Small MPU – Page 2985
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NewsBen Wheatley exec'd thriller secures UK deal
EXCLUSIVE: UK deal secured for Nick Gillespie’s psychological thriller Belly Of The Bulldog.
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NewsGaga moves into animation, unveils 2016 slate
The Japanese distributor will release Gods Of Egypt and Pride And Prejudice And Zombies in September.
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NewsMatthias Schoenaerts, Erik Van Looy thrillers to press on with Brussels shoots
Belgian thriller The Prime Minister, about a terrorist plot to kidnap the US president, is currently filming in and around Brussels.
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NewsGaumont expands US operation with animation hires
Nicolas Atlan and Terry Kalagian have joined the French major.
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NewsHollywood broadens focus in war on anti-gay laws
UPDATE: As Georgia remained front of mind in Hollywood on Thursday and the Weinsteins threatened to find another state in which to shoot Lee Daniels’ upcoming Richard Pryor film in opposition to an anti-gay bill, the focus has broadened to include North Carolina.
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NewsSaban Films acquires '31'
The distributor has picked up North American rights to Rob Zombie’s horror film that premiered recently in Sundance.
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NewsUS briefs: Starz sets 'The Dresser' premiere date
Plus: Tribeca unveils Sloan screenwriting winner; and more…
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News'Batman V Superman' hits $93m worldwide
UPDATE: Warner Bros’ DC Entertainment tentpole has raced to at least $65.2m from its first three international days and took $27.7m from Thursday night screenings in North America for an early $92.9m worldwide.
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NewsGarry Shandling dead at 66
The absurdist comedian has died from unknown causes after paramedics in Los Angeles responded to a medical emergency and took him to hospital where he died.
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NewsÁlvaro Rodriguez, Michael Mayer to adapt 'Tu, Mio'
Machete writer Rodriguez and writer-director Mayer have signed on to adapt Erri De Luca’s Italian bestseller.
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NewsDick Cook in talks for further Chinese, Malaysian financing
Former Disney chairman Dick Cook’s new venture is in talks with further Chinese investors, including Film Carnival, and Malaysian fund Khazanah, it emerged during the China-US Motion Picture Summit, hosted by Cook’s lead investor CITIC Guoan.
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News'Batman v Superman' grosses $469m worldwide
MARCH 29 UPDATE: The DC Entertainment tentpole added $46m worldwide on Monday to reach $468.6m worldwide and $287.5m internationlaly and $181.1m in North America as the studio revised its weekend take to $256.5m internationally and $422.6m worldwide.
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News'Batman V Superman' storms North America on $166m
MARCH 28 UPDATE: Warner Bros opened the DC Entertainment vaults and reaped the rewards as the sixth biggest domestic debut in history fuelled a $420m worldwide haul.
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NewsChina-US Summit talks China co-pro, export blues
China’s domestic box office may be booming – and Chinese finance flowing into Hollywood movies – but speakers at the China-US Motion Picture Summit (March 25) discussed how successful Chinese co-productions and film exports remain scarce.
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NewsTribeca Film Festival drops 'Vaxxed' from schedule
Festival co-founder Robert De Niro on Saturday pulled Andrew Wakefield’s documentary Vaxxed: From Cover-Up To Catastrophe amid a backlash over the veracity of its claims.
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NewsDisney to screen 'Civil War' at CinemaCon
Studio executives have set an industry screening of the much anticipated superhero tentpole on April 13 at the Las Vegas convention.
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News'Zootopia', 'Star Wars' drive Disney $1bn feat
Further details have emerged on the key performers behind the studio’s recent $1bn international box office accomplishment.
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NewsGeorgia Governor vetoes controversial anti-LGBT bill
Critics have hailed a decision by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to block a religious liberty bill that they claimed would have discriminated against the LGBT community.
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NewsMatt Jackson to run production, acquisitions for Mark Gordon
The producer and executive has been named head of film production and acquisitions at The Mark Gordon Company.
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NewsDuo to head Fox Searchlight production
Matthew Greenfield and David Greenbaum (black and white portrait) have been named co-heads of production, effective immediately, and take over the role formerly held by president of production Claudia Lewis.