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Turkey renamed Free Birds
Relativity and Reel FX said on Wednesday [27] the 3D project would open on Nov 1.
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NewsSundance sets ComposersLab: LA
Sundance Institute said on Wednesday [27] its film music programme will host the one-day workshop ComposersLab: LA on May 18.
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NewsCinemaCon to honour Melissa McCarthy
The star of Identity Thief will receive the CinemaCon Female Star Of The Year Award in Las Vegas on Apr 18, it was announced on Wednesday [27] by convention managing director Mitch Neuhauser.
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NewsMGM, King eye Tomb Raider
MGM announced on Wednesday [27] it had acquired feature rights to the video game franchise and will produce and develop with GK Films in a move that signals a return to tentpole producing for Graham King.
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NewsKate Mara joins Transcendence
The American actress joins Johnny Depp on the Alcon Entertainment project. Separately, JK Simmons and Chris Elliott are on board Marc Lawrence’s untitled rom-com.
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NewsJon Stewart drama heads to Cannes
Sierra/Affinity will commence pre-sales in Cannes on Daily Show presenter Jon Stewart’s feature directorial debut Rosewater.
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NewsFox Searchlight takes Grand Budapest Hotel
EXCLUSIVE: Fox Searchlight has acquired worldwide rights from Indian Paintbrush to Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom follow-up The Grand Budapest Hotel and has come on board as co-financier.
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NewsParticipant sets pivot launch
Participant Media top brass said on Wednesday [27] its cable service pivot would launch on Aug 1 with more than 40m subscribers and more than 300 hours of original programming in its first year.
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NewsSaint Tropez to open COLCOA
This year’s festival will host three international premieres, 11 North American or US premieres and 16 West Coast premieres.
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NewsMillennium, Gravitas sign distribution pact
Gravitas will handle digital distribution duties while Millennium will oversee DVD releases on a slate that includes Sundance 2013 entry Hell Baby [pictured].
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NewsParticipant hires Robert Kessel
Kessel will help manage the development, production, and acquisition of narrative features.
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NewsArtsploitation acquires Animals
EXCLUSIVE: Artsploitation Films has acquired North American and UK theatrical, TV, VoD, Digital and DVD rights to the Spanish fantasy drama Animals.
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NewsDermot Mulroney joins murder thriller
Hyde Park ImageNation and Troika Pictures announced this week that Dermot Mulroney has joined the cast of the thriller Careful What You Wish For.
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NewsFilm Movement takes Watchtower
The distributor has picked up North American rights from Visit Film to Pelin Esmer’s Turkish drama and anticipates an autumn release.
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NewsIMAX strikes Indonesia deal
The giant screen pioneer has signed an agreement with the country’s largest exhibitor Cinema 21 to install eight theatres, bringing its commitment thus far to 10.
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NewsO-Scope acquires 12 O’Clock Boys
The recent SXSW premiere will next screen at the Hot Docs and Full Frame documentary festivals before Oscilloscope Laboratories takes it to additional festivals prior to theatrical, DVD and digital release.
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NewsVoltage acquires Paul Schrader’s The Canyons
EXCLUSIVE: Voltage Pictures has acquired international rights to Paul Schrader’s much-publicised crowd funded thriller The Canyons starring Lindsay Lohan. IFC will distribute in the US in early summer.
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NewsFox runs Vine Wolverine ad
Hollywood continued to dip its toes in the viral marketing potential of the Twitter-owned platform on Monday [25] as director James Mangold launched a six-second clip of Fox’s upcoming superhero release.
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NewsLightning to sell The Reckoning
Jonathan LaPaglia and Luke Hemsworth have joined the cast of The Reckoning, which is set to begin shooting on Apr 29 in Australia. Lightning Entertainment will handle international sales.