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NewsThor races to $23m overseas as weekend beckons
Thor grossed $8m from its opening days in 25 markets through Paramount Pictures International for a $23m international running total including Australia and previews in the UK, Italy and elsewhere.
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NewsPretty Pictures takes French rights to Detachment
Tony Kaye’s drama premiered earlier this week at Tribeca and boasts a star-studded cast of Adrien Brody, Christina Hendricks, Marcia Gay Harden, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner, James Caan, Tim Blake Nelson, Bryan Cranston, William Petersen and newcomers Betty Kaye and Sami Gayle.
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Film Factory picks up sales rights to Ghost Graduation
The Spanish company has taken international sales rights to Javier Ruiz Caldera’s family comedy and will introduce to buyers on the Croisette.
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NewsHugh Dancy to star in Maya’s psycho-thriller Spree
Tommy O’Haver, whose credits include Ella Enchanted, is directing the Maya Entertainment production from his screenplay based on a story by Kevin Turen and O’Haver.
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Cinema Management Group boards Deadheads for Cannes
Ed Noeltner’s Beverly Hills-based international sales company boarded the project from FroBro Films following the end of production late last year.
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NewsDaniel Craig to narrate BBC documentary One Life
The upcoming BBC Earth and Magic Light Pictures collaboration will mark the first time the actor has lent his voice to a documentary feature.
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NewsFilms Boutique offers two Fortnight titles, two market premieres
Berlin-based sales company’s slate includes Guilty of Romance, Iris in Bloom.
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FeaturesBritish Film Commission reception at 2011 Tribeca Film Festival
The impending royal wedding wasn’t the only British buzz in New York last week, as the newly rebranded British Film Commission US (formerly UK Film Council US) and UKTI NY Creative Industries teamed up in partnership with Screen International to host a reception during the 10th Tribeca Film Festival.
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NewsOne Eyed Films takes on sales for Italian Ghost Stories
The anthology horror comes from producer Gabriele Albanesi.
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NewsThor hammers competition on $89m overseas launch
The latest Marvel Studios franchise was born at the weekend as PPI delivered the biggest overseas debut of the year-to-date on $89.2m. UPI’s Fast And Furious Five continued to roar on $46m and Rio climbed to $263m for Fox International.
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NewsRutger Hauer joins cast of Jones' The Reverend
Director Neil Jones has confirmed that Rutger Hauer will be joining the cast of UK independent feature The Reverend, playing ‘The Withstander,’ aka ‘The Devil.’He will play opposite Giovanni Lombardo Radice (The Omen) as ‘The Almighty.’Hauer will film his scenes in Cardiff in mid-May.Writer/director Jones said in a statement: “You ...
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NewsUS summer gets early start as Fast Five steals $84m
Universal delivered the biggest domestic weekend of 2011 so far as Fast Five shredded the competition to open top on an estimated $83.6m.
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GK Films names Kahli Small evp production, development
The executive arrives from Focus Features where she served seven years, most recently as evp of production and development.
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NewsSummit, Tele München renew output deal through 2013
The arrangement covers German-speaking territories on all features produced by Summit, which include upcoming release on such titles as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and 2 and The Beaver (pictured).
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Armie Hammer joins Lightstream’s psycho-thriller 2:22
Hammer delivered an acclaimed turn in The Social Network and recently wrapped filming on Clint Eastwood’s J Edgar opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Shoreline, Forward Motion mine Black Gold for Cannes
Los Angeles-based Shoreline Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Black Gold – Struggle For The Niger Delta and Toronto-based Forward Motion has acquired all international rights.
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NewsSierra / Affinity hires Jonathan Kier as evp sales
The executive arrives from The Weinstein Company where he served as svp of international sales and distribution.
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Sundance unveils 14 projects for June Directors and Screenwriters Labs
Sundance unveils 14 projects for June Directors and Screenwriters Labs