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NewsJuliette Binoche and Edgar Ramirez to co-star in A Monkey on My Shoulder
French director Marion Laine co-wrote romance about two surgeons.
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NewsSophie Fiennes wraps The Pervert's Guide To Ideology
The feature doc is the second collaboration between Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow director Fiennes and philosopher Slavoj Zizek.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase this week
Among this week’s highlights is an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s The Scapegoat, as well as a road trip comic thriller starring Talulah Riley and Tim Roth.
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NewsAustralia's Madman ramps up production division
Projects on the slate include a restaging of Shane Warne The Musical which will be filmed and shown in cinemas.
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Patty Jenkins lands Thor gig for Marvel Studios
Jenkins previously directed Monster and becomes the first woman to direct a superhero film.
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NewsBlackburn in pre-production for Elstree shoot of Dream On
The Fades director Farren Blackburn makes his feature directorial debut; golfer Sam Torrance [pictured] to have a cameo.
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France’s CNC approves 12 film tax shelter Soficas worth €63 million
National Cinema Centre favoured shelters which put the accent on independent production, and first and second time features.
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NewsScott Graham to make feature debut with Shell
The Scottish director (and 2011 Screen Star of Tomorrow) is extending his 2007 short film about an oppressive relationship between a father and daughter, starring Joseph Mawle and Chloe Pirrie.
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NewsRioFilme in talks to back Noyce's Bloodsport remake
Underlining its growing enthusiasm for supporting high profile international productions, Brazilian outfit RioFilme is in talks to back Phillip Noyce’s remake of martial arts film, Bloodsport. This follows on the city-owned audiovisual investment company’s $500,000 investment in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1.
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NewsProduction Finance Market's offerings include Maybury's Atomic Blonde
New projects from Gillian Armstrong, John Maybury and Sally Potter [pictured] will be talked up to financiers at this month’s PFM.
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NewsBeck, Turner join Halo Post Production
Roger Beck and David Turner have joined the UK-based Halo Post Production as it expands into film audio work.
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NewsMatthew Rhys to star in adaption of du Maurier's The Scapegoat
It will be the first production to come out of London-based film and TV company Island Pictures.
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Rio Market: co-production partners show first footage of Rouge Bresil
The $11m epic set during the French expedition to Brazil in the 16th century is being produced by France’s Pampa Films, Brazil’s Conspiracao Filmes and CD Films from Canada and marks the first TV project for Rio de Janeiro’s investment and p&a fund RioFilme.
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The Truth About Nothing to tackle bullying and school violence
Jason Cohn is set to direct a doc about the rising number of incidents of bullying and school violence. US-based Teen Truth co-founders JC Pohl and Erahm Christopher will produce with Brian Johnson serving as executive producer.
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NewsEaling Metro to handle Lamprell's Goddess starring Ronan Keating
Laura Michelle Kelley stars as a young mother who is poised for international stardom.
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NewsLuis Mandoki to direct delayed Kenneth Grahame biopic
Banking On Mr Toad has been resurrected by producer Timothy Haas after it fell apart due to the Irish banking crisis in 2009.
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NewsEdward Hogg to star in Stephanie Zari's Dawn
The short film about triplets who are separated at birth is being developed into a feature version.
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NewsRevolution considering second UK series and American version of The Trip
More TV projects include Channel 4 film adaptation of David Peace’s GB84.
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NewsSummit plans English-language remake of Norwegian thriller Headhunters
Swedish film and TV production outfit Yellow Bird has sold the English-language film rights for Norwegian director Morten Tyldum’s thriller Headhunters (Hodejegerne) to US company Summit Entertainment.
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NewsAndrew Haigh in development on Simon Is Waiting
The Los Angeles-set drama has picked up development funding from Film4 and EM Media; Haigh’s second feature Weekend opens in the UK on November 4 following its LFF UK premiere.