Latest Cannes News – Page 176
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NewsImage acquires I Am ZoZo
Image Entertainment has acquired US rights to Scott Di Lalla’s Ouija board thriller I Am ZoZo from Outsider Pictures and One World Studios.
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NewsSteven Paul gets High Speed
Crystal Sky head Steven Paul is in Cannes talking up High Speed, a high-budget action project in the vein of the Fast And Furious series and Cannonball Run that top action director Vic Armstrong will direct
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NewsEpic launches Space Dogs 2
Epic Pictures Group have launched sales in Cannes on the animated action-adventure Space Dogs 2, the sequel to Space Dogs 3D.
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Worldview options Monroe biopic
Ambitious Worldview Entertainment has made its latest move, optioning Andrew Dominik’s previously announced Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde.
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News108 Media, Paladin take Manila
The distributor partners have picked up US rights to Sean Ellis’ acclaimed Sundance premiere Metro Manila.
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NewsContent boards The Surprise
Content Film has come on to sell worldwide rights excluding Holland, Belgium, the former Dutch Colonies, Luxembourg and Germany to Oscar winner Mike van Diem’s upcoming Dutch rom-com The Surprise.
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Phase 4, XLrator find Jamesy Boy
Phase 4 Films and XLrator Media have partnered to acquire North American distribution on the crime thriller Jamesy Boy starring Mary-Louise Parker, James Woods, Ving Rhames, Taissa Farmiga and newcomer Spencer Lofranco. Atlas International handles international sales.
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NewsKeaton, Freeman tackle Life for Myriad
Myriad Pictures has boarded a new sales title here in Cannes, acquiring international rights to the comedy Life Itself starring Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton.
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NewsClio Barnard plans Trespass
EXCLUSIVE: Fast-rising UK director Clio Barnard [pictured], who has been earning rave reviews for her Quinzaine entry The Selfish Giant, is to direct The Trespass, an adaptation of the novel by Rose Tremain.
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NewsBac fires for Dagur Kari’s Fúsi
EXCLUSIVE: Bac reunites with Kormakur’s BlueEyes Productions for sale of Kari’s Fusi (formerly working titled Rocketman).
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NewsIndustry stung by Cannes hotel scams
EXCLUSIVE: Companies lose thousands in the annual Cannes accommodation scams.
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NewsCampbell Bower, Fimmel join Overdrive
EXCLUSIVE: Star of upcoming The Mortal Instruments confirmed for long-gestated Pierre Morel-produced Overdrive. Kinology is selling.
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NewsJohnson's Hyena sells to UK, France
EXCLUSIVE: Number 9 thriller pre-sells to UK and France for Independent.
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NewsGolden Scene to produce Fruit Chan’s Midnight
EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong’s Golden Scene is producing Fruit Chan’s first Hong Kong-set feature in almost a decade, sci-fi thriller The Midnight After, based on a best-selling novel.
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NewsMagnolia takes Tony Jaa actioner
EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures has taken US rights to 3D action title TYG2 from Thailand’s Sahamongkolfilm International.
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NewsProtagonist, AE nab Whishaw drama
EXCLUSIVE: Artificial Eye and Protagonist pick up Microwave feature Lilting starring Ben Whishaw and Cheng Pei Pei.
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NewsEx-EMI CEO launches film group
Former EMI chairman and CEO Eric Luciano Nicoli is teaming with William Lewis, John Stanley and Dean Goldberg to launch finance and production outfit Wentworth Media and Arts in Cannes.
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NewsGoalpost scores Trip to Italy deals
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Winterbottom to shoot The Face of an Angel in late 2013, also in Italy.
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NewsKurylenko, Furtwangler fall for Snow
EXCLUSIVE: Oblivion actress Olga Kurylenko [pictured], Maria Furtwangler and Charles Dance are attached to star in spy-thriller Despite the Falling Snow.
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NewsArtificial Eye takes Sorrentino’s Beauty
EXCLUSIVE: Artificial Eye picks up Paolo Sorrentino’s competition entry The Great Beauty.