All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 933
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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.
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CommentTribeca's triumph
Securing The Avengers for its closing night slot is a coup for Tribeca’s organisers and an indication of the festival’s growing status.
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A Green Story to open LA Greek Film Festival
The film will receive its world premiere on May 31 and chronicles the life of Earth Friendly Products founder Van Vlahakis and his rise from impoverished immigrant to business leader.
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NewsTribeca Film Festival to close with The Avengers
In a major coup for the New York event, Joss Whedon’s highly anticipated summer release will round out festivities on Apr 28. Disney will release the film worldwide on May 4 in what is expected to usher in a massive blockbuster season.
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Dallas Int’l Film Festival to honour Sidibe, Pollack
Precious star Gabourey Sidibe will receive the festival’s Dallas Shining Star Award at the awards dinner on Apr 20 while costume designer Bernie Pollack is in line for a Dallas Star Award.
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Scott Miller, Kimberly Roush earn senior Academy stripes
Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences COO Ric Robertson made the announcement on Wednesday (28).
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NewsYour Sister’s Sister earns centerpiece slot at San Francisco
Lynn Shelton’s relationship comedy (pictured) starring Emily Blunt, Mark Duplass and Rosemarie DeWitt will screen at the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival on Apr 28.
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NewsWu, Eberts strike Allied Productions East JV
Bruno Wu’s Seven Stars Film Studios has announced its second of three partnerships in the US in a deal with financier-producer Jake Eberts. First on the runway is the immigrant drama Mission Boys from Secretary screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson.
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NewsMy Way, The Intouchables bookend COLCOA
The 16th Annual City Of Lights, City Of Angels film festival will run from Apr 16-23, opening with the Claude Francois biopic My Way and closing with another French hit, comedy-drama The Intouchables (pictured).
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NewsJosh Hutcherson to receive CinemaCon breakthrough award
The star of global hit The Hunger Games (pictured, far right) will collect the honour at the annual Las Vegas convention’s awards ceremony on Apr 26.
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NewsUniversal, Focus win bidding war for Fifty Shades trilogy
Ending the most frenzied studio auction in years, the studio partners have snapped up rights to the S&M thriller Fifty Shades Of Grey and its two sequels by West London housewife and former TV executive E L James.
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Freestyle Digital Media takes North American rights to A Bird Of The Air
The deal with Tashtego Films excludes US theatrical after Paladin released the rom-com in autumn 2011.
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Mayor Bloomberg unveils five soundstages at Steiner Studios
The New York City Mayor was at Brooklyn Navy Yard with the city’s media and entertainment commissioner Katherine Oliver today for the ceremony, which brings an extra 45,000 sq ft of film set in addition to the venue’s existing facilities.
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Outfest, NewFest strike strategic alliance
The LA-based non-profit and the New York-based festival are to merge into one national arts organisation dedicated to promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) interests.