All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 915
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NewsBrave hits target as $67m extends Pixar’s perfect score
The animation factory has now seen all 13 of its films open at number one through Buena Vista as $66.7m pulled off the second biggest June launch behind Toy Story 3.
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NewsMadagascar 3 seals third int’l box office win on $30.1m
DreamWorks Animation’s summer hit has reached an estimated $208.4m through PPI, while Huntsman brought in a further $22.6m for UPI and Disney reported a $13.5m haul from Brave’s initial forays. Sony’s MIB 3 has crossed $400m.
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LAFF honours go to All is Well, Drought, Beasts
Signalling the climax of the 10-day event in Downtown Los Angeles, Pocas Pascoal won the narrative award for All Is Well and Everardo González collected documentary honours for Drought.
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Planet Of Snail, Only The Young triumph at Silverdocs
The AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival unveiled its winners at the weekend as the seven-day event came to an end in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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NewsMadagascar 3 to cross $200m internationally
DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted stands at $176.7m through PPI and executives will look for a number one hold in the third weekend.
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NewsTWC announces $225m in revolving credit facilities
The company’s strategic initiatives, investments and banking (SIIB) division has closed two separate deals “to act on opportunities worldwide as they become available.”
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Gravitas acquires US rights to 3,2,1 … Frankie Go Boom
The rom-com will launch on VoD in September and open theatrically through Variance Films in October, marking the distribution partnership’s first theatrical release.
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NewsMillennium Entertainment sets Oct 5 release for Paperboy
The company, which as first reported by Screendaily in Cannes is being eyed by Exclusive for possible acquisition, is going ahead with the US release of Lee Daniels’ 1969-set steamy thriller.
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Rob Reiner in talks to join The Wolf Of Wall Street
Red Granite owns the rights to Jordan Belfort’s best-selling memoir about his tumultuous life as a trader and is financing the project. Martin Scorsese will direct Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role.
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Jerry Pierce to serve as NATO tech advisor
The former svp of Universal Pictures and founder and chairman of Inter-Society’s Digital Cinema Forum (ISDCF)will begin his consulting post on Jul 1.
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NewsAustralia’s AMPCO acquires rights to The Alchemyst
Author Michael Scott will adapt his novel in anticipation of an early 2013 production start in Australia and New Zealand.
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Screen Media takes doc Wild Horse, Wild Ride
President Suzanne Blech and David Fannon negotiated the deal for North American rights with Anne Atkinson of Pryor Cashman on behalf of the filmmakers.
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NewsWarner Bros sets Oct 26 domestic release for Cloud Atlas
The studio announced the date on Tuesday (19), throwing another potential awards contender into what is shaping up to be a prestige season. Warner Bros has also acquired rights for the UK, France, Spain, Australia and Japan and will release in those territories in early 2013.
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NewsHamptons Int’l Film Festival to honour James Schamus
The 20th annual festival will present the Focus Features CEO with this year’s Industry Toast on Oct 5.
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NewsRemstar to release Don Jon’s Addiction, Two Mothers
The Montreal-based distributor expects to open the films in Canada in 2013. eOne will handle Canadian rights in all media in collaboration with Remstar excluding theatrical, VoD and French-language television rights in Quebec.
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Shoreline takes the world on horror-thriller Torture Chamber
Dante Tomaselli wrote, directed and produced the story about a sinister bond between a mother and her two sons. Vincent Pastore stars.
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NewsPhase 4 takes North American rights to The Baytown Outlaws
LLeju Productions’ action comedy formerly known as The Baytown Disco stars Billy Bob Thornton and Eva Longoria. Phase 4 plans a theatrical release in early 2013.
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NewsSPC, Almodovar back in business with I’m So Excited
The distributor has acquired all North American rights to Pedro Almodóvar’s upcoming comedy from El Deseo.
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Production begins on SND rom-com Love Punch
Emma Thompson and Pierce Brosnan star in the Europe-set tale. Tim Perell and Nicola Usborne of Process Media are producing with Radar Film’s Clément Miserez and Love Punch Limited’s Jean-Charles Levy. SND is financing and handles worldwide distribution.
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FeaturesThe new deal
Market activity in Cannes was boosted by debut companies and the return of equity, but deals were less exuberant than in 2011. By Jeremy Kay