UK News – Page 666
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NewsDredd blasts away competition at the UK box office
Entertainment’s 3D reboot debuts top to become first 18-rated film to hit number one since Saw 3D in Oct 2010.
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NewsSecret Cinema announce new production
Month-long project to start on Halloween, running to Dec 2.
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NewsSam Claflin to star in Brit List rom-com Modern Life is Rubbish
EXCLUSIVE: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Quiet Ones actor and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Sam Claflin to star in Brit comedy.
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NewsArtificial Eye strikes UK deal for Polley's Stories We Tell
EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Polley’s Venice and Toronto hit Stories We Tell has been acquired by Artificial Eye for the UK, Palace Films for Australia and Gutek Film for Poland.
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NewsCreative Scotland financing new Scottish Shorts initiative
Initiative will be jointly managed by Hopscotch Films and DigiCult.
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NewsEmbankment takes on Michell's Le Weekend
Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan and Jeff Goldblum star in the Free Range Films production backed by Film4, Curzon, and the BFI.
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NewsDAR, Mobile dial up deal for Phone Thief
Pia Sukanya’s comedy to star Poorna Jagannathan and Vir Das [pictured].
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NewsMetrodome dives into UK deal with BAC for Kormakur's The Deep
EXCLUSIVE: US and Australian buyers are circling the survival thriller.
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NewsDNA talks future of Dredd trilogy
DNA Films boss Andrew Macdonald has given further details about the screenwriting plans for the next installments in the Dredd trilogy.
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NewsFilm business insiders react to eOne-Alliance transaction
Industry sources polled by Screen are unanimous in their belief that eOne’s acquisition of Alliance Films will create a rupture in the landscape, although opportunities exist for smart new operators to move into the space.
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NewsSkyfall’s world premiere to take place on Oct 23
His Royal Highness Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall will be in attendance at the Royal Albert Hall.
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eOne CEO Throop: post-merger teams won't be known for 'some months'
“Independent films will remain our bread and butter”, says eOne CEO after acquisition of Alliance Films for $230m; further acquisitions possible.
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NewsKit Ryan's Dementamania to start shooting in October
Stealth Indie’s psychological horror, starring Kal Penn [pictured], set for four week shoot in Yorkshire.
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NewsAV Pictures sets off on Mission To Lars
London-based company to handle worldwide sales on documentary [pictured].
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NewsRevolver pacts for investment from Farsi's Corniche
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor and producer Revolver Entertainment has sold a significant minority stake in the company to Hani Farsi’s Corniche Pictures, the film division of Corniche Capital.
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NewsEvent Cinema Association launches in UK
ECA plans a series of marketing initiatives and will next year launch a public-facing website about alternative content screenings.
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NewseOne buys Alliance for $230m, creating the UK and Canada’s largest independent distributor
After many months of speculation, eOne has entered into an agreement to acquire Alliance Films from affliates of GS Capital Partners and Investissement Québec for approximately $230 million.
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NewsPenelope Wilton, Sam Reid join cast of Amma Asante's Belle
Penelope Wilton, Sam Reid, Tom Felton and James Norton have joined the cast of Amma Asante’s Belle, which starts shooting in the UK on Sept 23.
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NewsCascade strikes first look deals with Pari Passu, Culmination
UK-based finance outfit Cascade Pictures is launching with first-look deals in place with producers Jessica Parker and Jessica Malik of Pari Passu Films and Tom Butterfield and Emily Man of Culmination Productions.
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NewsFilm4's Tessa Ross to give TIFF Moguls talk today
Company has a record seven productions screening in Toronto.