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Acquisitions (10 posts found)
Radius Snatches Up Rights to “Before We Go”
Before We Go, the directorial debut of Chris Evans, hasn't even played a single frame yet, but it has already been announced that the company purchased U.S. distribution rights. According to press releases, Radius is scheduled to open the film in the “second q...
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David Cronenberg’s “Maps to the Stars” Will See Early 2015 Release
I've got good news, and I've got not-as-good news. The good news is that David Cronenberg's Maps to the Stars has finally gotten American distribution! The not-as-good news? We won't see it this year, as distributor Focus World will put out the film in early 2...
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Angelina Jolie Will Direct & Star With Brad Pitt in “By The Sea”
It's been a real good year for Angelina Jolie, and it's only half over. Her film Maleficent won the box office weekend upon release and now stands at an outstanding $650+ million worldwide. And this Christmas she'll have her second directed feature Unbroken - ...
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Warner Bros May Sell Ryan Gosling’s “Lost River” Following Critical Backlash
Following the world premiere a few days ago at Cannes, Ryan Gosling's directorial debut Lost River was met with polarizing reactions. I'll let Sam Adams from Criticwire catch you up on the initial reactions. Now Deadline reports that Warner Bros, who had broug...
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Paramount Acquires Denis Villeneuve’s “The Story of Your Life” Starring Amy Adams
Cannes has kicked off with a cannon shot on the acquisition market. After 5 studios battled each other with bids, Deadline reports that Paramount Pictures has paid $20 million for the domestic distribution right for The Story of Your Life, to be directed by Pr...
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Jon Stewart’s “Rosewater” Gets U.S. Release
Open Road Films announced they picked up the U.S. distribution rights to Jon Stewart's Rosewater, the political drama that marks the directorial debut for the host of "The Daily Show." Gael Garcia Bernal stars in this real-life drama as Maziar Bahari, the BBC ...
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Three Separate Versions of “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby” To Be Released This Fall
Deadline has word out of Cannes that the upcoming debut from Ned Benson, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby starring Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy, will have 3 different cuts released this fall. Plot details are somewhat vague, other than it revolves aroun...
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Terry Gilliam’s New Sci-FI Film ‘Zero Theorem’ Locks Up US Distribution
Best known for his widely inventive Science-Fiction masterpieces Brazil and Twelve Monkeys, Terry Gilliam's new Sci-Fi film Zero Theorem, has locked up US distribution with the help of Amplify and Well Go USA Entertainment. The film is expected to open late th...
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Lionsgate Will Distribute “The Voices”
Lionsgate went out on a limb today by purchasing distribution rights to Marjane Satrapi's upcoming The Voices. The dark film centers around a disturbed factory worker, who hears advice from his pet dog and cat, is implicated in the accidental death of his co-w...
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Sundance: Fox Searchlight acquires ‘I Origins’ and ‘Calvary’
Distributor Fox Searchlight has made two new acquisitions from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
First, they picked up the Mike Cahill's I Origins. Director Mike Cahill worked with Fox Searchlight for his first film, Another Earth. I Origins stars Brit Marli...
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