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Alex Aja to direct 'The Marquis'
Gaumont and Paris-based LGM Cinema have brought on the French genre specialist to direct what is being described as an “epic, sensual and riveting” 17th period romance based on the life of the Marquis de Montespan.
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US Briefs: Bleecker Street sets 'Denial' release date
Plus: Awesomeness Films acquires Spontaneous; and more…
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Disney dates 'Mary Poppins Returns'
The studio said on Tuesday that Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Puerto Rican artist who created and starred in Broadway smash Hamilton, will join previously announced Emily Blunt in the title role.
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US Briefs: Lantica rings changes at the top
Plus: Mellissa McCarthy to star in ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’; Uni shifts ‘Pitch Perfect 3’, ‘Girl Trip’; and more…
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'X-Men: Apocalypse' rules slow Memorial Day session
MAY 31 UPDATE: Fox’s X-Men: Apocalypse launched summer and propelled the four-day Memorial Weekend into the all-time top ten with a muted $79.8m debut, while Buena Vista’s Alice Through The Looking Glass flopped.
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Bleecker Street sets 'Anthropoid' release date
The distributor will open the World War II thriller starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan in late summer.
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ITV, Hulu team up for 'Harlots'
Period drama stars Samantha Morton, Lesley Manville and Jessica Brown Findlay.
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'God Particle' gets production date
Paramount and Bad Robot’s adventure will begin shooting in Los Angeles on June 10 with JJ Abrams serving as producer.
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Jake Gyllenhaal, Denis Villeneuve reunite on 'The Son'
The director-star pairing from Prisoners and The Enemy are to adapt a Jo Nesbo thriller for Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories and Bold Films.
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US Briefs: Abramorama to release 'Breaking A Monster'
Plus: MPI acquires If There’s A Hell Below; Saban buys Come And Find Me; Shout! Factory, Legacy Classics in production-distribution pact; and more
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'X-Men: Apocalypse' hits $130m
Fox’s latest episode in the mutant saga opened in South Korea on $1.7m on Thursday and heads into its second weekend as the overwhelming favourite to rule the worldwide roost.
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Legendary acquires Dwayne Johnson vehicle 'Skyscraper'
The studio has won a bidding war for rights to the action property that will be set in China and reunites Johnson with his Central Intelligence director Rawson Marshall Thurber.
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Soda Pictures acquires Miramax pair
The distributor has picked up UK rights to The 9th Life Of Louis Drax and Southside With You.
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Jan Švankmajer turns to Indiegogo for 'Insects'
The celebrated Czech film-maker and Athanor Productions have launched a campaign on the crowdfunding site for what the surrealist artist and director has said will be his final film.
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US Briefs: Starz Digital picks up ‘Miss Sharon Jones!’
Plus: The Orchard acquires Operator; Janus Films takes Cameraperson; and more…
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Covert Media, Todd Garner strike pact
Paul Hanson has signed a two-year, first look co-financing and co-production deal with the former Revolution Studios partner and producer of Knight And Day and the Paul Blart: Mall Cop franchise.
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D Films snaps up 'Under The Silver Lake'
EXCLUSIVE: The Canadian distributor has added one of the most sought-after projects from the Cannes Marché to its slate.
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US Briefs: FilmRise acquires 'The Sunshine Makers'
Plus: Gravitas Ventures picks up Cardinal Matters; Screamfest announces October dates
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Simon Pegg, Mike Myers join 'Terminal'
The actors have joined Margot Robbie on board the noir thriller that Highland Film Group (HFG) continued to sell internationally in Cannes.
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STX, Adam Sandler to produce animated film
Adam Sandler and his Happy Madison Productions have signed an overall deal to write, produce and star in an untitled animated project for STX Entertainment.