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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.
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W2 Media to release Peter Smalls Is Dead in North America
The new distributor run by president and CEO John Flock and backed by Warren Nimchuk and Warren Fergus plans to release the comedy in October.
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NewsAnchor Bay takes North America on Roger Corman doc
Anchor Bay Films has picked up North American rights to the Far Hills Pictures documentary Corman’s World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel.
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NewsContent joins Club with McConaughey, Swank
Content has taken on international sales for Jean-Marc Vallee’s The Dallas Buyer’s Club, which stars Matthew McConaughey and Hilary Swank.
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NewsFilmDistrict Playing The Field with Gerard Butler and Jessica Biel
EXCLUSIVE: Riding high on the success of its inaugural releases, FilmDistrict has picked up US rights from Nu Image/Millennium Films to Gabriele Muccino’s rom-com Playing The Field, starring Gerard Butler and Jessica Biel.
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NewsDel Toro to serve as LA Film Festival guest director
Guillermo del Toro has been named guest director at the Los Angeles Film Festival and will select a film to present that has been an influence on his work, followed by an on-stage interview.
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NewsMillennium Entertainment swoops on Sundance entry Little Birds
Millennium Entertainment has picked up North American rights to Elgin James’ Sundance entry Little Birds starring Juno Temple, Kay Panabaker, with Kate Bosworth and Leslie Mann.
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NewsSamuel Goldwyn Films swoops on US rights to Sacrifice
The distributor plans to release Chen Kaige’s revenge tale in the US later this year.
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NewsRoad movie Idea In America to open through Indomina Releasing
Indomina Releasing has acquired worldwide rights to the romantic road movie Idea In America to star Orlando Bloom, Cristina Capatondi, Nick Nolte and Stanley Tucci.
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ProSight, Aon/Albert G Ruben launch "game-changer" completion guarantee
ProSight Specialty Insurance and Aon/Albert G Ruben are unveiling in Cannes a joint product they claim to be a comprehensive completion guarantee to cover all risks associated with the filmmaking process.
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NewsColin Firth, Emily Blunt line up for dark comedy with Focus
Academy Award winner Colin Firth will star opposite Emily Blunt in an untitled dark comedy that Focus Features International is introducing to buyers this week.
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NewsMediaXchange launches LA’s first project finance market
Katrina Wood’s international media consultancy MediaXchange is launching the first ever MediaXchange International Finance Market (MIFM) to be held in Los Angeles Oct 30-Nov 1 this year
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NewsOpen Road Films takes US on Killer Elite starring DeNiro, Statham
New distributor has scheduled for a nationwide release this autumn in more than 2,000 theatres and is committing a $25m p&a spend.