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Radiant Films Int'l in talks on all-star comedy Lullaby
Garrett Hedlund, here in competition in On The Road, will star alongside fellow competition star Richard Jenkins from Killing Them Softly in Avenue Pictures and Ananta Productions’ comedy Lullaby, which Radiant Films International is selling here.
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NewsColin Firth to play Noel Coward for BiteSize
Colin Firth will play Noel Coward in newly announced BiteSize Entertainment’s dramedy Mad Dogs And Englishmen.
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Strategic Film Partners acquires sales rights to lacrosse drama
Alex Barder’s Strategic Film Partners has acquired international sales rights to Crooked Arrows starring Brandon Routh.
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Image takes US rights to Ray Liotta thriller Details
Image Entertainment has acquired all US rights to action-thriller The Devil’s In The Details starring Ray Liotta. Epic Pictures handles international sales here in Cannes.
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NewsSebastian Silva, Daniel Radcliffe boost Killer Films slate
EXCLUSIVE: Killer Films principals Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler are in the midst of their busiest ever production cycle and have funnelled a number of prestige titles into the market this week.
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NewsVoltage sparks sales on Don Jon, Charlie Countryman
EXCLUSIVE: Ascot Elite has acquired German-speaking rights to Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut Don Jon’s Addiction as Nicolas Chartier announced pre-Cannes sales on this and Shia LaBeouf action-comedy The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman.
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Lightning closes deals on Jungle, 25th Reich
EXCLUSIVE: Lightning Entertainment has closed a raft of pre-sales on Andrew Traucki’s thriller The Jungle and licensed German and Japanese rights on Australian sci-fi The 25th Reich.
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Cross Creek Pictures to back Todd Field's The Creed Of Violence
The filmmaker is set to direct his first feature since 2006 drama Little Children when he adapts the novel of the same name by Boston Teran. Universal will distribute in the US through its deal with Cross Creek.
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Paradigm to represent Smokewood Entertainment
The agency has signed for representation Precious producers Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness as well as Bobbi Sue Luther and their Smokewood Entertainment label. Paradigm will handle North American rights to Siegel-Magness’ directorial debut Long Time Gone.
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Anthony Bourdain adaptation headed for big screen
Maggie Monteith’s LA-based Dignity Film Finance has unveiled a development slate of four films led by Joshua Michael Stern rom-com Closer To Fine.
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Exclusive Media commences Cannes talks on Still Of Night
Michelle Monaghan will star for Jonathan Mostow in the thriller, which Exclusive Media has added to its sales slate.
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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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BiteSize Entertainment launches with Rebekah Brooks project
Online entertainment hub Mevio chairman and CEO Ron Bloom has launched the vertically integrated studio BiteSize Entertainment and brought in producer Gene Kirkwood and Ross Elliot’s Kirkwood-Elliot to handle exclusive production.
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Myriad adds Alan Ball dark comedy Margie to Cannes slate
Elizabeth Banks will star in Alan Ball’s dark comedy What’s The Matter With Margie? which Myriad Pictures has introduced to buyers here.
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Sleep Tight goes to MPI Media Group for North America
MPI Media Group has acquired all North American rights to Jaume Balaguero’s award-winning psychological thriller Sleep Tight and will release theatrically in the autumn through its genre arm Dark Sky Films.
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Relativity sets Sept 27 2013 US release for Paranoia
Relativity Media has taken US rights from IM Global to the thriller Paranoia, which will star Liam Hemsworth from The Hunger Games. IM Global has closed a deal with Alliance Films for the UK, Canada and Spain and licensed rights to Gaumont in France and Sun in Latin America.
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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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NewsFormer Screen editor Colin Brown joins Slated
EXCLUSIVE: Colin Brown joins New York-based Slated, the private marketplace for accredited investors to track and back independent film projects online.
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Film Movement checks into Bar-Ziv’s Room 514
Film Movement has acquired domestic rights to Sharon Bar-Ziv’s directorial debut Room 514 in Cannes.
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NewsWeinsteins close on US rights to Code Name Geronimo
Harvey Weinstein is within grasp of his own version of the Navy SEAL raid that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden after his company was poised to acquire US rights to the Cam Gigandet and William Fichtner starrer on Wednesday night (16).