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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 893
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John Cleese goes Hunting Elephants for Bleiberg, United King
The British comedian and actor will join Sasson Gabai and Moni Moshonov on the cast of Hunting Elephants, which Bleiberg Entertainment is co-funding with United King and selling in Cannes.
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NewsThe Solution boards Joel Edgerton thriller Felony
Joel Edgerton will star in the thriller Felony, which The Solution Entertainment Group is touting to international buyers here. Roadshow Films will distribute in Australia and New Zealand and CAA represents US rights.
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Gens joins Biehn, Aspect on three-film genre slate
French genre master Xavier Gens has come on board to produce the trio of films recently announced by Blanc/Biehn Productions and UK-based Aspect Film.
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NewsSPC takes North America on Love Is All You Need
Susanne Bier’s follow-up to the Oscar winning In A Better World stars Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm and Paprika Steen. SPC negotiated the deal with CAA on behalf of TrustNordisk.
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NewsCargo to handle sales on Hemingway & Fuentes
Financier-producer Edward Walson of Sunrider Productions, Andy Garcia and Cargo Entertainment CEO-managing partner Marina Grasic announced on Tuesday (15) that financing is place for the project. The Paradigm Motion Picture Finance Group arranged the financing and will represent domestic rights.
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NewsARC Entertainment takes US rights to Whole Lotta Sole
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor plans a day-and-date theatrical and VoD release this autumn after striking a low seven-figure deal with WME Global’s Deborah McIntosh and Graham Taylor.
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Music Box Films acquires North American rights to Starlet
Music Box has picked up all North American rights to Sean Baker’s drama Starlet following its premiere at SXSW and will release in the autumn.
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Samuel Goldwyn Films takes US rights to Grassroots
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired US rights to Stephen Gyllenhaal’s character-driven comedy Grassroots. Intandem represents international sales here in Cannes.
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SPWA takes multiple territories to Ends Of The Earth
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has acquired from IM Global distribution rights to German-speaking Europe, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Italy, Australia and New Zealand, Latin America and South Africa.
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Steve Coogan joins Northern Soul as Little Film kicks off sales
The British actor and comedian joins leads Elliot James Langridge and Josh Whitehouse in a story set against the wildly popular 1970s UK underground music scene of the title. The Little Film Company is introducing the project to buyers in Cannes this week.
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Media Content Capital takes stake in QED International
Bill Block has sold a portion of the company in an eight-figure deal that will enable him to grow the development, production and financing business and boost the agency side of his sales operation by paying minimum guarantees for more projects.
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Sony Pictures sets Aaron Sorkin to adapt Steve Jobs biography
The studio issued the timely press release late on Tuesday (15) as it emerged on the eve of Cannes that Inferno had picked up international sales rights to the rival project Jobs starring Ashton Kutcher.
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NewseOne promotes Lara Thompson to new filmed entertaiment role
Lara Thompson has been promoted to the newly created role of evp of filmed entertainment at Entertainment One, effective immediately.
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FeaturesClifford Werber
Clifford Werber of Fluent Entertainment talks about the company’s studio-aligned equity finance model for local-language films, and its new deal with Sony. Jeremy Kay reports.
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NewsKnightley in for Johansson on Exclusive's Song
EXCLUSIVE: Keira Knightley has replaced Scarlett Johansson on Can A Song Save Your Life? which Exclusive Media is financing, producing and selling in Cannes.
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Alliance Films pounces on Dead Man Down, Zero Dark Thirty
EXCLUSIVE: The company has swung into action on the eve of Cannes with pre-buys on two hot market titles.
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FilmDistrict acquires US rights to Intrepid horror Oculus
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Flanagan will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jeff Howard, based on Flanagan’s acclaimed short film of the same name. Focus Features International is handling sales on the rest of the world in Cannes.
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NewsWarner Bros crosses $1bn internationally for 12th consecutive year
The studio reached the mark in less than five months to beat its own speed record by 10 days.
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NewsWaterstone Entertainment finds Mantivities for Chris Pine
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh from the Star Trek 2 shoot, Chris Pine will jet into Cannes to meet with sales agents on the new comedy.
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NewsUPI takes territories on Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty
Universal Pictures International announced on Tuesday (15) its deal with Panorama Media for the UK, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Scandinavia, South Africa and Spain. The deal happened well before Cannes.