All articles by John Hazelton – Page 42
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NewsCanada’s Boat Rocker acquires Platform One Media
Boat Rocket stable includes Orphan Black producer Temple Street Productions.
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NewsWarnerMedia, Bad Robot deal to 'initially' run through 2024
Content creator to honour existing obligations at Paramount, and at Disney on Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker.
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NewsApple TV+ unveils November launch date, price
Platform unveils competitive price. New iPhone, iPad, Mac customers to get content free for one year.
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NewsBET Networks, Tyler Perry confirm September launch for BET+ VOD service
First Wives Club and Bigger among original series at launch.
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NewsNetflix strikes multi-year overall TV deal with Patty Jenkins
Credits include Entourage, The Killing
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NewsMGM and Hulu developing 'The Handmaid’s Tale' sequel 'The Testaments'
Margaret Atwood’s novel to be published on September 15, picks up story of The Handmaid’s Tale 15 years later.
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NewsPhoebe Waller-Bridge to receive Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year
Multi-hyphenate joins Steve Coogan, Jane Fonda, Jackie Chan on awards roster.
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NewsRüdiger Böss joins Germany’s Constantin Film as producer
Boss was previously international TV buyer for ProSiebenSat1.
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NewsKasi Lemmons’ ‘Harriet’ among first wave of Austin festival titles
Also screening at the Texas festival are A Hidden Life and The Truth.
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NewsNew Filmmakers Los Angeles sets Latinx shorts festival programme
Shorts in the line-up come from emerging directors in Latin America, Australia, Spain, the US and Australia.
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NewsEwan McGregor confirmed for Disney+ ‘Star Wars’ series
Also announced at the D23 Expo was development of three new Marvel series for the streaming service.
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NewsHyde Park launches new division for Indian and Asian film and TV
Initial slate includes projects with Gurinder Chadha, Paul Feig and Nagesh Kukunoor.
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NewsToy giant Hasbro to buy film and TV group eOne in $4bn deal
The acquisition could affect eOne film and TV companies such as Sierra/Affinity and Les Filmes Seville.
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NewsFox Searchlight takes North America on Armando Iannucci’s ‘David Copperfield’
The writer-director’s version of Dickens classic is set for the Toronto and London festivals.
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NewsChina promises big boost for ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ at international box office
The Universal franchise entry will be pursuing huge debut figures for its two predecessors.
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NewsParticipant Media names co-heads of narrative film
Anikah McLaren joins from Fox Searchlight and Robert Kessel gets a promotion.
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NewsLionsgate picks up new thriller from ‘Intruder’ director Deon Taylor
Fatale stars Hilary Swank and Michael Ealy in a script by the writer of Intruder.
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NewsQuebec comedy ‘Menteur’ scores big at Canadian box office
The French-language release had the biggest local opening in a decade.
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NewsJohannes Nyholm’s ‘Koko-di Koko-da’ sells to Dark Star for North America (exclusive)
The Sundance entry and Fantasia Festival prize-winner will get a November theatrical launch.
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NewsLena Dunham launches new production company
The venture will have a head of development and production based in the UK as well as New York.