All Lionsgate articles – Page 23
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NewsChina approves June release for The Hunger Games
Lionsgate’s behemoth has amassed close to $620m worldwide and will open in dubbed and subtitled versions through The China Film Group in association with Lionsgate’s promotional partner Talent International.
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NewsMarketing chief Tim Palen signs long-term deal at Lionsgate
The 10-year company veteran has committed to the role of chief marketing officer hot on the heels of the $550m global success of The Hunger Games.
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NewsLionsgate rings changes in international operations
The studio has confirmed that Helen Lee Kim will step down as president of international after Cannes, as first reported on Screendaily last month. Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-chairman Patrick Wachsberger will lead the new team and made the announcement on Thursday (12).
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NewsGary Ross drops out of Hunger Games sequel
Speculation over who will direct the follow-up to Lionsgate’s $460m-plus global smash looks set to drag on after Ross and studio issued statements on Tuesday (10).
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NewsThe Hunger Games charges past $300m in US
Lionsgate’s action smash has grossed more in North America than any film in the Twilight series and stands at $459.9m worldwide.
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NewsOwen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis to star in You Are Here
Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner wrote and will make his feature directorial debut for Gilbert Films. Lionsgate is handling international sales.
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NewsHunger Games plunders $59.3m from 67 international markets
Lionsgate’s runaway train reached $214.3m worldwide after its opening weekend factoring in the $155m North American launch and opened top in virtually every market according to the distributor.
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NewsLionsgate awaits destiny as The Hunger Games begin
International preview: The independent community will be willing the studio on as it launches the first of what it hopes will become a teen franchise across most of the world this weekend.
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Steve Beeks extends contract as Lionsgate lays off 80 staff
On the day (Mar 9) when management at the post-merger studio were reportedly letting go of approximately 12% of the workforce, Lionsgate chose to announce that Beeks had signed a new contract to continue as co-COO and had been named president of the motion picture group.
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NewsKim to lead post-merger Lionsgate sales force at Cannes
As uncertainty continued to swirl over the fate of international sales staff following Lionsgate’s acquisition of Summit, Screendaily has learned that Helen Lee Kim will stay on through the market and head a team handling titles from both the Lionsgate and Summit slates.
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NewsFriedman, Wachsberger to lead Lionsgate motion picture group
The contracts have been signed and Summit chiefs Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger have been named co-chairs of Lionsgate Motion Pictures Group in the wake of last week’s merger.
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NewsLionsgate buys Summit on eve of Sundance, Berlin
The biggest open secret in Hollywood was made public on Friday (13) in a same-day sign-and-close transaction that creates an independent behemoth but leaves questions unanswered.
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NewsPenthouse North, Flight 7500 join Lionsgate sales slate
Lionsgate has beefed up its roster on the eve of AFM with several titles including thrillers Penthouse North starring Michelle Monaghan and Michael Keaton and Flight 7500 from The Grudge creator Takashi Shimizu.
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NewsOctavia Spencer joins Untitled Diablo Cody Project
The star from The Help is the latest cast member on board Mandate Pictures’ comedy, which Lionsgate will introduce to buyers at the AFM this week. Cody (pictured) wrote the screenplay and makes her feature directorial debut.
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NewsLionsgate announces start of production on The Last Stand
Kim Jee-Woon’s thriller is shooting in New Mexico and Nevada and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is producing the project, which has been a strong pre-sale title for Lionsgate.
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Aaron Eckhart to star in I, Frankenstein for Lakeshore
Eckhart will portray Adam Frankenstein in the upcoming production. Principal photography is set to commence in Australia in January.
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Lionsgate to develop young adult trilogy Chaos Walking
Doug Davison will produce the trilogy by bestselling author Patrick Ness through Davison’s Quadrant Pictures
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NewsIcahn, Lionsgate cease hostilities as corporate raider sells stake
The activist shareholder and his son Brett are to sell up to 44,161,971 of their shares of Lionsgate common stock in a move that ends their long-running battle for control of the company.
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Lionsgate to release The Big Wedding in US, UK
The Two Ton Films and Nu Image / Millennium Films production stars Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried, Robin Williams, Ben Barnes and Topher Grace.
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NewsSchwarzenegger to star for Lionsgate in The Last Stand
Lionsgate has confirmed that Kim Jee-Woon will make his English-language debut and the embattled former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will take the lead in the action tale about a sheriff in a sleepy border town who faces off a notorious fugitive.