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All Production articles – Page 511
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NewsSkyfall writers to pen Refn's Barbarella series
Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, writers of the last five James Bond movies, are to pen a new TV series based on ‘60s sci-fi character Barbarella.
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NewsPierre Morel in talks to direct Prone Gunman
Sean Penn will star in the Silver Pictures/StudioCanal action thriller about a spy who is forced to flee across Europe after he is betrayed by his organisation.
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NewsNorbury warns of “creaking infrastructure” as Pinewood looks to double capacity
Industry execs discuss UK infrastructure at London event as Pinewood finalises new planning application.
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NewsScandinavian directors forge Creative Alliance
Thomas Vinterberg and Lone Scherfig are among six top Scandinavian directors who have joined forces with US outfit Parts & Labor to develop English-language films for the international marketplace.
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NewsXYZ acquires world rights to These Final Hours
Celluloid Nightmares will commence sales at the EFM next month on Zak Hilditch’s apocalyptic thriller, currently in post-production in Australia.
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NewsCascade backs Seidler, Unwin’s The Lady Who Went Too Far
Fledgling UK-based film and TV finance company gives development backing to drama about ‘the female Lawrence of Arabia’, which reunites two of the team behind The King’s Speech.
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NewsShooting commences on Exclusive, Playtone, AFC’s Parkland
Peter Landesman makes his feature directorial debut on the adaptation of Vincent Bugliosi’s book Reclaiming History: The Assassination Of President John F Kennedy. Colin Hanks has joined the cast.
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NewsDisney confirms JJ Abrams to direct Star Wars
The studio ended speculation about who will helm Episode VII with a formal announcement on Friday [25].
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NewsMartin Scorsese to exec produce British drama Tomorrow
London based Burn Hand Film Productions is to produce the feature directorial debut of Martha Pinson, Scorsese’s long time script supervisor.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Shooting has commenced in Denmark on Pernille Fischer Christensen’s Someone You Love; while cameras are set to roll this spring in the UK on a film based around the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2012 - talented canine Pudsey.
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NewsUK producers in Rotterdam Lab offer thriller Sirocco, adaptation Bed
As the 13th edition of the Rotterdam Lab gets underway tomorrow (Jan 26), a number of British producers are discussing projects including a new thriller written by Donkey Punch’s David Bloom, feature documentary Driven, and Warp Films’ adaptation of David Whitehouse’s Bed.
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NewsEl Deseo to co-produce Damián Szifrón’s Wild Tales
EXCLUSIVE: Almodóvar’s company also working on new title by Lucrecia Martel.
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NewsNew German sales/production outfit launched
EXCLUSIVE: Andreas Rothbauer and Alec Schulmann have joined forces to launch the Berlin-based integrated sales and production outfit Picture Tree International (PTI).
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The Best Man cast reunite for Universal comedy sequel
Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Monica Calhoun, Melissa De Sousa and Regina Hall will reprise their roles nearly 14 years after the original hit theatres.
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NewsRosario Dawson joins Queen Of The Night
The thriller is based on an original story by Atom Egoyan. eOne Films handles international sales, while eOne will distribute in Canada and ARP Selection in France.
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NewsChong lines up Peas for sophomore outing
Singaporean actress/director Michelle Chong’s second directorial outing 3 Peas In A Pod has cast K-pop star Alexander Lee Eusebio and Taiwanese pop star Calvin Chen from the boy band Fahrenheit.
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NewsTina Gharavi: the BAFTA nominee with the Argo-esque story
BAFTA nominee Tina Gharavi, whose provocative first feature I am Nasrine has garnered interest from TWC and Fox Searchlight, talks to Screen about the film’s hazardous journey, signing with Independent Talent and her next feature projects.
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NewsSimon Cowell, Vertigo to produce Pudsey: The Movie
EXCLUSIVE: Syco Entertainment and Vertigo Films are to co-produce a film about Britain’s Got Talent winners Pudsey and Ashleigh.
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NewsKim Ki-duk produces action thriller Rough Play
Venice Golden Lion winner Kim Ki-duk has written and is producing action thriller Rough Play, directed by Shin Yeon-shik.
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NewsDreamWorks begins shooting on WikiLeaks drama
Bill Condon directs Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate, which is set for a Nov 15 North American release through Touchstone in time for awards consideration. Disney, DreamWorks, Reliance and Mister Smith split the international release.