All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 886
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NewsUniversal Pictures crosses $1bn in record time
Top brass announced on Monday (Aug 6) that it had reached the North American milestone three months faster than its previous studio record of Nov 7, set in 2008.
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NewsWarner Bros holds back 'unique' Gatsby for summer 2013
Baz Luhrmann’s film is out of this season’s awards race and must wait for the following year after studio chiefs decided its broad appeal was more suited to a summer release. The film was originally scheduled for a Dec 25 2012 launch.
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Magnet Releasing acquires all rights to Occupy Unmasked
Stephen K Bannon directed the Citizens United Productions documentary about the Occupy movement.
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NewsThe Dark Knight Rises stays top internationally on $67m
Warner Bros Pictures International’s crime saga was active in 58 markets over the weekend and has reached $378.4m.
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NewsDKR vanquishes Total Recall in US with $36m hold
The Dark Knight Rises had enough in the tank to retain top spot in its third weekend in North America as an estimated $36.4m session through Warner Bros propelled the running total to $354.6m.
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NewsSony Pictures Classics snaps up Venice-bound At Any Price
The distributor has acquired all North American and Eastern European rights excluding CIS and Russia to Ramin Bahrani’s drama ahead of its upcoming world premiere in Italy. Exclusive Media handles international sales.
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Magnet Releasing sets Nov 30 for Universal Soldier 4
John Hyams directs Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren alongside former Mixed Martial Arts star Scott Adkins.
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NewsMadagascar 3, DKR cross $300m internationally
UPDATE: The DreamWorks Animation / PPI family film and Warner Bros / Legendary Pictures crime saga have both reached the milestone heading into the weekend.
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NewsPreferred Ventures buys into digital distributor GoDigital
FreeCreditReport.com Founder and former Experian Interactive CEO Ed Ojdana and former Facebook chief privacy officer and founder of Kelly Investments Chris Kelly have acquired a majority stake in Logan Mulvey’s digital distributor.
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Copperheart, TF1 International, Telefim Canada back Wolves
Shooting is set to begin this autumn in Toronto on X-Men and Watchmen writer David Hayter’s directorial debut starring Lucas Till.
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Andrew Lauren Productions to finance The Spectacular Now
Production is underway in Athens, Georgia, on the project starring Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson and Kyle Chandler. The Exchange handles international sales.
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NewsCasting news: McConaughey joins Red Granite's Wolf
Matthew McConaughey has joined The Wolf Of Wall Street and will play an early mentor to the central character Jordan Belfort, to be played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
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NewsThe Exchange names Nat McCormick vp worldwide distribution
EXCLUSIVE: The young executive reunites with The Exchange founder Brian O’Shea after the pair worked together at Affinity International. He starts work on Aug 1 and most recently served at IM Global.
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NewsNorton Herrick joins 2 Guns as producer
Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg star and Baltasar Kormákur is currently shooting in New Orleans.
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Magnolia Home Entertainment, Phase 4 snap up Sushi Girl
The revenge thriller stars Mark Hamill and Tony Todd and received its international premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival on Jul 21.
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Dada Films picks up US rights to Excuse Me For Living
MJ Peckos and Steven Raphael’s distributor will release the rom-com on Oct 12 in theatres and VoD. Osiris Entertainment has acquired TV and DVD rights.
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NewsParamount, Facebook unite on Paranormal Activity 4 campaign
The partnership will allow fans of the upcoming horror franchise release to watch the film free in 25 cities around the world using Facebook’s Want It application. It also gives the studio a three-month start on building awareness through the viral platform of social media.
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Nancy Fishman Film Releasing acquires Six Million And One
Bay Area distributor Nancy K Fishman has picked up Israeli director David Fisher’s documentary Six Million And One, which recounts the filmmaker’s search for his father’s history during the Holocaust.
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NewsProducer Hawk Koch elected Academy president
UPDATE: Koch replaces the outgoing Tom Sherak who steps down after a three-year term. The board of governors cast their votes on Tuesday night (Jul 31) in Los Angeles. Koch will temporarily step down from his role as PGA president and Mark Gordon will continue as sole preisdent.
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Variance Films takes US rights to Head Games
Steve James’ documentary explores the subject of concussion in sports and will open on Sept 21 in select cities and expand into major markets through October.