All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 895
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Darrell Roodt to direct found footage tale Safari
Production is scheduled to commence in South Africa on Oct 15.
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NewsRon Perlman joins Octane remake Angry Little God
Daniel Stamm’s remake of the Thai horror film 13: Game Of Death has a new title and is ready to go into production on Tuesday (Oct 9). IM Global’s Octane genre division handles international sales and produces and finances. Dimension holds US rights.
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Arclight Films boards The Man Who Shook The Hand Of Vicente Fernandez
Ernest Borgnine’s final film is a coming-of-age comedy in the vein of Grumpy Old Men that centres on a has-been actor who dreams of becoming a Western movie cowboy.
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TLA Releasing signs strategic deal with Taiwan’s G’Day Entertainment
The first titles under the distribution and co-production partnership are the comedy Spork, rom-com The Love Patient, drama The One and Longhorns.
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Universal, Focus set Fifty Shades screenwriter
Kelly Marcel will adapt E L James’ erotic bestseller Fifty Shades Of Grey.
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Echo Bridge plans Moomins holiday release
The distributor has acquired Finnish transmedia property Moomins & Midsummer Madness for the US for all rights excluding broadcast. Beverly Hills-based sales agent House Of Film represents rights and is spearheading a global awareness campaign on behalf of the property owners.
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Luther Anderson scoops $50,000 Louisiana Film Prize Festival Weekend
Thomas Woodruff’s short film The Legend Of Luther Anderson beat out 19 other finalists at the weekend to win the inaugural high-value award.
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NewsMoviepilot names two senior hires
The film discovery platform has brought on Amy Elkins for the newly created role of evp of strategy and advertising and Amy Smith as its first US director of advertising.
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NewsMel Brooks to receive AFI lifetime honour
The veteran comedian and filmmaker [pictured] will collect the 41st AFI Life Achievement Award in Los Angeles on June 6.
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NewsBrian Goldsmith named co-COO of Lionsgate
Goldsmith [pictured] joins co-COO Steve Beeks and will report to CEO Jon Feltheimer on corporate management issues and continue to work closely with vice chairman Michael Burns and general counsel Wayne Levin on merger and acquisitions activities and capital structure.
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NewsTaken 2 restores faith in North American box office
EuropaCorp’s thriller starring Liam Neeson as the protective family man with a very particular set of skills stormed to the top on an estimated $50m through Fox in what EuropaCorp sources called the biggest launch of a French film at the US box office.
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NewsEuropaCorp’s Taken 2 rules international on $55.2m
UPDATE: The Liam Neeson thriller sequel ran away with the weekend box office, earning an estimated $39.2m though Fox International and the remainder through producer-financier EuropaCorp.
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NewsChristian Bale reunites with David O Russell on untitled project
The Oscar winning star of The Fighter will join Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner and Amy Adams on the ensemble drama.
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NewseOne acquires Twice Born for North America
Sergio Castellitto’s film premiered in Toronto last month and went on to receive a strong reception in San Sebastian.
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NewsFox Int'l unleashes Taken 2 in 25-plus territories
Liam Neeson and his very particular set of skills are back and audiences in the UK, Australia and China will be among those who can watch EuropaCorp’s thriller day-and-date with North American filmgoers.
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NewsProducers set Nov 19 Canada shoot for Reasonable Doubt
Samuel Jackson and Dominic Cooper will star in the thriller, formerly known as The Good Samaritan. Voltage Pictures represents international rights.
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NewsDistribution round-up: Cinedigm takes Dead Man’s Burden
Jared Moshe’s western [pictured] premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival and will open in North America in 2013 in theatres followed by VoD, digital and DVD. FilmBuff will release Ex-Girlfriend, Magic Stone and Brainstorm are on board The American Scream and Kino Lorber has signed a distribution deal with ...
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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.