All articles by John Hazelton – Page 91
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NewsSnow White looks good in US opening
Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman had a bigger than expected opening at the North American box office this weekend, grossing an estimated $56.3m and easily deposing Men in Black 3 as the market’s top draw.
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NewsGrindstone takes Gingerclown for North America
Grindstone Entertainment, the home video division of Lionsgate’s Mandate Pictures, has acquired North American distribution rights to Gingerclown 3D.
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NewsOutfest picks lab fellows
Los Angeles-based non-profit Outfest has announced the names of the five fellows who will take part in its 2012 Screenwriting Lab.
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NewsBreaking Glass picks up four for US
Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired all US rights to four titles offered at the Cannes market: BAFTA-nominated British thriller Shifty, Jose Campusano’s dark Argentinian drama Twisted Romance, documentary Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era and Simon Chung’s Hong Kong film Speechless.
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NewsKennedy to co-head Lucasfilm
Producer Kathleen Kennedy is to become co-chair of Lucasfilm, allowing company founder George Lucas to move forward with his previously announced retirement plans.
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NewsMIB3 rules again at international box office
Men in Black 3 dominated the international box office again this weekend though Snow White and Prometheus both made good international starts.
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Robopocalypse release pushed to 2014
In a round of release date changes at the Hollywood studios, Steven Spielberg’s Robopocalypse has been put back almost a year and set for a worldwide launch on April 25, 2014, with Disney distributing in the US and Fox internationally.
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NewsRelativity closes $350m financing deal
Relativity Media has closed a deal for $350m in debt financing that the company said will be used to fund planned expansion and future film projects.
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NewsFilmDistrict adds three in marketing
FilmDistrict has added three more executives to the marketing department headed by recently appointed president of marketing Christine Birch.
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NewsSnow White and Prometheus take on Men in Black
Snow White and Prometheus will be competing with Men in Black for this weekend’s international box office spoils.
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NewsHorn to head Walt Disney Studios
Former Warner Bros Entertainment president Alan Horn has been named chairman of Walt Disney Studios, stepping into the post recently vacated by Rich Ross.
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Beyonce joins Epic voice cast
Beyonce Knowles, Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Amada Seyfried and Johnny Knoxville have joined the voice cast of Epic, the upcoming 3D computer animated adventure comedy from Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios.
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Drafthouse to re-release Miami Connection
Drafthouse Films has acquired North American rights to eighties martial arts film Miami Connection.
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NewsSundance Selects picks Una Noche for US
Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to writer-director Lucy Mulloy’s Tribeca festival award-winner Una Noche.
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SPWA takes international on Jonze, Russell projects
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has bought selected international distribution rights to upcoming projects from Spike Jonze and David O Russell.
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Duhamel, Hough set for Relativity's Safe Haven
Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough are to star in Relativity Media’s upcoming adaptation of Nicholas Sparks novel Safe Haven.
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UPI buys Foosball for Latin America, Spain
Universal Pictures International (UPI) has acquired distribution rights for Latin America and Spain to Juan Jose Campanella’s Foosball.
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NewsARC adopts Red Dog for North America
ARC Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to hit Australian family adventure Red Dog.
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Piano and Pali to design Academy museum in Los Angeles
Acclaimed architects Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali are to design the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.