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NewsDisney's John Carter adds $41m in modest int'l weekend
In its second weekend the studio’s sci-fi adventure brought in a further $40.7m according to estimates to raise the international running total to $126.1m. On the same day (18) PPI registered an extraordinary achievement as Ghost Protocol crossed $100m in China.
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NewsSony-MGM's 21 Jump Street leads US charts on $35m
The action comedy starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum stormed the citadel to dominate the weekend, some way ahead of Universal’s The Lorax in second place which has reached an excellent $158m after three weekends.
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Fat Kid, Brooklyn Castle triumph at SXSW audience awards
The Austin festival announced the final winners roster at the weekend (17) as film-goers handed Matthew Lillard’s Fat Kid Rules The World the Narrative Feature Spotlight prize.
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Zoey Deutch and Margo Martindale in talks to join Alcon’s Creatures
Shooting on Beautiful Creatures, the supernatural love story about a dark secret in a Southern community, will commence shooting next month in and around New Orelans.
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NewsLily Collins to star in Mortal Instruments for Constantin, Unique
Harald Zwart will direct the bestseller adaptation about a young girl in New York who discovers she belongs to a clan of half-angel warriors who must defeat all manner of supernatural creatures.
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NewsMiramax CEO Mike Lang announces sudden departure
The widely-admired executive exits after a brief and impressive tenure and will stay on as consultant to the company during the search for a successor.
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NewsJohn Carter heads into second session with eyes on $125m
Int’l preview: Embattled Disney executives have endured a difficult week of press speculation about writedowns after the film’s underwhelming North American debut and will look for a solid second international session.
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Indomina tames Filly Brown, Goldwyn saddles up with Cowgirls
Indomina has picked up worldwide rights to Sundance premiere Filly Brown starring Gina Rodriguez, Jenni Rivera, Lou Diamond Phillips and Edward James Olmos.
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NewsDenis Villeneuve to direct Hugh Jackman in Alcon’s Prisoners
The Incendies filmmaker with direct from Aaron Guzikowski’s story about a carpenter who goes after his daughter’s kidnappers and runs up against a big city detective assigned to the case.
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Sony, Fluent unveil local-language partnership
Under the three-year worldwide first-look deal Sony will distribute local-language films produced by local producers in collaboration with former studio executive Clifford Werber’s fledgling Fluent Entertainment.
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Work from Joe Berlinger, Morgan Spurlock among Dallas roster
The Dallas International Film Festival is set to run from Apr 12-22 and will honour former UA president and Orion CEO Eric Pleskow.
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NewsMarna Grantham, Gloria Lee join Miramax int’l sales team
With MIP and Cannes approaching, Miramax has appointed Grantham svp of domestic and Latin America and Lee director of digital sales.
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NewsMadagascar 3 to receive world premiere in Cannes
It is understood the DreamWorks Animation spectacle will become the latest in a recent long line of Hollywood tentpoles to launch out of competition on the Croisette.
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NewsBobby Paunescu, Jared Underwood among Solar Pictures co-founders
The financier and filmmaker Bobby Paunescu and former Comerica Entertainment senior executive Jared Underwood have partnered on the feature production venture with producer Kearie Peak and business affairs and acquisitions expert Christopher Taylor.
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NewsAcademy sets 85th awards ceremony for Feb 24, 2013
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has decided not to implement a drastic date change as previously mooted.
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NewsChloë Moretz, Rupert Grint join The Drummer
The youngsters will star alongside Aaron Eckhart and Vera Farmiga in the biopic based on the last six years of the life of Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson.
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Oscilloscope Laboratories takes US rights to Samsara
The third feature from Mark Magidson and Ron Fricke premiered in Toronto last autumn and will open theatrically this summer.
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NewsGimme The Loot, Beware Of Mr Baker win at SXSW
The festival announced the winners of the narrative and documentary jury prizes on Tuesday evening (13).
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Jack Ledwith to receive 2012 CinemaCon Passepartout Award
The svp of international distribution for Universal Pictures will receive the honour at the annual exhibition convention in Las Vegas on Apr 23.
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NewsJeremy Irons in final talks to join Alcon’s Beautiful Creatures
The in-demand British actor whose recent appearances include Margin Call and the upcoming The Words (pictured with Bradley Cooper) is poised to sign on to the supernatural love story.