All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 908
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Universal to release Iron Fists on Nov 2, 2012
Quentin Tarantino presents RZA’s feature directorial debut inspired by classic kung fu cinema. Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu star.
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Anne Archer boards Andrew Levitas debut feature Lullaby
Jessica Barden and Daniel Sunjata will also join previously announced Garrett Hedlund, Richard Jenkins Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Hudson, Terrence Howard and Amy Adams.
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NewsWalter Hill to remake What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Hill has signed a deal with the Aldrich Company to adapt the screenplay and direct.
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NewsPremature begins shooting in Atlanta for FilmNation, Icon
Icon has come aboard to co-finance the teen comedy with Filmnation. Alan Tudyk, Craig Roberts, Adam Riegler and Carlson Young have joined previously announced Katie Findlay and John Karna.
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NewsStudioCanal acquires RoboCop for select territories
The company has picked up the UK, Germany and France to MGM and Sony’s sci-fi reboot. José Padilha (pictured) directs.
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NewsSSFS to be lead investor in The Last Empress
Seven Stars Film Studios chairman Bruno Wu has lined up Jake Eberts to produce and Jeremy Thomas to act as consultant on the English-language China-US production.
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NewsLionsgate to split The Hunger Games finale into two
The studio confirmed on Tuesday (10) that it will turn The Hunger Games: Mockingjay into a two-parter, setting up a November 2015 series finale.
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NewsThe Film Arcade takes US rights to Simon & The Oaks
The recently launched distributor has added the Swedish hit to its initial slate and plans an Oct 12 platform release in New York and Los Angeles.
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JK Simmons among wave of new cast on jOBS
Kevin Dunn, Elden Henson, Lenny Jacobson, Giles Matthey, Ahna O’Reilly and Victor Rasuk have also joined the biopic. Shooting is underway in the Los Angeles area.
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Distribution round-up: Drafthouse strikes digital pact with Distrify
The deal connects consumers with content creators in a communal VoD platform and kicks off on Jul 27 with the comedy Klown, about an ill-fated Danish canoe trip.
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Legendary Entertainment finalises Nerdist buy
Nerdist Industries is a multi-platform genre and popular content content generator whose pipeline includes a website, YouTube channel, iTunes podcast and BBC America show.
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NewsCBS Films snaps up feature rights to Deus Ex
Roy Lee and Adrian Askarieh are attached to produce the adaptation of the smash video game with John P Middleton on board as executive producer.
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NewsSPWA gets into Agatha Christie business with Crooked House
Neil LaBute will direct from a screenplay he co-authored with Julian Fellowes (pictured) and Tim Rose Price. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired all North America and select territories from Ealing Metro International.
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NewsPhilip Seymour Hoffman cast in Catching Fire
The Oscar winner will play Plutarch Heavensbee, the enigmatic Head Gamemaker in the remaining episodes of Lionsgate’s dystopian young adult franchise The Hunger Games.
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NewsMichael De Luca, Dana Brunetti to produce Fifty Shades Of Grey
Rights holders Universal Pictures and Focus Features made the announcement n Monday (9).
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NewsThe Amazing Spider-Man takes $127m internationally
The Amazing Spider-Man grossed $126.8m in its second major session for a $200.2m running total, according to official numbers from Sony Pictures Releasing International issued on Monday (9).
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NewsSpider-Man dominates July Fourth, Buena Vista crosses $1bn
The superhero reboot grossed an estimated $65m through Sony Pictures and claimed $140m over the first six days in North America. Buena Vista became the first distributor to cross the $1bn threshold in 2012 in an industry record 188 days.
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NewsSpidey spins $129.1m second international weekend
The Amazing Spider-Man ensnared global audiences on 18,400 screens in a total of 74 markets as a muscular second wave through Sony Pictures Releasing International boosted the early running total to $201.6m. The result combined with the six-day North American launch for a $341.6m global tally.
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NewsIFTA announces schedule for five-day AFM Conference
Topics for the second annual conference include finance, pitches, marketing, VoD and micro-budget. The AFM is set to take place in Santa Monica from Oct 31-Nov 7.
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NewsSony's Spider-Man weaves worldwide web of wonder
UPDATE: The arachnid has grossed $104m through Sony Pictures Releasing International and is poised to deliver a sophomore thump in more than 60 new territories day-and-date with North America this weekend.