All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 909
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NewsLatvian project Hybrid Vigor seeks Kickstarter support
US filmmaker Brandon Fowler directs the horror film which began principal photography in March and has already completed major sequences on Lake Peipus in Estonia and several locations in Latvia.
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NewsDe Niro checks in to Tin Res’ action thriller Motel
John Cusack and Rebecca Da Costa are also on board the project to be set in the New Orleans area. Red Granite International is handling selling territories.
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NewsShangri-La Hotel Toronto Asian Film Summit set for Sept 10
Jackie Chan will attend as guest of honour, while MPAA chief Chris Dodd is among the first to confirm participation.
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Distribution round-up: The Babymakers, General Education
Millennium Entertainment has teamed up with Tugg on the upcoming release of its Jay Chandrasekhar comedy The Babymakers.
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NewsMaven Pictures lines up Rudolph Nureyev biopic
Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray have teamed up with Italian producer Davide Azzolini to bring to life Colum McCann’s novel Dancer based on the life of the Russian ballet icon.
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NewsFox Int’l confirms $80m weekend launch for Ice Age 4
By the final reckoning the opening session generated a couple of million dollars more than original estimates, the studio said on Monday (Jul 2).
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NewsTed scores biggest R-rated US comedy launch on $54.1m
Universal’s potty-mouthed cuddly toy harnessed enough of a following to knock The Hangover off its perch in the original R-rated comedy pantheon.
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NewsIce Age 4 red hot on $78m as Spider-Man spins $50m
Fox International’s animation juggernaut shows no sign of slowing up as the latest episode inspired a mighty launch despite opening on a smaller initial footprint than its predecessor. Sony’s Spidey reboot also debuted strongly in a relatively limited first wave.
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NewsIce Age 4 builds on muscular starts in France, Australia
UPDATE: As of Friday Fox International’s follow-up to the behemoth that is Ice Age 3 had grossed more than $11m from 12 of this weekend’s initial wave of 37 markets.
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NewsFrankenweenie to premiere at Fantastic Fest on Sept 20
Tim Burton’s stop-motion feature version of his 1984 short will open the event in Austin, Texas, ahead of the US release through Buena Vista on Oct 5.
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NewsAcademy invites 176 new initiates to become members
Those being courted include Oscar winners Asghar Farhadi, Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius and Octavia Spencer as well as a strong British contingent led by John Battsek, Nigel Sinclair, Sean Bean and Andy Serkis.
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Before The Door Pictures’ Periods. to open Hollyshorts
The film from Zachary Quinto’s production company will kick off the event on Aug 9 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
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Film Movement takes domestic rights to Lucky
Avie Luthra’s South African drama follows an orphaned 10-year-old struggling to make something of his life in the big city.
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Jiaflix signs streaming deal with China Movie Channel
The US-Chinese venture has partnered exclusively with M1905, the official internet subsidiary of China Movie Channel/CCTV6, to stream US, Chinese and international films on a subscription and transactional basis throughout China.
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NewsAcademy rings changes in foreign language rules
Entries must now be submitted to the Academy in 35mm or DCP but are no longer required to be exhibited in these formats in the countries of origin. A Separation (pictured) won this year’s Oscar.
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Sean Lohan to oversee Americas for MasterImage 3D
The new vp of digital cinema at the technology company will drive all aspects of the business in North American and the fast-growing South American region including sales, operations management and international product development.
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GoDigital acquires supernatural comedy The Selling
Emily Lou directed from an original screenplay by Gabriel Diani about an estate agent who tries to sell a haunted house.
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NewsRobert Lantos shuffles executive suite at Serendipity
Business affairs overlord Mark Musselman has been promoted to evp of Serendipity Point Films effective immediately (28) and will continue to manage the company’s business relations with financial partners, distributors and government agencies while seeking out new opportunities.
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NewsStrand Releasing takes US rights to My Worst Nightmare
Anne Fontaine’s comedy stars Isabelle Huppert, Benoit Poelvoorde and Andre Dussollier and will open this autumn.
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Screen Gems plans Think Like A Man sequel
The original comedy opened at number one in April in North America and starred Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, Taraji P Henson, Gabrielle Union and Kevin Hart. It went on to gross more than $91m domestically.