All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 905
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Good Universe promotes key executives
Audrey Chon is named vp of production, Meryl Emmerton becomes vp of physical production and Jeremy Needelman rises to vp of strategy, finance and accounting. Partners Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane made the announcement on Tuesday (24).
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Wolfe Video swoops on Love Free Or Die
Macky Alston’s Outfest entry earned a special jury prize at the festival’s closing ceremony in Los Angeles over the weekend.
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NewsLooper to open 2012 Toronto International Film Festival
Rian Johnson’s time-travel thriller will kick off a mouthwateringly strong line-up that includes world premieres for Cloud Atlas, Hyde Park On Hudson (pictured) and Great Expectations, plus latest work from Terrence Malick, Ben Affleck, Chuan Lu, Francois Ozon, Chen Kaige and Derek Cianfrance.
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NewsObituary: Frank Pierson, 1925-2012
The Oscar-winning screenwriter died of natural causes following a short illness on Monday (23) in Los Angeles. He was 87.
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NewsThe Dark Knight Rises opens in 17 markets on $88m
UPDATE: Christopher Nolan’s trilogy finale drew 13m admissions from approximately 7,173 screens. This was a dazzling result for the Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures property, although Warner Bros brass have been wise to steer clear of any note of triumphalism in light of Friday’s deadly cinema attack in Colorado.
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NewsBatman finale sets $160.9m 2D domestic launch record
UPDATE: The Dark Knight Rises opened on $160.9m according to results reported by Warner Bros on Monday (23), one day later than usual due to the tragedy at a midnight screening of the film in Colorado last Friday.
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NewsProduction underway on Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
Evolution Independent, Lagniappe and Paradox Entertainment’s thriller is filming in Shreveport, Louisiana, and stars Rooney Mara (pictured), Casey Affleck and Ben Foster.
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Cinedigm names Bob Fiorella evp, corporate chief strategy officer / entertainment
Fiorella will report to Cinedigm chairman and CEO Chris McGurk and COO Adam Mizel.
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Wayne Watkins to be first BAFTA LA sponsorship development head
The hire is part of the organisation’s expansion plans as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
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Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Prodns names key hires
Stacey Offman arrives at the New York-based company as vp of development and production while Dave Snyder is appointed vp of development.
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Jena Malone joins Catching Fire cast
The actress will play Johanna Mason in Lionsgate’s sequel to its global smash The Hunger Games.
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NewsDreamWorks Animation buys Classic Media
The $155m transaction brings properties such as Lassie and Casper under CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg’s control.
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NewsWeinsteins to receive PGA 2013 Milestone Award
Bob and Harvey Weinstein will collect the Producers Guild Of America’s highest honour at the organisation’s awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Jan 26, 2013.
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NewsJim Berney named head of studio at Digital Domain in Florida
Berney will oversee daily operations of Digital Domain Media Group’s (DDMG) Florida studio and joins from Sony Pictures Imageworks.
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NewsDark Knight Rises dominates in Australia, South Korea
UPDATE: By early Friday morning (20) the film had grossed $10.4m from nine countries through Warner Bros Pictures International including a $3.8m opening day in Australia from 628 screens. The numbers however will be overshadowed by the shooting tragedy at a screening in Colorado on Thursday night (see separate story.)
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NewsJason Spivak earns digital distribution stripes at SPHE
The executive is named evp of worldwide digital distribution at Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and will continue to lead transactional digital business activities.
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NewsDemarest, China’s E Stars board Reliance / IM Global’s Paranoia
Robert Luketic is set to start shooting the $40m thriller on Friday (20). Liam Hemsworth (pictured), Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford and Amber Heard star. Relativity Media holds US rights.
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NewsDrafthouse picks up Australian shocker Wake In Fright
Ted Kotcheff’s nightmarish tale of a stranded British teacher’s torment at the hands of an Outback gang played in selection in Cannes in 1971 before Martin Scorsese brought a restored version back to the Croisette in 2009.
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Tribeca Film acquires British found footage film Hollow
Michael Axelgaard’s film premiered at Fantasia Festival in 2011 and will open on Sept 19.
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Breck Eisner to direct Stretch Armstrong for Relativity
The action story based on the Hasbro property is earmarked for release in the US on Apr 11, 2014 and will open internationally through Relativity’s global network of distribution partners.