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NewsTom Rothman to produce Robopocalypse for DreamWorks, Fox
The outgoing co-head of Twentieth Century Fox said: “If you are in politics, you dream of a call from the White House, in baseball, from the Yankees, in movies, from Steven Spielberg.”
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NewsExclusive Media invests in Millennium Entertainment
Screendaily broke the story in Cannes that Nigel Sinclair and Guy East’s ambitious company was circling Millennium Entertainment and the principals joined Nu Image founders Avi Lerner and Trevor Short on Tuesday (25) to announce they had acquired a minority stake.
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NewsUniversal Pictures heralds record box office haul
The studio, celebrating its 100th anniversary, announced on Tuesday (25) that its films had amassed $1.128bn for the year-to-date, setting a new company record.
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NewsA24 acquires Ginger & Rosa, Kino Lorber buys Resnais
Sally Potter’s Ginger & Rosa premiered in Telluride and will get a 2012 qualifying run before opening in theatres in early 2013. Alain Resnais’ You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet will open early next year.
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NewsNew York's Maven Pictures revs up Rollin’ Thunder
Following the sale in Toronto of their comedy Imogene to Roadside Attractions / Lionsgate, Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray said on Tuesday (25) they will produce the bowling comedy.
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NewsLionsgate-Summit merger expands IDC output deal
Summit and NuVision founder Pedro Rodriguez formed IDC to release films in Latin America and the deal will now cover content from Summit’s new owner Lionsgate.
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NewsGuadalajara, Miami festivals unveil partnership
Industry guests at either festival will get access to the Miami Encuentros entries and Guadalajara Construye entries.
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NewsWeinsteins acquire US rights to The Butler
Lee Daniels’ all-star ensemble was an international sell-out in Cannes through IM Global and is already been spoken of as an awards contender for 2014.
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NewsFreestyle Releasing takes all domestic rights to Genius On Hold
Gregory Marquette’s documentary about telecoms inventor Walter L Shaw reveals how the scientist’s poor treatment at the hands of the major companies drive him to work for the Mob and led his son into a life of crime.
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NewsArbitrage director Jarecki writing LA-set detective story
Jarecki hopes to shoot Fuel early next year.
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Magnet Media on board for Dolman's Recklessness
EXCLUSIVE: Company adds Veronica Ferres to cast of Married and Cheating.
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NewsMaster breaks into US top ten as two vie for number one
Another tepid session at the North American box office down approximately 25% on last year saw new releases End of Watch and House At The End Of The Street battle it out for the top spot while Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed drama surged into the top ten.
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NewsMerced invests in select Exclusive Media titles
The joint venture from Minneapolis-based private investment film EBF & Associates and Kevin Frakes’ PalmStar Media Capital’s strategic partnership has closed on a structured facility for some Exclusive films, the first of which is the 2013 Formula One release Rush (director Ron Howard pictured in pre-production.)
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Dark Sky Films, Site B to partner on Late Phases
MPI’s Dark Sky Films announced at Fantastic Fest that it has signed a co-production agreement with producer Zak Zeman’s Site B to make the genre film Late Phases.
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GFZ Group to handles effects on Andy Lau thriller Switch
Vancouver-based visual effects company GFZ Group has won a contract to act as lead visual effects and post-production house on the China-US action thriller Switch.
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NewsFantastic Fest: Magnet finds Devil, Tribeca gets Wicked
Magnet made the announcement about Here Comes The Devil at its US premiere in Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, following the recent world premiere in Toronto.
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The Clown to represent Brazil in Oscar race
The Ministry of Culture of Brazil has announced Selton Mello’s The Clown (O Palhaço) as the country’s official entry for best foreign-language film in the 85th Academy Awards.
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Cinedigm Entertainment Group acquires Love, Marilyn
The US DVD-Digital-VOD rights deal follows the world premiere of Liz Garbus’ documentary Toronto earlier in the month.
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NewsLouis Phillips joins Focus as evp physical production
Phillips [pictured] recently served as a production consultant at Lionsgate and was a co-producer on The Hunger Games and What To Expect When You’re Expecting.
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NewsLincoln, Hitchcock slot into awards race starters blocks
AFI FEST announced on Thursday (20) that the world premiere of DreamWorks-Fox’s Lincoln will close the festival on Nov 8, two weeks before Fox Searchlight drops Hitchcock into the race with a Nov 23 platform release. Looking ahead to next year’s contest, Warner Bros has set a May 10 2013 ...