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All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 908
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NewsExclusive Media to play The Odds with John Lesher
The company is reuniting with its End Of Watch collaborator and has optioned all rights to Stewart O’Nan’s novel The Odds: A Love Story.
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NewsRedford’s new Sundance Productions lines up Watergate doc
Robert Redford and producing partner Laura Michalchyshyn’s venture will focus on television and multimedia content.
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NewsAmy Beecroft to head distribution at Solar Pictures
The executive most recently served as svp of international sales at FilmNation and has worked on such films as The King’s Speech, Sanctum, The Road and Rian Johnson’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Looper.
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NewsTitanic 3D prepares to set sail in global voyage
International preview: All hands will be on deck at Fox International this weekend as the second biggest film of all-time returns in its new format, although there will be a couple of major obstacles to navigate.
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Bill Straus launches sales agency BGP in New York
The former New Line executive and producer kicks off his boutique domestic operation with the upcoming Tribeca premiere The Playroom starring John Hawkes.
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Deals round-up: Dark Castle, After Dark prepare action slate
Joel Silver’s Dark Castle Home Entertainment and Courtney Solomon’s After Dark Films will release an initial wave of five action films under the label After Dark Action.
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RLJ Acquisition buys Image Entertainment, Acorn Media Group
RLJ Companies chairman and Black Entertainment Television founder Robert L Johnson said the newly created RLJ Entertainment would become one of the largest independent digital and video content distributors in the world.
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Judy Davis to receive San Francisco honour
The actress will collect the 2012 Peter J Owens Award at the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival on Apr 26.
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NewsDwayne Johnson to receive CinemaCon action award
The star of the summer’s upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation will collect the CinemaCon Action Star Of Year Award in Las Vegas on Apr 23.
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NewsWrath towers over international arena on $78m launch
Warner Bros Pictures International’s fantasy action sequel Wrath Of The Titans plundered a healthy number from 60 markets and according to the distributor ranked number one in 46 countries.
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NewsHunger Games stays top on $61m, charges past $250m
Lionsgate’s cash cow has become the fastest non-sequel to cross $250m in the US and reached the milestone on its tenth day of release. New arrivals Wrath Of The Titans and Mirror Mirror had to settle for second and third places, respectively.
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SAG, AFTRA agree union merger in historic vote
Effective immediately, the new SAG-AFTRA becomes the largest union in the entertainment industry and will represent more than 150,000 actors, broadcasters, dancers, news writers and other media professionals.
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Recreation, Incentive Capital head to MIPTV with library deal
Ariel Veneziano’s LA-based Recreation and Salt Lake City-based Incentive Capital will kick off their new partnership by collaborating on international distribution on the 850-plus film and TV catalogue.
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NewsWarner Bros' Wrath looks to starve Lionsgate's Hunger
International preview: Warner Bros Pictures International’s fantasy action sequel Wrath Of The Titans will aim to seize the initiative this weekend from Lionsgate’s global smash The Hunger Games
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NewsMichael Lynton named CEO of Sony Corporation Of America
Nicole Seligman will become president, outgoing Sony Corp chairman and CEO Sir Howard Stringer and his successor Kazuo Hirai announced on Thursday (29).
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NewsCharlize Theron joins CinemaCon roll of honour
Theron will receive the CinemaCon Distinguished Decade Of Achievement in Film Award on Apr 26. She won the Oscar for Monster in 2004 and earned a Golden Globe nomination earlier this year for Young Adult.
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Mark Welton named president of IMAX Theatres
Welton most recently served as the company’s evp of corporate and digital development and theatre operations and will report to IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond.
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Screen Media takes North American rights to Shuffle
Kurt Kuenne’s thriller will receive its international premiere in Belgium next week. Screen Media plans a third quarter release.
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Zero Charisma comedy shoot on the runway
Shooting on the Magic Stone Productions and Shark Films project is set to begin on Apr 2 in Austin, Texas, after the filmmakers raised money through a crowd-funding campaign last spring and received a $5,000 grant from the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund.
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NewsOwen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis to star in You Are Here
Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner wrote and will make his feature directorial debut for Gilbert Films. Lionsgate is handling international sales.