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NewsLucasFilm denies Abrams to quit Star Wars
Rumours that J.J. Abrams is to quit as director of Star Wars: Episode VII have been denied by LucasFilm.
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NewsVertical takes Outfest G.B.F.
Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to G.B.F, or Gay Best Friend, which closed Outfest 2013 in Los Angeles on Sunday night [21].
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NewsPacific Rim edges int'l weekend
UPDATED JUL 22: Pacific Rim stole past Despicable Me 2 to rule the international box office on $35.3m according to confirmed numbers issued on Monday [22] by Warner Bros Pictures International executives.
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NewsMike Myers eyes Supermensch
The comedian and actor is partnering with A&E IndieFilms on a documentary about the life of talent manager Shep Gordon that will mark his directorial debut.
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NewsRobert Levin joins Screen Engine
The marketing veteran has been named president of movie and TV research at the Los Angeles-based company where he served as chief strategist since inception three-and-a-half years ago.
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NewsParamount promotion for Powell
The head of digital entertainment and Insurge Pictures Amy Powell has added president of Paramount Television to her responsibilities.
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NewsSolomonoff to lead ttff Focus
Julia Solomonoff will be the lead facilitator for the RBC Focus: Filmmakers’ Immersion, to be held at the Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (ttff) 2013.
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NewsAdrien Brody banks on Mr Toad
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winner attached to star in and produce live-action and CGI Kenneth Grahame biopic, Banking on Mr Toad.
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NewsConjuring casts $42m spell
Warner Bros’ horror story starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson pulled off a mighty feat to open in North America on an estimated $41.5m ahead of Despicable Me 2 and new release Turbo.
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NewsComic-Con: Avengers 2 title revealed
An unexpected reveal by Joss Whedon of the new title for the Avengers sequel – Avengers: Age Of Ultron – capped an immense day at Hall H and a session of arch entertainment from Marvel Studios.
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NewsComic-Con: Batman and Superman to team up
Zack Snyder is preparing a Superman and Batman film for Warner Bros that will open in 2015, it emerged at Comic-Con on Saturday [20].
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NewsComic-Con: X-Men united once more
Saturday’s [20] late afternoon Fox panel in Hall H did not skimp on the star power as first Andy Serkis, then Hugh Jackman took to the stage before Bryan Singer paraded his all-star cast from X-Men: Days Of Future Past in front of a deeply appreciative crowd.
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NewsComic-Con: Catching Fire grips Hall H
Jennifer Lawrence took part in a lively panel on Saturday [20] as the Lionsgate roadshow revealed the new trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
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NewsOutfest 2013 names winners
Nanouk Leopold’s It’s All So Quiet won the Outfest 2013’s grand jury award for outstanding international dramatic feature on Sunday [21].
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NewsComic-Con: Spidey puts on a show
The first major spectacle of the San Diego convention finally arrived on Friday [19] afternoon as Sony rolled out the big guns for its presentation of The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
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NewsComic-Con: Diesel stokes Marvel rumours
Vin Diesel told fanboys on Friday that there would be some “very big news coming out at the end of the month” after he was asked whether he was about to join the Marvel fold as Vision.
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NewsEpic sets US Spider release
Epic Pictures Releasing has set an Oct 18 day-and-date theatrical and VoD release for Mike Mendez’s creature comedy through its expanded Epic Pictures Releasing.
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Brad Anderson to direct Restart
Lotus Entertainment and Davids Canton Productions made the announcement on Friday [19].
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NewsComic-Con: Ender's Game ignites passions
Thursday’s Summit panel provided a platform for Ender’s Game producer Robert Orci to speak eloquently about the film’s values in light of homophobic remarks by the book’s author.
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NewsComic-Con: Visionaries talk
Long shoots, long shots, distribution platforms and the pros and cons of 3D were among the subjects under the microscope during Thursday’s [18] Visionaries Panel in Hall H.