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NewsWolverine slices $55m in US
Fox’s X-Men tale put a lot of space between itself and the competition as the action release debuted top in North America on an estimated $55m, even though the result will have disappointed studio executives. TWC’s awards hopeful Fruitvale Station vaulted seven places to number 10.
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John Williams to score Star Wars: Episode VII
World renowned composer announced by Kathleen Kennedy at Star Wars Celebration. Williams discusses new film and JJ Abrams in video message.
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NewsFilm Movement acquires Salvo
The distributor has picked up North American rights to Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza’s Salvo, winner of the Critics Week Grand Prix and the France 4 Visionary Award in Cannes.
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NewsDoppelgänger lands Smash
Music Box Films’ genre arm has acquired US rights to Smash & Grab: The Story Of The Pink Panthers, Havana Marking’s documentary about the world’s most successful diamond thieves.
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NewsAlcon lines up Dolphin Tale 2
Harry Connick Jr, Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman will return for Alcon’s Dolphin Tale 2 following the $72m North American success of the original family drama in 2011 through Warner Bros.
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NewsParkland to open on Sept 20
Exclusive Releasing will roll out the JFK assassination drama in theatres following the autumn festival debuts in Venice and Toronto.
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NewsCNN boards Sole Survivor
CNN Films top brass made the announcement on Friday [26] ahead of the documentary’s world premiere at the Traverse City Film Festival in Michigan on Saturday.
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NewsRush to open Sept 20
Universal Pictures has revised the release scheduled for the F1 drama and switched to exclusive engagements in New York and Los Angeles on Sept 20 followed by wide expansion one week later.
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NewsSony acquires Cold Comes The Night
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has acquired all worldwide rights to Tze Chun’s Cold Comes The Night starring Alice Eve, Bryan Cranston and Logan Marshall-Green.
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NewseOne acquires Badassdom
The distributor has picked up North American rights to Knights Of Badassdom starring Peter Dinklage, Ryan Kwanten, Steve Zahn and Summer Glau.
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NewsSFFS unveils Doc Fund winners
The recipients of 2013 San Francisco Film Society Documentary Film Fund awards totalling $100,000 are Anne Bogart and Holly Morris’ The Babushkas Of Chernobyl, Jamie Meltzer’s Freedom Fighters and Jimmy Goldblum and Adam Weber’s Tomorrow We Disappear.
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NewsMessenger starts shoot
Production has begun in Atlanta, Georgia, on the Jeremy Renner thriller Kill The Messenger, Focus Features CEO James Schamus and co-CEO Andrew Karpen announced on Thursday [25].
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NewsMagnolia takes How I Live Now
Kevin Macdonald’s apocalyptic thriller stars Saoirse Ronan. Genre arm Magnet has earmarked an autumn theatrical release in the US.
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NewsShout! Factory signs ITV Studios deal
Home entertainment agreement will see Shout! Factory distribute ITV Studios Global Entertainment films in North America.
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NewsBelle US release date set
Fox Searchlight has set a US release date and revealed new images from Belle, a British period drama starring newcomer Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson.
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NewsBruce, Pinker rise at Falco Ink
Falco Ink partners Janice Roland and Shannon Treusch announced the promotions on Wednesday [24]
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NewsIMAX, Wanda grow footprint
IMAX Corporation announce separate deals on Wednesday [24] with Wanda Cinema Line and Wanda-owned AMC that effectively turn Wanda into IMAX’s biggest single exhibition partner in the world.
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NewsFantastic Fest lines up Tai Chi
Fantastic Fest 2013 top brass have announced the first wave of programming with Keanu Reeves’ directorial debut Man Of Tai Chi among the line-up. The festival runs from Sept 19-26 in Austin, Texas.
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Intramural shoots kicks off
Ralph Smyth Entertainment has commenced production on the comedy in Austin, Texas.