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All articles by John Hazelton – Page 103
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NewsIndomina gets Wasted on the Young
Indomina Releasing has acquired all North American rights to Australian teen thriller Wasted on the Young (pictured), which had its international premiere in the Discovery section of last month’s Toronto festival.
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Stone gets female lead in new Spider-Man
Emma Stone, star of current Screen Gems hit Easy A, has been cast as the female lead in Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man film.
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Arclight to offer Wolf Creek 2 at AFM
Arclight Films is to offer a sequel to successful 2005 Australian horror thriller Wolf Creek at next month’s American Film Market in Santa Monica.
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Moving Pictures adopts First Dog
Moving Pictures Film & TV (MPF&TV) has acquired all international rights to family film First Dog.
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Red Flag sets US launch for Meskada
Red Flag Releasing is to give independent crime thriller Meskada a simultaneous US theatrical/VOD/digital download release on December 3.
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Someday wraps in New York
Principal photography has wrapped on director Roberto Faenza’s New York comedy Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You.
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Disney, Warner sign international TV deals
At what is turning out to be a busy Mipcom for the US studios, Walt Disney and Warner Bros have announced new international TV volume deals for Italy, the Middle East and Scandinavia.
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Myriad handles Textuality
Myriad Pictures has acquired all international rights to romantic comedy Textuality and is selling the film at this week’s Mipcom TV market in Cannes.
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NewsAFI Fest names Young Americans, New Auteurs
AFI Fest, the Los Angeles film festival run by the American Film Institute, has revealed the line-ups for its Young Americans and New Auteurs sections.
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NewsSnyder set for Superman re-boot
Zack Snyder (300) is in negotiations to direct Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures’ upcoming Superman re-boot, Warner has confirmed.
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NewsIFC takes Winterbottom's Trip for US
IFC Films is acquiring US rights to Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip.
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McTiernan gets one-year sentence
John McTiernan, director of Die Hard, Predator and The Hunt for Red October, has been sentenced by a US District Judge to a year in prison for his part in the Anthony Pellicano wire tap case.
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Disney Interactive gets new co-presidents
John Pleasants, currently head of Disney’s social games unit Playdom, and Yahoo media head James Pitaro have been named co-presidents of Disney Interactive Media Group (DIMG).
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Summit developing teen time traveler project
Summit Entertainment is to develop a feature version of Tempest, the first part of a projected trilogy of teen time traveler novels by debut author Julie Cross.
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Sundance Institute joins screening program
Sundance Institute has been selected to represent the private sector in Film Forward: Advancing Cultural Dialogue, a program that will screen American and international independent films in the US and abroad.
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NewsIrwin gets Myriad sales post
Katie Irwin has been promoted to manager of distribution for Myriad Pictures.
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NewsAfterlife goes on at international box office
Resident Evil: Afterlife continued its powerful international run this weekend, grossing another $15m from holdover territories alone for an international total to date of $181.2m.
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NewsSocial Network makes $23m start in US
Buzzed-about Facebook drama The Social Network opened solidly at the North American box office this weekend, topping the domestic chart with an estimated three-day tally of $23m.
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CAA sells 35% stake to TPG
The deal, which also creates a $500m investment fund, is expected to help the Hollywood agency expand. Agency’s four managing partners commit to stay on.
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NewsWall Street and Legend expand internationally
Fox’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and Warner’s The Legend Of The Guardians: the Owls of Ga’Hoole are among studio releases looking to gain ground in the international marketplace this weekend.