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NewsChloe Moretz to ride Sony’s Wave
Chloe Grace Moretz will star in the studio’s YA adaptation The 5th Wave that Graham King and Tobey Maguire are producing. Separately, Sharon Stone has joined Lionsgate’s American Ultra.
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NewsLeo DiCaprio to star in The Revenant
In a busy week for Alejandro González Iñárritu, the Mexican director is set to shoot in September for New Regency, RatPac and Worldview after he wraps production on Birdman.
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NewsDiscovery on brink of Channel 5 deal
Discovery Communications and BSkyB are poised to announce a £350m deal to acquire UK broadcaster Channel 5 from Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell, according to Screen’s sister publication Broadcast.
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NewsFandry wins at IFFLA
Nagraj Manjule’s entry has scooped the grand jury prize for best feature and Richie Mehta’s Siddarth earned an honourable mention at the 12th annual Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles.
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NewsAmerican Ultra shoot underway
Production has begun in New Orleans on Lionsgate’s action comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart and Bill Pullman. FilmNation handles international sales.
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NewsAfter The Ball starts production
Principal photography has begun in Montreal on the modern-day fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Myriad Pictures handles world sales and will introduce in Cannes.
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NewsDavid Michôd boards Operators
The in-demand Australian filmmaker, whose The Rover is tipped for a Cannes berth, will write and direct the Brad Pitt starring vehicle for Plan B and RatPac Entertainment.
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News8, Ida triumph at RiverRun
The Case Against 8 won the top jury and audience documentary awards, while Ida prevailed in the narrative feature, screenplay and actress honours as the 16th annual RiverRun International Film Festival came to a close (13) in North Carolina.
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NewsCaptain America 2 stays top in US
Marvel Studios’ superhero sequel held on to pole position through Disney to reach $159m after two sessions and see off the challenge from Fox’s Rio 2.
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NewsBirdman to get October release
Fox Searchlight and Regency Enterprises have positioned their Alejandro Iñárritu dark comedy in a prime awards season slot.
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NewsMagnolia Pictures enters Blizzard
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Sundance premiere White Bird In A Blizzard starring Shailene Woodley.
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NewsAlcon enters The Here And Now
Alcon Entertainment, Alloy Entertainment and Kira Davis’ 8:38 Productions have acquired screen rights to The Here And Now.
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NewsLionsgate plots Allegiant split
In a move that will come as little surprise, Lionsgate has announced (11) it is splitting up the third entry of its YA Divergent adaptation into two films.
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NewsFilm Movement takes Human Capital
Film Movement has picked up US rights from Bac Films to Paolo Virzi’s Italian drama head of its North American premiere at Tribeca on April 18.
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NewsRiver Road boards The Last Face
River Road chief Bill Pohlad is understood to be financing the romance for Sean Penn to direct starring Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem.
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NewsParkes/MacDonald, CNÉ to adapt See No Evil
Parkes/MacDonald Productions and Condé Nast Entertainment will develop See No Evil based on a 2013 WIRED feature about a drug operation.
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NewsTFF launches Tribeca N.O.W.
Festival top brass have also announced the programme for the fifth Tribeca Online Festival and Tribeca Film’s VOD slate during TFF, set to run from April 16-27.
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NewsFocus sets Hawking drama for Nov
Working Title Films’ Stephen Hawking drama Theory Of Everything will go on limited release through Focus Features on November 7 in the awards season corridor.
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NewsPanama fest grows with first market
With its third edition, which concluded on Wednesday, the Panama International Film Festival continued the year-on-year growth that is turning it into one of the region’s most important showcases for Ibero-American cinema.
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NewsGoldcrest sues Summit over Twilight
Goldcrest Film Distribution has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Summit Distribution in a bid to recover millions of dollars it claims it is owed from profits made by the Twilight franchise.