All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 984
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NewsRio faces Scream 4 in overseas weekend battle
Fox International’s Rio is the one to beat this weekend as it opens in a further 19 territories en route to $100m.
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The Economist Film Project unveils maiden slate
The Edge Of Joy, Wagah, Last Train Home and Good Fortune will all go out on PBS Newshour and were selected by the partners to “reflect the types of issues The Economist is known for covering.”
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Relativity picks up US rights to House At The End of The Street
The thriller from FilmNation Entertainment and A Bigger Boat stars Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue and Max Theriot.
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Lionsgate wades into The Bay for US distribution
Barry Levinson’s found footage eco-horror film stems from the producers behind Paranormal Activity and Insidious.
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NewsMGM, Fox renew home entertainment distribution deal
The agreement covers worldwide Blu-ray and DVD distribution and runs through 2016 and covers the MGM library as well as new productions such as the upcoming Bond 23.
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Anonymous Content announces trio of hires
Doug Wald, Sandra Chang and Tony Lipp have joined the company and will head the talent division.
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Submarine boards Norman Mailer adaptation
Michael Epstein, Michael Mailer and Stanley Buchthal of Dakota Group are to produce the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Armies Of The Night.
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NewsSPC confirms North American deal on Carnage
Sony Pictures Classics confirmed today [14] it has acquired North American rights to Roman Polanski’s comedy starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C Reilly.
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Sundance Selects takes North America on Last Days Here
Don Argott and Demian Fenton’s documentary premiered at SXSW and explores the tumultuous life of heavy metal legend Bobby Liebling and features the music of Liebling’s band Pentagram.
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NewsContent Film to handle sales on SXSW hit 96 Minutes
Aimee Lagos wrote and directed the film, based on true events involving a day in the life of four people caught up in a carjacking.
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NewsSony, MGM reach Bond 23 co-fi, marketing and distribution deal
The studios announced the agreement last night [13] and will explore co-financing opportunities on future features produced by each studio over the next five years.
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NewsAndrew Adamson to direct Hugh Laurie in Mr Pip
The creative force behind the Shrek and Chronicles Of Narnia franchises will direct his first indie feature based on the bestseller by New Zealand author Lloyd Jones.
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Shooting underway on Aaron Eckhart thriller The Expatriate
Philipp Stolzl is directing the film in Montreal before production relocates to Brussels in May.
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Denis Bieber, Wayne Duband to produce The Chinese General
The $45m project centres on the gun-runner Morris Abraham Cohen (aka Two-Gun Cohen) and his role as aide-de-camp to China’s first modern president, Sun Yat-Sen.
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NewsTom Ortenberg staffs up at new venture Open Road
The CEO of the new distributor announced today [13] that Jason Cassidy becomes president of marketing, Elliott Kleinberg general counsel and evp of operations and business affairs, Steven Andriuzzo CFO and Ben Cotner svp of acquisitions.
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Sally Field joins DreamWorks' Abraham Lincoln project
The two-time Academy Award winner will play Mary Todd Lincoln, wife to the 16th US President, opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in the starring role.
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NewsJames McAvoy to star in Welcome To The Punch
Eran Creevy’s London-set action thriller is set to start production this summer and follows the unlikely union between an ex-con and the detective who has pursued him for years as they uncover a conspiracy.
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NewsFFI, Hanks join Wachowskis, Tykwer on Cloud Atlas
Focus Features International has come on board to commence pre-sales in Cannes on the white-hot David Mitchell adaptation to star Tom Hanks. Andy and Lana Wachowski are confirmed to jointly write and direct with Tom Tykwer.
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Perfect Family among Tribeca trio for Film Sales Company
Andrew Herwitz has announced three films on his sales slate ahead of the festival launch on Apr 20 in lower Manhattan.
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Iron Sky to seek funding through Interactor
Timo Vuorensola is going the crowd-sourcing route for his long-gestating dark comedy about Nazis on the Moon and plans to raise $70,000.