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Inception takes on four new titles for multi-platform releases
Titles include Pathfinders: In The Company of Strangers.
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NewsKim Basinger joins cast of One Square Mile
EXCLUSIVE: Charles-Olivier Michaud’s first US film also stars Richard Jenkins.
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Sundance Selects takes US rights to The Central Park Five
Ken Burns co-directed the Toronto-bound documentary with his daughter Sarah Burns and her husband David McMahon. The film premiered in Cannes earlier this summer and will receive a theatrical launch.
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Weinsteins to finance and distribute The Ends Of The Earth
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired worldwide rights to the epic romance from producers Escape Artists. Jennifer Lawrence is in talks to star.
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NewsUniversal Pictures crosses $1bn in record time
Top brass announced on Monday (Aug 6) that it had reached the North American milestone three months faster than its previous studio record of Nov 7, set in 2008.
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Magnet Releasing acquires all rights to Occupy Unmasked
Stephen K Bannon directed the Citizens United Productions documentary about the Occupy movement.
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NewsDKR vanquishes Total Recall in US with $36m hold
The Dark Knight Rises had enough in the tank to retain top spot in its third weekend in North America as an estimated $36.4m session through Warner Bros propelled the running total to $354.6m.
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NewsSony Pictures Classics snaps up Venice-bound At Any Price
The distributor has acquired all North American and Eastern European rights excluding CIS and Russia to Ramin Bahrani’s drama ahead of its upcoming world premiere in Italy. Exclusive Media handles international sales.
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Magnet Releasing sets Nov 30 for Universal Soldier 4
John Hyams directs Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren alongside former Mixed Martial Arts star Scott Adkins.
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NewsPreferred Ventures buys into digital distributor GoDigital
FreeCreditReport.com Founder and former Experian Interactive CEO Ed Ojdana and former Facebook chief privacy officer and founder of Kelly Investments Chris Kelly have acquired a majority stake in Logan Mulvey’s digital distributor.
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Andrew Lauren Productions to finance The Spectacular Now
Production is underway in Athens, Georgia, on the project starring Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson and Kyle Chandler. The Exchange handles international sales.
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NewsCasting news: McConaughey joins Red Granite's Wolf
Matthew McConaughey has joined The Wolf Of Wall Street and will play an early mentor to the central character Jordan Belfort, to be played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
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NewsSky given all-clear in Competition Commission's final pay-TV report
Sky’s position “does not adversely affect competition in the pay-TV retail market,” reports Competition Commission, but “market competition overall remains ineffective.”
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NewsThe Exchange names Nat McCormick vp worldwide distribution
EXCLUSIVE: The young executive reunites with The Exchange founder Brian O’Shea after the pair worked together at Affinity International. He starts work on Aug 1 and most recently served at IM Global.
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Magnolia Home Entertainment, Phase 4 snap up Sushi Girl
The revenge thriller stars Mark Hamill and Tony Todd and received its international premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival on Jul 21.
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Dada Films picks up US rights to Excuse Me For Living
MJ Peckos and Steven Raphael’s distributor will release the rom-com on Oct 12 in theatres and VoD. Osiris Entertainment has acquired TV and DVD rights.
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Nancy Fishman Film Releasing acquires Six Million And One
Bay Area distributor Nancy K Fishman has picked up Israeli director David Fisher’s documentary Six Million And One, which recounts the filmmaker’s search for his father’s history during the Holocaust.
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Variance Films takes US rights to Head Games
Steve James’ documentary explores the subject of concussion in sports and will open on Sept 21 in select cities and expand into major markets through October.
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Cinedigm, ARC partner on Nitro Circus The Movie 3D
The performance film about the cutting-edge action sport collective is set to open nationwide in theatres on Aug 8.
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NewsDeVon Franklin named Columbia svp production
Franklin will work with all of film divisions within the Sony Pictures fold and his next project will be the adaptation of bestseller Heaven Is For Real.