All United States articles – Page 1088
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NewsAdrien Brody boards American Heist
Brody [pictured], who will also serve as executive producer, joins the cast alongside Jordana Brewster and Akon; principal photography commences today [June 24].
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NewsWarner Bros names new leadership team
President Jeff Robinov [pictured] departs; Greg Silverman, Sue Kroll and Toby Emmerich form new three-strong leadership team.
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NewsIM Global launches Beijing office
Huayi Brothers exec hired as senior executive for new China offices.
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NewsCohen takes Chinese Puzzle for US
Cohen Media Group has acquired all US release rights to Chinese Puzzle, starring Audrey Tautou and Romain Duris.
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NewsMonsters University beats World War Z in US
Pixar’s sequel scores estimated $82m opening to dethrone Man of Steel; World War Z impresses with $66m.
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NewsFilmDistrict takes Christ the Lord
FilmDistrict acquires US distribution rights to feature based on Anne Rice’s bestseller.
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NewsStar Wars VII lands at Pinewood
EXCLUSIVE: Production on Disney and JJ Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII is moving in to UK studio.
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NewsDowney Jr signs for Avengers 2, Avengers 3
Robert Downey Jr will reprise his role as Tony Stark / Iron Man in the next two Avengers films, Marvel has revealed.
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NewsColumbia readies Bad Teacher 2
The studio is developing Bad Teacher 2 and has set Jake Kasdan to direct the comedy from a screenplay by Justin Malen.
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NewsHalf Crown lines up biopic
Colorado-based Half Crown Media has hired UK screenwriter Bart Gavigan to write an untitled biopic about the British missionary Hudson Taylor.
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NewsMachete Kills to open on Oct 4
Open Road Films has moved back the release of Robert Rodriguez’s action sequel starring Danny Trejo from Sept 13.
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NewsMGM pacts with Fox on Poltergiest
Production on the horror remake, produced by Sam Raimi, scheduled to begin this autumn.
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NewsTarantino to receive Lumiere Award
Quentin Tarantino will be awarded the 5th Lumiere Award at the Lumiere festival in France.
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FeaturesMillard Ochs, Warner Bros
Millard Ochs steps down on June 30 after 19 years as president of Warner Bros International Cinemas (WBIC) and 50 years in the industry.
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FeaturesFilmmaker In Residence, New York
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center and Jaeger-LeCoultre announced members of the advisory board for their new Filmmaker In Residence initiative at a dinner in New York last week.
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NewsJames Gandolfini dies aged 51
James Gandolfini, who shot to fame as a mob boss in The Sopranos, died on Wednesday [19] while on holiday in Rome. He was 51.
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NewsHuston joins TWC’s Big Eyes
UPDATED JUN 20: Tim Burton has cast Danny Huston in his upcoming drama about painter Margaret Keane and her husband Walter, who took credit for his wife’s work while she toiled in obscurity.