All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 901
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NewsWorld premiere of Life Of Pi to open NYFF
Ang Lee’s eagerly awaited 3D adaptation of the celebrated Yann Martel novel will kick off the 50th anniversary event on Sept 28.
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NewsDKR rules international BO with $34.2m haul
Warner Bros Pictures International reported that Christopher Nolan’s Batman epic stayed top for the fourth consecutive weekend as the running total climbed to $445.3m. The worldwide tally stands at $835.4m.
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NewsBourne Legacy leads US box office on $40.3m for Universal
Universal’s fourth entry in the Jason Bourne franchise debuted solidly despite the absence of Matt Damon. Strong enough to depose The Dark Knight Rises, the film’s less familiar lead meant it could not however top the opening weekends of its two immediate predecessors in the franchise.
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NewsDKR crosses $400m for Warner Bros Pictures International
Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises stands at $407.2m heading into the weekend as Sony’s Total Recall gets a big push outside North America.
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IFC Films acquires US rights to Knife Fight
Bill Guttentag’s timely political drama in this US election year premiered at Tribeca and stars Rob Lowe, Jaime Chung, Julie Bowen, Richard Schiff, Saffron Burrows, Jennifer Morrison, David Harbour, Eric McCormack and Carrie-Anne Moss.
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NewsGrey Rembert named production president at Kennedy/Marshall Company
Rembert started her carer with Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall at Amblin Entertainment. Marshall now becomes sole head of the reorganised Kennedy/Marshall Company.
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NewsMystery thriller Flight to close 50th New York Film Festival
The world premiere of Robert Zemeckis’s return to live-action filmmaking will be the first chance awards watchers get to see Paramount’s contender before it opens on Nov 2.
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An Unkindness Of Ravens starts shooting in Idaho
The dark comedy stars Amy Smart and Joshua Leonard, Will McCormack. Randy Redroad and Russell Friedenberg co-direct from Friedenberg’s screenplay.
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NewsGrant Anderson to run Sony 3D Technology Center
The new executive director of the industry tech consultancy in Culver City in Los Angeles is an expert in the field who has worked as producer, effects supervisor and digital artist.
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers on board Mortal Instruments
Constantin confirmed the casting on Thursday (9) and said the actor would play Valentine Morgenstern. David Garrett’s Mister Smith handles international sales and Screen Gems is scheduled to release in the US on Aug 23 2013.
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HFPA announces more than $1.2m in grants
The money was pledged at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) annual luncheon on Thursday (9) in Beverly Hills.
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NewsTed Hope named SFFS executive director
The veteran producer is the first full-time appointment to the prestigious role at the San Francisco Film Society since the death of Bingham Ray in January.
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NewsIce Age 4 poised to cross $600m internationally
Fox International and Blue Sky Studios’ animation behemoth was expected to reach the milestone on Wednesday (8).
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Catching Fire casting update: Alan Ritchson
UPDATE: Ritchson will play career tribute Gloss in the Hunger Games sequel.
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Principal photography underway on Luc Besson’s Malavita
Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Tommy Lee Jones are among the cast on EuropaCorp and Relativity’s action comedy.
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NewsInch'Allah, Blackbird, Krivina among TIFF Canadian line-up
Toronto International Film Festival organisers also unveiled the Canadian short film line-up, industry events and four TIFF Rising Stars on Wednesday (8).
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NewsThe Cinema Guild takes US rights to Night Across The Street
Raúl Ruiz’s final film La Noche De Enfrente will open in theatres in early 2013 following its premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight earlier this summer.
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NewsAtom Egoyan brings Ryan Reynolds to Queen Of The Night
Production on Toronto-based Ego Film Arts and The Film Farm’s psychological thriller is scheduled to commence in February 2013 in southern Ontario, Canada. eOne holds Canadian rights and will handle international sales.
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IFC Midnight opens The Jeffrey Dahmer Files
The distributor has acquired North American and UK rights to Chris James Thompson’s documentary about the Milwaukee serial killer.
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NewsJoss Whedon to write, direct The Avengers 2
The unsurprising announcement came during Disney’s earnings call on Tuesday (7), ending speculation following Whedon’s non-committal stance during the recent Comic-Con.