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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 862
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NewsBrenton Thwaites signs on to Intrepid Pictures’ Oculus
The Australian actor [pictured] has been cast as the male lead alongside Karen Gillan, with Rory Cochrane also in the cast. Film District acquired US rights on the eve of Cannes and Focus Features International handles sales for the rest of the world.
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NewsInception Media Group sets US release for Four Assassins
The Will Yun Lee thriller will receive its North American premiere on Oct 19.
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NewsDaniel Day-Lewis to collect Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award
The star of Lincoln will collect the BAFTA LA honour at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Nov 7 on the eve of the film’s world premiere as the AFI FEST closing night screening.
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Film Armada to stream NYFF’s Views From The Avant-Garde
The roster of films will screen on the Film Armada site from Oct 9-14.
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FilmMatters film and lecture symposium returns to Dallas
The event will take place in Texas on Nov 3 and features panel discussions involving people from entertainment, non-profits and activists.
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Artsploitation Films to open maiden release Gandu
Raymond Murray’s young distributor will release the drama by Bengali filmmaker Q (aka Kaushik Mukherjee) on VoD and DVD on Dec 11.
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Bleiberg Entertainment takes worldwide sales on Under The Bed
Steven C Miller’s new film hails from the producing team behind festival horror hit V/H/S. Bleiberg will commence sales in MIPCOM through its Compound B label.
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Robert L Johnson buys Image, Acorn Media
The chairman of the RLJ Companies and founder of Black Entertainment Television announced the acquisition on Wednesday (3) and said shareholders from Image and Acorn had approved the transaction. The new company is called RLJ Entertainment.
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NewsGary Barber becomes sole MGM chairman and CEO
Roger Birnbaum announced on Wednesday (Oct 3) that he is stepping down from the joint leadership role at the studio to focus on producing.
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Focus Features unveils Africa First filmmakers
For the fifth consecutive year five directors have been selected for the initiative targeted at emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence. Each will receive $10,000.
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NewsShoreline Entertainment acquires worldwide rights to Sir Billi
Scotland’s first CGI animated feature boasts the vocal talents of Sean Connery in his first voice-over role.
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NewsParties drop Wolf Of Wall Street lawsuits
Red Granite Pictures and Alexandra Milchan have settled their legal dispute over the upcoming memoir adaptation and dismissed their respective lawsuits against each other.
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Distribution round-up: ARC goes on Family Weekend
ARC Entertainment has acquired domestic theatrical and home entertainment rights to Benjamin Epps’ comedy starring Kristin Chenoweth, Matthew Modine and Olesya Rulin.
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Production underway in Lake Tahoe on Last Weekend
Patricia Clarkson stars in the feature directorial debut from Tom Dolby and Tom Williams.
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Sundance Institute announces six projects for New Frontier Story Lab
The session will take place from Oct 21-16 at the Sundance Resort in Utah and will support projects that “use technology to deepen story and engage audiences.”
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Academy announces 2012 Nicholl Fellowship finallists
Nine individual screenwriters and one writing team have been selected for the competition. The Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee will now read and judge the screenplays and may award up to five of the $35,000 fellowships.
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Amazon Studios options horror novel Seed
Amazon’s original content arm has added Ania Ahlborn’s gothic tale to its development slate.
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FeaturesLooper: how an international independent came together
Screen’s US editor Jeremy Kay talks to director Rian Johnson, his producer Ram Bergman and producer/financier Jim Stern about how they packaged the film and how China’s DMG came on board.
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NewsEuropaCorp, Relativity sign Kevin Costner for McG thriller
The untitled project centres on a dying secret serviceman who undertakes a volatile drug trial that could extend his life and allow him to reconnect with his estranged family in exchange for one final mission.
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Unified Pictures, Savage Bunny, Bron Studios get Trust Me
William H Macy, Felicity Huffman, Sam Rockwell and Amanda Peet to star in dark comedy alongside writer-director Clark Gregg. UTA Independent Film Group represents domestic rights and Mimi Steinbauer’s Radiant Films International is handling foreign sales.