside the US.
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NewsAmerican Pavilion to turn 25
The American Pavilion on Monday [18] announced presenting sponsors American Express and The Peninsula Hotels in honour of its 25th anniversary at this summer’s Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsCOLCOA adds docs to roster
The Sons Of Wind, Becoming Traviata and The Invisibles [pictured] round out the documentary section at the upcoming French showcase in Hollywood, set to run from Apr 15-22 at the DGA.
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NewsGrindstone prepares Christ Is Risen
Grindstone Pictures has acquired feature rights to Christ Recrucified from Nikos Kazantzakis, the author behind The Last Temptation Of Christ.
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Atmosphere gets Caught In The Act
Mark Canton’s Atmosphere Entertainment has acquired theatrical film rights to Steve Klayman’s original screenplay Caught In The Act.
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NewsAsa Butterfield in CinemaCon honour
The star of Hugo and upcoming lead in Ender’s Game will collect the CinemaCon Rising Star Of 2013 Award at a ceremony in Las Vegas on Apr 18.
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NewsOz keeps US under its spell
A decent hold session allowed Buena Vista’s Oz retain its grip on the North American box office thanks to an estimated $42.2m haul that boosted the running total to $145m after two weekends.
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NewsOz conjures $47m int'l
UPDATED: Disney’s Oz The Great And Powerful held on to top berth as an estimated $46.6m weekend propelled the early tally to $136.8m. Meanwhile, Die Hard 5 crossed $200m and Hansel And Gretel reached $150m.
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NewsShort Term 12 wows SXSW audience
Destin Daniel Cretton’s winner of the narrative feature competition grand jury prize has added the audience award to the trophy cabinet.
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NewsTheo James to star in Divergent
Lionsgate-owned Summit Entertainment announced the casting on Friday [15], signalling a potential break-out role for the British actor from The Inbetweeners Movie and Underworld: Awakening.
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NewsOz eyes $100m int'l milestone
Oz The Great And Powerful will surge past the $100m international mark this weekend and is expected to hold on to pole position without much trouble.
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NewsRoberto Girault readies Trees shoot
EXCLUSIVE: El Estudiante director Roberto Girault has lined up Trees Die Standing (Los Arboles Mueren De Pie) for an April shoot in Mexico for local production companies Travere Films and Halo Studio.
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NewsTrevorrow to direct Jurassic Park 4
The director of Sundance 2012 hit Safety Not Guaraneteed has signed on for Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment.
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NewsCinemaCon to honour Chris Pine
The Star Trek actor will receive the CinemaCon Male Star Of The Year Award in Las Vegas on Apr 18.
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Arc promotes Kallan Kagan
The executive has been promoted to president and chief creative officer at Toronto-based Arc Productions.