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JK Simmons among wave of new cast on jOBS
Kevin Dunn, Elden Henson, Lenny Jacobson, Giles Matthey, Ahna O’Reilly and Victor Rasuk have also joined the biopic. Shooting is underway in the Los Angeles area.
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Distribution round-up: Drafthouse strikes digital pact with Distrify
The deal connects consumers with content creators in a communal VoD platform and kicks off on Jul 27 with the comedy Klown, about an ill-fated Danish canoe trip.
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Legendary Entertainment finalises Nerdist buy
Nerdist Industries is a multi-platform genre and popular content content generator whose pipeline includes a website, YouTube channel, iTunes podcast and BBC America show.
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NewsCBS Films snaps up feature rights to Deus Ex
Roy Lee and Adrian Askarieh are attached to produce the adaptation of the smash video game with John P Middleton on board as executive producer.
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NewsSPWA gets into Agatha Christie business with Crooked House
Neil LaBute will direct from a screenplay he co-authored with Julian Fellowes (pictured) and Tim Rose Price. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired all North America and select territories from Ealing Metro International.
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NewsPhilip Seymour Hoffman cast in Catching Fire
The Oscar winner will play Plutarch Heavensbee, the enigmatic Head Gamemaker in the remaining episodes of Lionsgate’s dystopian young adult franchise The Hunger Games.
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NewsMichael De Luca, Dana Brunetti to produce Fifty Shades Of Grey
Rights holders Universal Pictures and Focus Features made the announcement n Monday (9).
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NewsThe Amazing Spider-Man takes $127m internationally
The Amazing Spider-Man grossed $126.8m in its second major session for a $200.2m running total, according to official numbers from Sony Pictures Releasing International issued on Monday (9).
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NewsSpider-Man dominates July Fourth, Buena Vista crosses $1bn
The superhero reboot grossed an estimated $65m through Sony Pictures and claimed $140m over the first six days in North America. Buena Vista became the first distributor to cross the $1bn threshold in 2012 in an industry record 188 days.
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NewsSpidey spins $129.1m second international weekend
The Amazing Spider-Man ensnared global audiences on 18,400 screens in a total of 74 markets as a muscular second wave through Sony Pictures Releasing International boosted the early running total to $201.6m. The result combined with the six-day North American launch for a $341.6m global tally.
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NewsIFTA announces schedule for five-day AFM Conference
Topics for the second annual conference include finance, pitches, marketing, VoD and micro-budget. The AFM is set to take place in Santa Monica from Oct 31-Nov 7.
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NewsSony's Spider-Man weaves worldwide web of wonder
UPDATE: The arachnid has grossed $104m through Sony Pictures Releasing International and is poised to deliver a sophomore thump in more than 60 new territories day-and-date with North America this weekend.
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NewsLatvian project Hybrid Vigor seeks Kickstarter support
US filmmaker Brandon Fowler directs the horror film which began principal photography in March and has already completed major sequences on Lake Peipus in Estonia and several locations in Latvia.
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NewsDe Niro checks in to Tin Res’ action thriller Motel
John Cusack and Rebecca Da Costa are also on board the project to be set in the New Orleans area. Red Granite International is handling selling territories.
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NewsShangri-La Hotel Toronto Asian Film Summit set for Sept 10
Jackie Chan will attend as guest of honour, while MPAA chief Chris Dodd is among the first to confirm participation.
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Distribution round-up: The Babymakers, General Education
Millennium Entertainment has teamed up with Tugg on the upcoming release of its Jay Chandrasekhar comedy The Babymakers.
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NewsMaven Pictures lines up Rudolph Nureyev biopic
Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray have teamed up with Italian producer Davide Azzolini to bring to life Colum McCann’s novel Dancer based on the life of the Russian ballet icon.
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NewsFox Int’l confirms $80m weekend launch for Ice Age 4
By the final reckoning the opening session generated a couple of million dollars more than original estimates, the studio said on Monday (Jul 2).
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NewsTed scores biggest R-rated US comedy launch on $54.1m
Universal’s potty-mouthed cuddly toy harnessed enough of a following to knock The Hangover off its perch in the original R-rated comedy pantheon.
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NewsIce Age 4 red hot on $78m as Spider-Man spins $50m
Fox International’s animation juggernaut shows no sign of slowing up as the latest episode inspired a mighty launch despite opening on a smaller initial footprint than its predecessor. Sony’s Spidey reboot also debuted strongly in a relatively limited first wave.