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Indomina takes world on Basinger drama Over The Wall
Kim Basinger and Nick Stahl are attached to star with Freddy Rodriguez in Over The Wall, which Indomina is representing for worldwide sales here.
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The Iron Lady goes to Weinsteins in US deal
The Weinsteins have picked up all US rights to the Margaret Thatcher biopic in a deal brokered with Pathe.
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NewsDaniels to direct McConaughey, Efron, Maguire in The Paperboy
Buyer interest is swirling around the $20m Lee Daniels project The Paperboy, a sexy thriller that has been reconfigured with Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, Sofia Vergara and Tobey Maguire in talks to star.
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NewsFilmNation adds Heroes Of Nanking to Cannes slate
Glen Basner’s sales, production and financing company has boarded the bulk of international sales on Zhang Yimou and producer Zhang Weiping’s epic starring Christian Bale.
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FeaturesParamount strikes deal for Rainbow's Not Born To Be Gladiators
EXCLUSIVE: Rainbow CEO Iginio Straffi talks to Screen about the $57m animation project.
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NewsK5 on board for indie thriller Phantom
EXCLUSIVE: K5 is to handle international sales on writer-director Todd Robinson’s supernatural thriller Phantom, it was confirmed in Cannes.
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NewsUma Thurman in talks to join Clive Owen on Foresight's Blind
EXCLUSIVE: Clive Owen is confirmed and Cannes competition juror Uma Thurman is in talks to star in the romance Blind, which Mark Damon’s Foresight Unlimited is selling here.
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NewsTrevor Wright joins Unified Pictures in consultancy role
The international sales veteran will attend Cannes with Unified founder Keith Kjarval and president of distribution and acquisitions Ann Dubinet.
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NewsFilm Bridge summons 12 Angry Women for Cannes duty
EXCLUSIVE: Film Bridge International has launched talks here on the female ensemble 12 Angry Women, a comic twist on Sidney Lumet’s classic courtroom drama 12 Angry Men.
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NewsVoltage sparks to Bousman's The Barrens
EXCLUSIVE: Nicolas Chartier’s Voltage Pictures has picked up international sales rights to upcoming creature feature The Barrens from Saw franchise director Darren Bousman.
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NewsVisit tempts Cannes buyers with Toomelah, Heat Wave, Bellflower
EXCLUSIVE: New York-based Visit Films has acquired international rights to a trio of market titles here, including Ivan Sen’s Aboriginal drama Toomelah which premieres in Un Certain Regard today [13].
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NewsEx Inferis heats up for Opus as Cannes buyers circle
EXCLUSIVE: Ken DuBow’s LA-based Opus Distribution will be introducing buyers on the Croisette to the horror film Ex Inferis from director Leonardo Araneo.
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NewsFilmDistrict, Inferno close US deal for Arabian Nights
FilmDistrict has finalised its US acquisition of the 3D adventure Arabian Nights to star Liam Hemsworth from the upcoming The Hunger Games in a deal that has been in the works since the AFM last year.
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NewsAndrew Niccol to direct The Host starring Saoirse Ronan
Inferno Entertainment and producers Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz and Paula Mae Schwartz have set Andrew Niccol to direct Saoirse Ronan in the Stephenie Meyer adaptation The Host.
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Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler launch Maven Pictures
The New York City-based company aims to produce three to five films a year for distribution across all platforms and will also finance development and provide equity for films across a wide range of budgets.
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NewsVoltage to commence sales on Thanks For Sharing
The Gilbert Films and Class 5 Films project marks the directorial debut of Oscar nominated The Kids Are All Right writer Stuart Blumberg and will star Mark Ruffalo and Tim Robbins.
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NewsRelativity president Michael Joe segues to Elliot Management Corp
In a sign that New York-based Elliott Management Corporation is tightening its purview over Relativity Media, Michael Joe has moved over from president of Relativity to a new role at the financial backer.
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NewsNew Films International pairs Guttenberg, Elizabeth in Romance
New Films International is launching sales here on A Novel Romance starring Shannon Elizabeth and Steve Guttenberg.
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NewsH2O closes sales on Samuel Jackson thriller The Samaritan
Sales chief Mark Horowitz has announced a raft of deals on the story of an ex-con who meets a mysterious woman as he is being lured back into a life of crime.
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Big Beach, Duplass Brothers kick off Safety Not Guaranteed shoot
Production is underway in Seattle on the ensemble comedy, inspired by a real request placed in the classified ads section of Backwoods Home Magazine seeking a partner for time travel.