All Production articles – Page 751
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NewsLionsgate fights off Icahn with board appointment
Independent studio Lionsgate has moved it defend itself from investor activist Carl Ichan by nominating major shareholder, Mark Rachesky, to the board.
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NewsTomas Alfredson to direct Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy
Swedish director Tomas Alfredson has signed on to direct an adaptation of John Le Carré’s Cold War spy novel, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, for Working Title Films.
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Brooke Shields joins Brendan Fraser on Furry Vengeance
Brooke Shields and Dick Van Dyke have joined Brendan Fraser in Summit Entertainment and Participant Media’s family comedy Furry Vengeance.
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Sony hires Raja Gosnell to direct The Smurfs
Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation have hired Raja Gosnell to direct the live-action and animated Smurfs feature.
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Calgary shoot underway on Tucker And Dale Vs Evil
Production has begun in Calgary on the comedy Tucker And Dale Vs Evil starring Tyler Labine and Alan Tudyk.
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NewsJaime Winstone to star in first British 3D horror film
British actress Jaime Winstone has been lined up to star in Elfie Hopkins And The Gammons, the first British horror film to be shot in 3D.
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NewsHonorary doctorate for Raindance founder Elliot Grove
Elliot Grove, the founder of the Raindance Film Festival, will be awarded an honorary doctorate by Plymouth College of Art on July 16
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NewsSFC awards funds to co-production projects
The Seoul Film Commission has announced the six winners of its first international co-production grant, which awards up to $15,600 in development funding to projects that will partly shoot in Seoul.
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NewsWoo set to direct Flying Tigers project in China
John Woo is planning to direct a film about the Flying Tigers – a US volunteer group that trained the Chinese Air Force to fly fighter planes during World War II.
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NewsRelativity prepares August shoot on SNL comedy MacGruber
Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media is preparing an August start on the comedy MacGruber, based on the Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch about an inept spy.
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NewsWolfgang Braun joins Kinowelt as chief executive
German film industry veteran Wolfgang Braun has been appointed as CEO of sales and distribution company, Kinowelt. He replaces Jan-Pelgrom de Haas, who left the company at the end of last month.
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NewsDoctor Who star David Tennant joins St Trinian's II
David Tennant, the star of hit UK TV show Doctor Who, and British popstar Sarah Harding have joined the cast of St Trinian’s II: The Legend Of Fritton’s Gold, which began principal photography in London today (July 6).
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NewsPaul Andrew Williams gears up for summer shoot on third feature
London To Brighton director Paul Andrew Williams will begin principal photography on his third feature, Cherry Tree Lane, on July 16 in North London.
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NewsQadhafi, Beckerman start $100m production fund Natural Selection
Libya’s Major General Engineer Al-Saadi Qadhafi has come on board as the major financier behind Natural Selection LLC, a new $100m+ private equity funded production company. Matty Beckerman formed Natural Selection, and will serve as CEO, based in Los Angeles.
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NewsWim Wenders halts production of 3D dance feature Pina
German director Wim Wenders has halted production of his planned 3D dance film with legendary choreographer Pina Bausch following her unexpected death earlier week.
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Kaos to produce feature screenplay winner Legend Of New York Pizza
Kaos Films has announced the winner of its first feature competition — John Paul Sheerin’s The Legend Of New York Pizza wins the 2008 British Feature Screenplay Competition.
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NewsEM Media appoints Lisa Opie as chair
Lisa Opie, the former managing director of content at UK broadcaster Five, has taken over as chair of regional screen agency EM Media.
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NewsWong launches Hong Kong production outfit Pegasus
Veteran Hong Kong producer Raymond Wong is launching a new production outfit, Pegasus Films, as a vehicle for his son Edmond Wong who has scripted hits such as Dragon Tiger Gate and Ip Man.
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NewsPinball starts UK shoot on Erotology
Director Ashley Horner has started principal photography on his second feature, Erotology, being shot at locations around Northeast England.
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NewsArthur Allan Seidelman to direct Chickadee
Arthur Allan Seidelman is to direct Chickadee, the true story of an Italian immigrant girl who takes her abusive grandfather to court and wins a landmark ruling.