All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 957
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Emmett/Furla team up with Epstein, Witherspoon on Rule # 1
Newly capitalised Randall Emmett and George Furla are partnering on the comedy with Brad Epstein of Panther Films and Reese Witherspoon through her Type A Films.Courtney Hunt, who won wide acclaim for Frozen River, will direct the story from a screenplay by Terrel Seltzer about an OCD woman who takes ...
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NewsAlcon joins Lionsgate to co-finance rom-com Expecting
Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson have made their first investment outside of Warner Bros and will share production and marketing costs on What To Expect When You’re Expecting starring Anna Kendrick (pictured), among others.
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NewsBullhead, Jiro, Heartbeat among AFI FEST winners
“It has been an exciting year for world cinema and emerging international filmmakers,” festival director Jacqueline Lyanga said. “We’ve had incredibly enthusiastic audiences for all of the screenings at AFI FEST. It’s wonderful to discover the films that especially resonate with audiences and put a spotlight on filmmakers as part ...
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NewsStudioCanal, Universum among Rush buyers for Exclusive
A busy AFM saw Exclusive Films International close a slew of deals on the upcoming F1 drama that Ron Howard will direct starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl. Peter Morgan wrote the screenplay.
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NewsHFPA selects Morgan Freeman for Cecil B DeMille Award
Freeman will collect the honour at the 69th annual Golden Globes on Jan 15, 2012.
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NewsScreen Gems to remake XYZ's martial arts tale The Raid
The Indonesian action film from Gareth Evans earned a wild response from Midnight Madness audiences in Toronto.
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NewsOSCAR UPDATE: Grazer replaces Ratner, Eddie Murphy steps down as host
In his first time producing the show, Brian Grazer will replace Brett Ratner and team up with Don Mischer on the 84th Academy Awards telecast on Feb 26, 2012.
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NewsAll-star cast set for CBS Films’ Seven Psychopaths
Woody Harrelson, drawing awards season heat for his performance in Rampart, has joined the cast of Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken on the action comedy. Shooting got underway in LA on Nov 7.
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NewsAnchor Bay Films takes North America on Mother’s Day
Darren Lynn Bousman directed the horror film starring Rebecca DeMornay, Jamie King, Deborah Ann Woll and Shawn Ashmore.
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NewsHigh Fliers buys UK rights to Brake, Elevator at AFM
Brake stars Stephen Dorff, Tom Berenger and Chyler Leigh and centres on a government operative kidnapped by terrorists.
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NewsBrett Ratner resigns as Oscar telecast producer over gay slur
The filmmaker quit on Tuesday (8) as the awards show producer for the upcoming 84th annual Academy Awards in February 2012 following the public furore over remarks made during a Q&A.
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NewsK5 International picks up sales rights to Benaroya Pictures' Elvis & Nixon
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Cary Elwes and will star Eric Bana as The King and Danny Huston as the former US President.
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NewseOne US, Focus Features sign DVD distribution deal
eOne will handle the DVD release in the US on titles from Focus Features’ recently launched Focus World label.
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NewsImage, W2 sign ancillary US distribution deal
Titles include Toast, Pete Smalls Is Dead, Smile and The Puck Hogs. W2 retains theatrical distribution rights to its slate.
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Dublin’s Fantastic Films, MPI Media Group to produce Stitches
Principal photography is set to begin later this year in Ireland on the story of a vengeful children’s clown.
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NewsInstinctive Film launches distributor Interactor Media
The new entity was unveiled at AFM and will focus on digital and home entertainment releases and mount theatrical campaigns for select titles.
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NewsPetition to keep AFM in Santa Monica gathers steam
Tom Ortenberg, Gregory Chambet and Bill Johnson are among those who have added their voice to the movement to keep the market by the beach.
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RCR International to handle sales on Phantom
Todd Robinson’s submarine thriller stars Ed Harris, David Duchovny and William Fichtner and wrapped principal photography on Nov 28.
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NewsWrekin Hill deal throws The Flowers Of War into Oscar race
Zhang Yimou’s epic tale starring Christian Bale set against the backdrop of the Nanking Massacre in 1937 is China’s foreign language Oscar submission and may now compete for broader awards recognition.
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NewsMalcolm McDowell joins Paramyth’s A Green Story
The biopic centres on Van Vlahakis, a Greek immigrant who allegedly arrived in the US with $22 in his pocket and went on to establish the eco brand Earth Friendly Products.