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NewsFilmNation finds Good House
FilmNation has acquired film rights from Tribeca Productions’ Jane Rosenthal to The Good House, which will mark the reunion of Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro for the first time in 17 years.
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NewsBlanc-Biehn lines up The Girl
EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Blanc-Biehn will direct The Girl for her Blanc/Biehn Productions label.
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NewsWWE, Lionsgate see more Evil
WWE Studios and Lionsgate announced on Tuesday [6] that production on See No Evil 2 will begin in the autumn.
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NewsMongrel gets Brother for Canada
Mongrel Media has acquired Canadian rights to Steve Hoover’s Sundance 2013 US Documentary Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award winner Blood Brother.
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NewsColor Force goes crazy for Asians
Nina Jacobson’s production entity has acquired feature rights to Kevin Kwan’s comedic bestseller Crazy Rich Asians.
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NewsCreatives, Sganzerla win at HBRFest
The Moving Creatures by Caetano Gotardo was named best narrative fiction award as the Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival (HBRFest) climaxed on Aug 4.
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NewsNova Scotia food film festival rebrands and expands
Lia Rinaldo, former Artistic Director of the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is now managing director of Devour! The Food Film Fest.
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NewsGreenway pacts with ZSS Entertainment
UK-based Greenway Entertainment has struck a deal with ZSS Entertainment in the US to produce 12 films together over the next six years.
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NewsMcQuarrie to direct M:I5
Paramount and financing partner Skydance Productions have announced that Christopher McQuarrie will direct the next instalment on the Mission: Impossible franchise starring Tom Cruise.
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NewsSummertime launches Legends portal
Summertime Entertainment has announced the launch of LegendsOfOzMovie.com as the official online destination for Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return.
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NewsRaven Banner gets Fear
The Toronto-based company has acquired Canadian rights to Slasher Films’ Nothing Left To Fear and plans an autumn theatrical release.
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NewsEd Harris joins Cymbeline
The Oscar nominee has joined the cast of Michael Almereyda’s Shakespeare adaptation. International Film Trust handles sales outside the US, where CAA represents the project.
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NewsOddLot hires Rachel Shane
The new arrival joins as evp of production and reports to OddLot co-presidents Michael Nathanson and Bill Lischak.
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NewsDislecksia gets October release
Area 23a announced on Monday [5] that Dislecksia: The Movie will open theatrically in cities across the US in October.
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NewsBAFTA LA to honour Bigelow, Kingsley
Kathryn Bigelow and Ben Kingsley have been added to the honourees roster for the 2013 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards on Nov 9 in Beverly Hills.
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NewsKoch resumes PGA role
Hawk Koch has rejoined Mark Gordon as president of the PGA following his one-year term as president of the Academy.
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NewsTribeca, AT&T announce deal
AT&T was unveiled on Monday [5] as the presenting sponsor of the Tribeca Film festival, replacing American Express who will remain involved in a sponsorship capacity. The festival’s 13th edition will run from Apr 16-27 2014.
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NewsRenner back for new Bourne
Jeremy Renner and a new screenwriter have been signed up for a fifth instalment of the ‘Bourne’ franchise, it has been announced.
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NewsNeve Campbell starts Division 19
Detroit may just have filed for bankruptcy but that hasn’t stopped filmmakers arriving in the troubled US city in their droves, among them British writer-producer-director Suzie Halewood.
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News2 Guns fires up $27.4m debut
The independent action comedy starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg led a decent session in North America, scoring an estimated $27.4m through Universal.