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NewsStar Wars: JJ Abrams discusses Rey's parents during Tribeca talk
Star Wars: The Force Awakens director dropped hints about the character played by Daisy Ridley during a Tribeca talk with actor-comedian Chris Rock; both men revealed the actors they would most like to work with.
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NewsSecurity threat empties Lionsgate session
A CinemaCon screening of Now You See Me 2 was abandoned when a suspicious item that later turned out to be harmless forced the evacuation of the Colosseum on Thursday afternoon.
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NewsSundance Selects acquires Cannes duo
The distributor has picked up US rights to newly announced Cannes selections Graduation and The Unknown Girl.
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NewsAmazon Studios woos CinemaCon
In a genial presentation in Las Vegas on Thursday that reassured the massed ranks of exhibitors that it believes in the theatrical business, Hollywood’s newest major player also broke news about theatrical distribution partners on two films on its slate.
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NewsFox lines up four 'Avatar' sequels
James Cameron surprised CinemaCon attendees at the end of Thursday morning’s Fox presentation to explain that his fantasy universe had become larger than originally expected.
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NewsAMBI hires Banderas, Meyers for 'Black Butterfly'
Antonia Banderas and Jonathan Rhys Meyers will star in the psychological thriller, which AMBI Distribution will introduce to global buyers in Cannes next month.
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NewsUS briefs: 'Ghost In The Shell' begins NZ shoot
Plus: The Orchard takes Jeremiah Tower doc; Abramorama expands; and more…
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NewsFox, New Regency plot autumn release for Warren Beatty film
The long-gestating Howard Hughes biopic has found its distributors, it emerged during a CinemaCon lunch in honour of New Regency head Arnon Milchan.
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NewsUniversal's Donna Langley honoured at CinemaCon
The Universal Pictures chairman became only the third woman to collect the Will Rogers Pioneer Of The Year award at a ceremony in Las Vegas on Wednesday night.
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NewsBenedict Cumberbatch to voice The Grinch
The British star has been cast in the lead role of Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s 2017 holiday season release.
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News'Civil War', 'Finding Dory' wow at CinemaCon Disney show
A full screening of the latest Marvel Studios tentpole was the highlight of Wednesday morning’s Disney presentation at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
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NewsFiGa Films reports strong trade on 'Road To La Paz'
EXCLUSIVE: Sandro Fiorin and his team has concluded key territory sales on Francisco Varone’s road movie.
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News17th Newport Beach Film Festival unveils Irish Spotlight
The Newport Beach Film Festival, running April 21-28, will include Simon Fitzmaurice’s debut feature, My Name Is Emily.
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News'Noeli En Los Países' wins IFF Panama Primera Mirada
Laura Amelia Guzmán’s Dominican film has triumphed in the works-in-progress section and won a $10,000 prize.
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NewsUS Briefs: CinemaCon panel discusses senior audiences
Plus: Production begins on Battle Of The Sexes; CAC reports record ad revenues in 2015; FilmRise acquires National Bird; and more
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NewsMark Padilla joins Double Dutch International
The executive has arrived as svp of sales and acquisitions in the run-up to Cannes.
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NewsGlobal box office hit $38.3bn in 2015
Buoyed by last year’s surge in global, international, and North American gross box office receipts, industry heads on Tuesday used fresh data to proclaim the film industry to be in rude health despite facing more serious challenges than at any time in its history.
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NewsSTX Entertainment, Sylvester Stallone plot mystery film
Sylvester Stallone has lined up a feature with STX Entertainment, the studio announced during its CinemaCon presentation on Tuesday.
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NewsSony unveils 'Spider-Man' film title
A very long but occasionally spectacular presentation by the studio rounded out the CinemaCon programme on Tuesday and delivered the most winning appearance yet by a pair of A-listers.
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NewsAng Lee's war drama 'Billy Lynn' faces projection challenge
EXCLUSIVE: Only a handful of exhibitors will be able to screen Ang Lee’s anticipated drama as the director intends.