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NewsMaze Runner tops US on $33m
Fox’s YA adaptation beat a path to the pinnacle of the North American box office as an estimated $32.5m was enough to help the top 12 climb approximately 17% against last weekend.
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NewsDavid Fincher talks Gone Girl, film career
Director discussed being “sodomised ritualistically” on Alien3, his reputation for multiple takes, the opportunities of TV and his latest film, Gone Girl.
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NewsPeter Kujawski lands UPIP role
Peter Kujawski has been promoted from evp of worldwide acquisitions at Universal Pictures to the new role of managing director of Universal Pictures International Productions.
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NewsAngelina Jolie to direct Africa
The multi-hyphenate, expected to be an awards contender this season with the upcoming Unbroken, will direct Skydance Productions’ epic.
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NewsBand Of Robbers wraps shoot
Principal photography has concluded on the comedic thriller that reimagines Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer as grown men.
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NewsWild to open Hamptons
Jean-Marc Vallée’s awards contender Wild will receive its East Coast Premiere as the opening night screening at the festival, set to run from October 9-13.
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NewsFirst Britannia honourees unveiled
BAFTA LA will honour Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Emma Watson, Mike Leigh and Dame Judi Dench at this year’s awards ceremony on October 30.
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NewsAng Lee finds next project
Ang Lee will adapt Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk at Tom Rothman’s TriStar, his first project after Life Of Pi earned him a best director Oscar in 2013.
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NewsAFM announces speakers roster
Millennium Films president Mark Gill, Tug co-founder Nicolas Gonda, Relativity Media’s Russell Schwartz and Mister Smith’s Jill Jones are among the line-up of speakers at AFM, set to run in Santa Monica from Nov 5-12. Separately, the PGA Produced By Conference NY has added participants.
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NewsIFP unveils Screen Forward beneficiaries
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) has announced during Independent Film Week the first five projects to get week-long theatrical runs at the Made In NY Media Center’s theatre as part of the Screen Forward initiative.
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NewsLionsgate to release The SMOSH Movie
The studio is taking a crossover bet on YouTube stars Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox, whose Smosh channel has generated more than 30m subscribers.
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NewsViolent Year enters awards race
AS expected JC Chandor’s crime drama starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain will open in the thick of awards season this year. FilmNation handles international sales.
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NewsBroad Green Pictures takes Samba for US
Gabriel Hammond and Daniel Hammond’s ambitious company continues to build its distribution pipeline and has announced the second major acquisition of a Toronto title within a week.
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NewsGood Universe boards Seth Rogen comedy
Gary Sanchez Productions, Point Grey Pictures and Good Universe have made a pre-emptive purchase on an untitled comedy pitch from actor-writer Ben Schwartz with Seth Rogen attached to star.
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NewsIFF to honour Milchan, Neufeld
The producers will be feted at the opening night gala of the 28th Israel Film Festival on October 23.
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NewsCalifornia greenlights anti-runaway law
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into action legislation that will more than triple the state’s film and TV tax credit.
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NewsBron's Meadowland adds John Leguizamo
The actor is one of several including Nick Sandow and Merritt Wever to join Bron Studios’ drama, currently shooting in New York.
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NewsRevolver to release Bhopal disaster film in US
Revolver Entertainment continues to build its US release slate and has picked up rights to Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain starring Martin Sheen, Kal Penn and Mischa Barton.
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NewsCodeblack, Datari Turner strike pact
The Lionsgate subsidiary has struck a first-look deal with Luv producer Datari Turner.
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NewsFocus World acquires Ruth & Alex
Richard Loncraine’s drama was one of the more favourably received acquisitions titles in Toronto and becomes the latest selection to find a US home.