Latest Cannes News – Page 201
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NewsBlanchett, Wasikowska, HanWay board Number 9’s Carol
Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska and HanWay Films have boarded Number 9 Films’ version of Patricia Highsmith’s The Price of Salt.
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NewsCargo takes hold of The Angriest Man In Brooklyn
EXCLUSIVE: Robin Williams, Mila Kunis and Peter Dinklage will star in comedy The Angriest Man In Brooklyn, which Cargo Entertainment sales chief Mark Lindsay is introducing to Cannes buyers.
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NewsThe Weinstein Company tucks into Haute Cuisine
Wild Bunch confirms sale of Christian Vincent’s culinary-themed tale to the Weinsteins.
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Film4 launches short film competition
Film 4 is launching Scene Stealers, a creative talent search under its innovation banner Film4.0.
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Wu’s Seven Stars to finance Killer remake
Bruno Wu’s Seven Stars Film Studios (SSFS) has agreed to finance John Woo and Terence Chang’s English-language remake of iconic Hong Kong action film The Killer.
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Suki Films prepares November shoot on Toy Boy
Lisa Ray will star in Toy Boy, the feature debut of Suki Films-based writer-director Craig Goodwill and producers David Sparkes, Kim Berlin, Susan Schneir and Catherine Gourdier.
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ScreenSingapore appoints Asian board members
ScreenSingapore, has appointed six new Asian members to its board as the event moves to strengthen its Asian focus.
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Weinsteins pick up US rights on The Oath of Tobruk
The Weinstein Company has picked up US rights for French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy’s documentary about the 2011 Libyan revolution, The Oath of Tobruk.
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NewsFilm London secures €1.9m to develop Screen Tourism
The grant will launch EuroScreen, a project which aims to bring together the screen and tourism industries to capitalise on the economic opportunities.
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Odin’s Eye picks up controversial Comedy
Sydney-based sales agent Odin’s Eye Entertainment (OEE) has secured exclusive rights to writer-director Rick Alverson’s The Comedy in all territories outside of North America.
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NewsFry and Laurie to reunite on family animation
Stephen Fry will play title character of the Canterville Ghost in a new CG animated feature.
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NewsuMedia wages sci-fi War
EXCLUSIVE: Company also working on thrillers Maelstrom and The Scent of Adam.
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We Distribution reveals Lam’s Beauty
Hong Kong-based We Distribution is unveiling romantic comedy, The Truth Of Beauty, produced by Peter Ho-sun Chan and directed by Aubrey Lam.
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NewsVera Farmiga joins Sigma’s Greenland Time
EXCLUSIVE: Sigma teams with Zentropa on psychological-thriller set in Greenland.
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NewsKelly Reilly to star in Birger Larsen’s The Ice Princess
EXCLUSIVE: Reilly attached to Birger Larsen’s English-language adaptation of Camilla Läckberg’s best-selling thriller The Ice Princess.
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NewsFridrik Thor Fridriksson lines up Reykjavik shoot for Staying Alive
EXCLUSIVE: Iceland’s Ljosband producing with UK’s F&ME.
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NewsFreida Pinto dances into Desert
Richard Raymond to direct story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian.
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NewsMarc Samuelson to set up new production outfit
The established British producer has left CinemaNX after five years as a partner at the company to set up his own production company, boarding two new projects as a co-producer.
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NewsLewis, Brown-Findlay, Capaldi line up for Leon's Driven
EXCLUSIVE: Damian Lewis, Jessica Brown-Findlay, Peter Capaldi and Iwan Rheon will star in actor/writer/director David Leon’s debut feature Driven.
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Revolver launches Facebook VOD app
EXCLUSIVE: Standalone film store app FindWatchShare launches in BETA today; distributor hopes to roll out internationally and add third party films.