All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 861
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Francis Lawrence to direct Hunger Games 3 and 4
The filmmaker is currently directing Catching Fire and has signed a deal to reprise his role on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and 2.
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AKA and Bow Street Films form low-budget joint venture
AKA and Bow Street Films have merged to create a slate of sub-$3m films that Celluloid Nightmares will sell worldwide. First to go will be Parts Per Billion starring Frank Langella, Gena Rowlands, Rosario Dawson and Josh Hartnett.
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eOne takes multiple territories on Scorched Earth
VMI Worldwide announced on Thursday (Nov 1) that it licensed rights on the Sean Bean thriller prior to the market for the US, UK, France, Germany, Australia and Scandinavia.
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NewsMyriad talks up Wonderful Tonight with Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Seyfried
Kirk D’Amico’s Myriad Pictures will handle world sales on Castle Rock’s Wonderful Tonight to star Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Seyfried.
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NewsRoger Avary to direct Castle Wolfenstein film
Panorama Media and Samuel Hadida will partner on video game adaptation Castle Wolfenstein written and to be directed by Pulp Fiction screenwriter Roger Avary.
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NewsSimon West to direct Heat remake for SJ Pictures
Jason Statham will play the Burt Reynolds character from the original. Sierra/Affinity commenced pre-sales in earlier this year in Berlin.
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NewsColumbia Pictures acquires US rights to Foxcatcher
The studio has also come on board to co-finance with Annapurna Pictures chief Megan Ellison, whose Panorama Media is handling international sales on Bennett Miller’s Moneyball follow-up.
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Billy Ray to deliver Nicholl keynote at Academy
Billy Ray will deliver the keynote address at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships In Screenwriting ceremony on Nov 8 in Los Angeles.
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NewsForesight lines up Rob Reiner thriller You Belong To Me
EXCLUSIVE: Harrison Ford and Zac Efron (pictured) are in advanced negotiations to star in the psychological thriller backed by Foresight Unlimited that Rob Reiner will direct.
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Breakthrough to screen Tony Gitone, Summerhood at AFM
Toronto-based Breakthrough Entertainment arrives in Santa Monica with market premiere screenings for The Resurrection Of Tony Gitone, Summerhood and Please Kill Mr Know It All.
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NewsSplintered Thing sparks sales for Voltage Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: Voltage has closed key sales heading into AFM on its upcoming rom-com A Many Splintered Thing starring Chris Evans and Michelle Monaghan. McG is producing with Voltage chief Nicolas Chartier and production is set to begin in Los Angeles on Saturday (Nov 3).
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Ariane Fraser, Delphine Perrier launch Highland Film Group slate
EXCLUSIVE: Ariane Fraser’s Highland Film Group and Delphine Perrier’s production and sales company Stonebrook International have joined forces as Highland Film Group and arrive at the AFM with a bumper sales slate led by teen assassin thriller Barely Lethal from producer Brett Ratner.
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Radiant Films Int'l warms to Decoding Annie Parker
EXCLUSIVE: President and CEO Mimi Steinbauer will handle sales and debut footage at AFM on the drama starring Samantha Morton and Helen Hunt.
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FeaturesBuying American
The enduring strength of the independent sector will be a source of comfort at a time when genuine star-driven projects are thin on the ground. Jeremy Kay reports
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FeaturesChris McGurk
The chairman and CEO of Cinedigm Entertainment Group tells Jeremy Kay about helping exhibitors fill empty seats.
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NewsHyde Park International kicks off talks on The Wonder
Karl Urban, Willow Shields from The Hunger Games franchise and Taiwan’s Leehom Wang will star in the upcoming 3D family adventure.
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NewsJoe Carnahan to direct Stretch for IM Global, Blumhouse
EXCLUSIVE: IM Global has come on board to finance the action title starring Patrick Wilson (pictured), one of several new titles to emerge on the opening day of the market.
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Jennifer Garner joins Dallas Buyers Club
Voltage Pictures holds international rights and has begun talks with buyers at the AFM.
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No One Live goes to Anchor Bay for multiple territories
WWE Studios and Pathé produced and Ryuhei Kitamura directed the recent Toronto world premiere about a botched kidnapping.
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Grindstone picks up US on Dark Feed; Recreation to sell int'l
Grindstone Entertainment Group has acquired all US rights to writer-directors Michael Rasmussen and Shawn Rasmussen’s directorial debut horror feature. Ariel Veneziano’s Recreation Media will handle international sales.