All Cannes Market articles – Page 119

  • Tony Jaa
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    Magnolia takes Tony Jaa actioner

    2013-05-18T06:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures has taken US rights to 3D action title TYG2 from Thailand’s Sahamongkolfilm International.

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    Sierra / Affinity scores Monster sales

    2013-05-18T05:35:00Z

    Ryan Gosling’s feature directorial debut How To Catch A Monster currently shooting in Detroit has proved to be a hot seller for Sierra/Affinity.

  • News

    Incentive, Recreation strike pact

    2013-05-17T22:18:00Z

    Incentive Capital will finance LA-based Recreation Media’s mythological fantasy Jason And The Necronauts and the company has targeted a Jul 15 start.

  • News

    Anchor Bay takes Buzzkill

    2013-05-17T21:25:00Z

    Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada, Anchor Bay Entertainment (UK) and Raven Banner Entertainment announced on Friday [17] the Canadian and UK acquisition of effects veteran Paul Jones’ directorial debut Buzzkill.

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    Music Box acquires Michael Kohlhaas

    2013-05-17T20:30:00Z

    Music Box Films has acquired all US and Canadian rights to Arnaud des Pallières’ Cannes competition entry Michael Kohlhaas starring Mads Mikkelsen.

  • Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
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    TWC plots Crouching Tiger series

    2013-05-17T19:15:00Z

    Harvey Weinstein plans to make a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon franchise, it emerged during a showreel presentation in Cannes on Friday evening [17].

  • Olga Kurylenko
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    November Man cast bulks up

    2013-05-17T17:00:00Z

    Olga Kurylenko, Luke Bracey and Bill Smitrovich have joined Pierce Brosnan in the espionage thriller November Man, which The Solution Entertainment Group is selling in Cannes. CAA represents US rights.

  • Battle of the Damned
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    Anchor Bay enters Lundgren's Battle

    2013-05-17T16:48:00Z

    Anchor Bay has snapped up US, Australian and New Zealand rights to Battle Of The Damned from Bleiberg Entertainment’s Compound B.

  • News

    Content sells Outpost III

    2013-05-17T16:23:00Z

    Content has closed key sales on Outpost III: Rise Of The Spetsnaz and has licensed US rights to XLrator Media, which released the previous episode Black Sun.

  • Jason Statham
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    Buyers feel Statham’s Heat

    2013-05-17T14:28:00Z

    Sierra/Affinity has licensed its Heat reboot starring Jason Statham to Lionsgate UK and a host of territories.

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    Ironclad 2 sells for Content

    2013-05-17T14:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Content Film has done a roaring trade on Ironclad: Battle For Blood, licensing a slew of territories led by XLrator Media for the US rights and Warner Bros for the UK.

  • James Gray
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    RT Features boards Gray sci-fi

    2013-05-17T13:16:00Z

    James Gray, who jets into Cannes for the May 24 premiere of The Immigrant, is lining up a sci-fi thriller with the backing of Brazil’s RT Features. CAA brokered the deal and represents sales.

  • The Longest Race
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    Indian books to be pitched at Cannes

    2013-05-17T11:56:00Z

    India’s The Adaptation Company (TAC) and France’s Best-Seller To Box Office are hosting an event on Saturday, May 18 to pitch Indian books for film adaptation.

  • News

    IMG acquires Strategic Film Partners

    2013-05-17T11:43:00Z

    Inception Media Group has acquired Alex Barder’s Strategic Film Partners through its newly formed subsidiary Inception Film Partners.

  • Michael Meyer
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    Michael Meyer joins Good Universe

    2013-05-17T11:19:00Z

    Good Universe has expanded its global sales arm by hiring the veteran business and legal affairs executive as evp of international.

  • News

    Primeridian launches with Solzhenitsyn biopic

    2013-05-17T09:22:00Z

    Primeridian Entertainment has arrived on the scene and hired The Stoning Of Soraya M. director Cyrus Nowrasteh to write and direct a feature about the life of Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

  • Cassian Elwes
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    Elwes, Barnum launch e2b

    2013-05-17T09:11:00Z

    Cassian Elwes and Robert Ogden Barnum have launched e2b Capital to offer financing and global distribution services to independent filmmakers.

  • Death Trip
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    Media Asia takes Death Trip

    2013-05-17T08:51:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong-based Media Asia has picked up international rights to mainland Chinese thriller Death Trip, starring Korean actress Han Boreum.

  • News

    Finecuts spreads Miracle

    2013-05-17T08:40:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Korea’s Finecut has sealed a slew of deals on hit drama Miracle In Cell No 7 to a slew of territories including a sales to Magnum Films for Australia/NZ and China’s Le Vision Pictures.

  • Police Story
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    Chan’s Police Story books deals

    2013-05-17T08:36:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: J & JJ International has closed a raft of deals on Jackie Chan’s upcoming action title, Police Story 2013, which the star produced with China’s Wanda Media.