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NewsApes keep swinging on $36m
Fox’s Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes held off the challenge of three potential threats and climbed to $139m in its second weekend as the top 12 North American releases slipped 25% against 2013.
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NewsJason Blum cements Uni ties
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions have signed a 10-year first-look production deal as Jason Blum looks to form partnerships across NBCUniversal.
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NewsJames Garner dies aged 86
James Garner, the Oscar nominee, double Golden Globe and Emmy winner who famously starred in TV’s The Rockford Files, has died at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles. He was 86.
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NewsNYFF lands Inherent Vice premiere
Top brass at the New York Film Festival (NYFF) issued their second statement of intent within a week as it emerged that Paul Thomas Anderson’s crime mystery will receive its world premiere on October 4.
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NewsDisney unveils mystery Marvel dates
Heading into Comic-Con the hit factory Marvel Studios has dated five wide releases through Disney spanning summers 2017 to 2019 — although the identity of each remains a mystery.
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NewsSandra Bullock to play Tupperware queen
The Oscar winner will star for Sony in Brownie Wise, which Tate Taylor of The Help fame will direct.
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NewsUni acquires Jolie-Pitt starrer
Universal Pictures has prevailed in a studio bidding war, picking up world rights to the drama By The Sea that will mark the first time Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have starred together since Mr. & Mrs. Smith in 2007.
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NewsAMPAS board elects governors
Five first-time governors have been elected to the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences board.
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NewsNetflix, Disney in Canada pay-TV pact
Netflix has struck a multi-year licensing deal with The Walt Disney Studios making it the exclusive Canadian subscription TV service for first-run Disney live-action and animated features.
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NewsMGM secures rights to I Am Pilgrim
MGM has obtained feature rights to Terry Hayes’ espionage thriller I Am Pilgrim.
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NewsWGA unveils awards timeline
The 2015 Writers Guild Awards will take place at simultaneous Los Angeles and New York ceremonies on February 14.
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NewsGone Girl to open NYFF
The world premiere of David Fincher’s thriller starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike will open the New York Film festival on September 26.
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CommentMax Steel shows his mettle
The people behind Dolphin Films’ live-action adaptation of the Mattel property have released latest photos from the production as the stars and director prepare to descend on Comic-Con
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NewsDistribution: Corpus, River, Style find US homes
Breaking Glass Pictures has picked up the documentary Corpus Christi: Playing Wnith Redemption.
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NewsDogfish launches second accelerator
US producer Dogfish has launched the second cycle of Dogfish Accelerator offering networking support and $10,000 in financing and business development to film-makers and all content creators.
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NewsLionsgate, Village Roadshow extend pact
The parties have extended their multi-year output agreement in Australia.
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NewsFocus goes for gold with Race
Jason Sudeikis has joined Jeremy Irons and Stephan James in the true story of the Olympic legend. Focus acquired US rights in a deal with world sales agent Mister Smith Entertainment.