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Breaking Dawn adds new cast including Lee Pace
Summit has announced further cast for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, as new vampire groups are introduced to the story.
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FeaturesMark Romanek
The director of Never Let Me Go, which opens the London Film Festival tonight, talks about speed bonding with his cast, his love for Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, and having a “vision with margins.”
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NewsVitagraph takes North American rights to Oscar hopeful Even The Rain
LA-based distributor Vitagraph Films has acquired Spanish Oscar submission Even The Rain (Tambien La Lluvia) from Wild Bunch.
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Starz sells animation studio Film Roman
Starz Media, the pay TV operation that recently sold its Overture Films unit, is selling its animation studio Film Roman to a group of investors lead by former Film Roman president Scott D Greenberg.
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NewsMy Week With Marilyn shoot kicks off at Pinewood
Trademark Films and The Weinstein Company have started the seven-week shoot for My Week with Marilyn at Pinewood Studios and on location in and around London.
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NewsSarah Bolger cast in lead for 3D fantasy adventure Starbright
Irish actress Sarah Bolger has been cast in the lead of Canadian writer-director Francesco Lucente’s 3D fantasy fairytale adventure Starbright which will begin shooting in the US in early 2011.
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FeaturesGraham King
With two mega-budget films in production under a new deal at Sony Pictures and the launch of their own distribution outfit, FilmDistrict, Graham King and his business partner Tim Headington have become Hollywood’s most ambitious empire-builders.
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NewsGK takes Jersey Boys film rights
Graham King’s GK Films has acquired feature film rights to the hit musical stage play Jersey Boys: The Story ofFrankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
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Feltheimer at MIPCOM: Choose reliable partners
In his MIPCOM keynote Tuesday, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer addressed the issues raised by the dramatic changes currently shaking the world of content to it foundations.
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NewsScreen Gems partners with Constantin, Unique on Mortal Instruments
Sony’s Screen Gems is working with Constantin Film and Unique Features to develop the film franchise Mortal Instruments, based on the book series by Cassandra Clare.
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Fremantle strikes deal for 60% stake in @radical
At MIPCOM, FremantleMedia announced it is taking a 60% stake in branded entertainment specialists @radical.media.
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Mission Pictures acquires Gener8xion library
Mission Pictures International, the US-based distributor specializing in faith-based films, has acquired Gener8xion Entertainment’s film library.
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NewsWhitaker, Del Toro, Wagner to be honoured at Chicago Film Festival
The 46th edition of the festival (7-21 October) will feature over 150 films from 50 countries, including John Curran’s Stone and Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours.
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NewsActress Molly Parker set for directorial debut
The Canadian actress’s first feature, The Ballad Of Maura MacKenzie, will shoot in Newfoundland and Toronto late summer 2011.
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MPI strikes North American deal for Hammer's Wake Wood
Chicago-based MPI Media Group has acquired all North American rights to Hammer Films thriller Wake Wood.
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VIFF Forum line-up includes Twilight director David Slade
The 25th Annual Vancouver Film & TV Forum (September 28 - October 1) has announced its line-up for the new Filmmakers’ Day (October 2), which includes a session with Hot Tub Time Machine writers Sean Anders and John Morris talking about their next script.
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NewsWhen We Leave finds North American buyers
Munich-based sales agent Telepool has sold Feo Aladag’s feature debut When We Leave (Die Fremde) to the US and Canada.
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NC Fest names award after Peter Brunette
The Best Director Award has been renamed as part of RiverRun’s 2011 edition.
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NewsBankside and Killer strike first-look, co-development deal
First projects under the deal include Jeff Garlin’s Dealin With Idiots and Julianne Moore-starring Innocence.
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Malin Akerman to star with Ethan Hawke in The Numbers Station
Malin Akerman has joined the cast of The Numbers Station, opposite Ethan Hawke.