All articles by John Hazelton – Page 33
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NewsNew novel from ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ author goes to Sony, SK Global
Kevin Kwan’s Sex And Vanity gets big screen deal a week after publication.
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NewsArclight’s ‘Let It Snow’ sold for Japan and other markets (exclusive)
The snowbound thriller was recently picked up for on-demand release in North America.
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NewsPalm Springs festival pushed from early January to late February for 2021
Date change for the awards season event follow shift in Oscar ceremony timing.
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NewsStruggling AMC reaches “highly beneficial” debt agreement
The global exhibitor is restructuring debt to produce a cash injection worth $300m
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NewsHBO Max commits to series spin-off from Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’
The streaming series will examine corruption in Reeves’ version of Gotham City.
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NewsNATPE Budapest goes virtual, cancels physical event
Hungarian travel restrictions caused the switch for the late August TV market and conference.
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NewsHBO Europe names Christina Sulebakk general manager
Sulebakk replaces Herve Payan and will lead the unit’s linear and streaming operations.
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News‘The Crown’ to run to six series after all
The hit Netflix series was to have ended with season five before creator Peter Morgan had a change of heart.
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NewsFantasia festival adds 30 titles including eight world premieres
Canadian festival will run a virtual event from August 20 to September 2.
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News‘Candyman,’ ‘Halloween Kills’ releases pushed amid pandemic uncertainty
Universal reschedules four horror titles for later this autumn or next year.
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News‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ passes $800m in spite of lockdowns
The blockbuster comedy sequel has been playing in more than a dozen international markets.
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NewsJohannes Larcher to lead HBO Max international roll out
The former Hulu executive and current Shahid VIP head joins the WarnerMedia streamer next month.
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FeaturesEmmys spotlight: Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong on firing up ‘Succession’’s central relationship
As Logan and Kendall Roy, the two actors bring depth and electricity to the lauded HBO show.
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FeaturesEmmys spotlight: Fiona Shaw on the secrets of her ‘Killing Eve’ spymaster
Irish actress Fiona Shaw reveals why she relishes her role as inscrutable spymaster Carolyn Martens in ’Killing Eve’.
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FeaturesWarnerMedia’s Sandra Dewey reflects on the ambitious roll-out of HBO Max
Dewey will give a Meet the Streamers keynote at the virtual Cannes market on June 23.
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FeaturesDerek Cianfrance on making Mark Ruffalo HBO series ‘I Know This Much Is True’
It marks the Blue Valentine director’s first foray into small-screen storytelling.
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NewsPeacock off to “very encouraging” start after soft launch
Filmed entertainment operations revenue drop 22.5% in first quarter amid pandemic.
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NewsPlayground, wiip to adapt BIFA winner Emma Jane Unsworth’s ‘Adults’
Story centres on woman in her thirties forced to reevaluate her life.
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News‘Doctor Strange’ and ‘Spider-Man’ sequels get new release dates
The big budget sequels are among the latest US studio films re-scheduled for post-shudown release.
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NewsLay-offs at MGM and furloughs at United Artists distribution venture
Studio cuts around 50 of 750 positions as pandemic hit continues in Hollywood.