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Woo to direct remake of Nikkatsu’s Beast
John Woo is set to direct and produce gangster drama Day Of The Beast, an English-language remake of Seijin Suzuki’s 1963 classic Youth Of The Beast.
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John Cleese goes Hunting Elephants for Bleiberg, United King
The British comedian and actor will join Sasson Gabai and Moni Moshonov on the cast of Hunting Elephants, which Bleiberg Entertainment is co-funding with United King and selling in Cannes.
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NewsThe Solution boards Joel Edgerton thriller Felony
Joel Edgerton will star in the thriller Felony, which The Solution Entertainment Group is touting to international buyers here. Roadshow Films will distribute in Australia and New Zealand and CAA represents US rights.
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NewsCargo to handle sales on Hemingway & Fuentes
Financier-producer Edward Walson of Sunrider Productions, Andy Garcia and Cargo Entertainment CEO-managing partner Marina Grasic announced on Tuesday (15) that financing is place for the project. The Paradigm Motion Picture Finance Group arranged the financing and will represent domestic rights.
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NewsARC Entertainment takes US rights to Whole Lotta Sole
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor plans a day-and-date theatrical and VoD release this autumn after striking a low seven-figure deal with WME Global’s Deborah McIntosh and Graham Taylor.
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Dogwoof is PMD on doc F*ck For Forest
EXCLUSIVE: Dogwoof assumes role as producer of global marketing and distribution on doc F*ck For Forest.
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Melbourne film festival to open with Sapphires
The Melbourne International Film Festival has announced that The Sapphires has been selected as the opening film of this year’s edition of the festival which runs August 2-19.
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Steve Coogan joins Northern Soul as Little Film kicks off sales
The British actor and comedian joins leads Elliot James Langridge and Josh Whitehouse in a story set against the wildly popular 1970s UK underground music scene of the title. The Little Film Company is introducing the project to buyers in Cannes this week.
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Media Content Capital takes stake in QED International
Bill Block has sold a portion of the company in an eight-figure deal that will enable him to grow the development, production and financing business and boost the agency side of his sales operation by paying minimum guarantees for more projects.
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NewseOne promotes Lara Thompson to new filmed entertaiment role
Lara Thompson has been promoted to the newly created role of evp of filmed entertainment at Entertainment One, effective immediately.
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NewsIsabelle Fuhrman, Isabelle Huppert sign up for Wild Bunch's Suspiria
EXCLUSIVE: Wild Bunch’s slate also includes a number of other genre titles plus Jean-Luc Godard’s Goodbye To Language 3D.
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NewsJude Law to star in HanWay/BBC Films black comedy Dom Hemingway
EXCLUSIVE: Jude Law, Richard E Grant to star in London-set black comedy from director Richard Shepard.
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Alliance Films pounces on Dead Man Down, Zero Dark Thirty
EXCLUSIVE: The company has swung into action on the eve of Cannes with pre-buys on two hot market titles.
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NewsKnightley in for Johansson on Exclusive's Song
EXCLUSIVE: Keira Knightley has replaced Scarlett Johansson on Can A Song Save Your Life? which Exclusive Media is financing, producing and selling in Cannes.
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FilmDistrict acquires US rights to Intrepid horror Oculus
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Flanagan will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jeff Howard, based on Flanagan’s acclaimed short film of the same name. Focus Features International is handling sales on the rest of the world in Cannes.
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Arclight Films licenses UK rights on Best Men to BVI
The sales agent has licensed Stephan Elliot’s comedy A Few Best Men to Buena Vista International, who plan a late August release.
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Fortissimo sails into Sunset with Terence Davies
EXCLUSIVE: Fortissimo Films has acquired international rights to Terence Davies’ Sunset Song, which has secured Peter Mullan and Agyness Deyn to head the cast.
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Finecut scares up The Profane
EXCLUSIVE: Korea’s Finecut is teaming with the UK’s Rook Films and India’s Reel Illusion Films to co-produce Indian horror title The Profane, written and directed by Sidharth Srinivasan.
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NewsBertrand Bonello to direct Yves Saint Laurent biopic project
EXCLUSIVE: French director Bertrand Bonello has signed to direct a biopic on legendary French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, Paris sales outfit Films Distribution and production companyMandarin Cinema have announced.
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NewsKaleidoscope takes on sales for doc Mandela's Children
Nelson Mandela’s grandson Kweku Mandela is a co-director and producer and will be in Cannes to show footage.