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Rob Reiner in talks to join The Wolf Of Wall Street
Red Granite owns the rights to Jordan Belfort’s best-selling memoir about his tumultuous life as a trader and is financing the project. Martin Scorsese will direct Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role.
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Jerry Pierce to serve as NATO tech advisor
The former svp of Universal Pictures and founder and chairman of Inter-Society’s Digital Cinema Forum (ISDCF)will begin his consulting post on Jul 1.
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Screen Media takes doc Wild Horse, Wild Ride
President Suzanne Blech and David Fannon negotiated the deal for North American rights with Anne Atkinson of Pryor Cashman on behalf of the filmmakers.
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NewsEdgar Ramirez to take lead in Arvelo's Libertador
Alberto Arvelo’s epic about the life of South American revolutionary Simon Bolivar will also star Maria Valverde and Danny Huston.
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NewsRebecca O'Brien, Brent V Friedman to speak at Strategic Partners
The three day co-production market takes place September 13-16 in Halifax, Canada.
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NewsWarner Bros sets Oct 26 domestic release for Cloud Atlas
The studio announced the date on Tuesday (19), throwing another potential awards contender into what is shaping up to be a prestige season. Warner Bros has also acquired rights for the UK, France, Spain, Australia and Japan and will release in those territories in early 2013.
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NewsHamptons Int’l Film Festival to honour James Schamus
The 20th annual festival will present the Focus Features CEO with this year’s Industry Toast on Oct 5.
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Jasmine Madatian secures top Academy publicity role
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences announced on Tuesday (19) that Madatian has been appointed to the new role of managing director of communications, effective Jul 30.
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Shoreline takes the world on horror-thriller Torture Chamber
Dante Tomaselli wrote, directed and produced the story about a sinister bond between a mother and her two sons. Vincent Pastore stars.
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NewsPhase 4 takes North American rights to The Baytown Outlaws
LLeju Productions’ action comedy formerly known as The Baytown Disco stars Billy Bob Thornton and Eva Longoria. Phase 4 plans a theatrical release in early 2013.
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Nine projects on Fast Track for Film Independent
The organisation has selected 19 filmmakers and nine projects for its tenth annual programme at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
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NewsSPC, Almodovar back in business with I’m So Excited
The distributor has acquired all North American rights to Pedro Almodóvar’s upcoming comedy from El Deseo.
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NewsGeorge Clooney, Grant Heslov to produce Osage Country
The business partners have boarded The Weinstein Company’s August: Osage Country based on Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play.
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Sundance selects 24 fellows, nine projects for doc labs
The 2012 intake doubles the amount of films and filmmakers the Institute is supporting in the post-production phase.
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Focus Forward expands to platforms including Amazon, Comcast, iTunes, Vudu
First 10 shorts go multi-platform on July 9.
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Elevado consultancy opens offices in Beverly Hills
Senior advisor Richard Kiratsoulis has negotiated financing transactions on behalf of clients including The Tomb starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger and The Grey starring Liam Neeson.
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NewFest to open in New York with Four
The LGBT festival will kick off its event with Joshua Sanchez’s story about a quartet on a life-changing holiday.
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NewsKino Lorber picks up US rights to I Killed My Mother
French-Canadian actor Xavier Dolan’s feature directorial debut is a semi-autobiographical tale about a gay Quebecois teenager living with his single mother.
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NewsFilm Movement takes Directors' Fortnight entry Aliyah
Film Movement has picked up North American rights to Elie Wajeman’s directorial debut starring Cedric Kahn.
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NewsBill Holmes earns business development stripes at Netflix
Holmes joined Netflix in 2008 and rises from vp of business development to the new role of chief business development officer.