Look Who’s Rising to Fill the Void Left by Studios: Foreign Sales Companies
Last in a series: As studios shed their producer deals to focus more on tentpoles, sales companies have been handling a greater number of high-profile...
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The New Hollywood: Producers Struggle to Adjust to Life Off the Studio Lot
First in a Wrap special series: With studios ending deals and making fewer movies, producers find themselves forced to become scrappier and more resourceful
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Filmmakers Behind ‘5 Broken Cameras’ Launch Crowdsourcing Campaign to Screen Film at Israeli Schools
Filmmaker Guy Davidi is spearheading a crowdsourcing campaign to bring the documentary "5 Broken Cameras" to Israeli schools
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‘Muppets,’ ‘Ali G’ Director James Bobin Signs on for ‘Tribyville’ Musical (Exclusive)
James Bobin ("The Muppets," "Da Ali G Show") is writing and directing the period musical, which Disney is in negotiations to acquire
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Zooey Deschanel Signs With UTA
"New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel has moved to UTA from CAA
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Jessica Chastain Offered Role in ‘Good People’ (Exclusive)
Jessica Chastain has been offered a co-starring role with James Franco in "Good People," a film based on Marcus Sakey's crime thriller of the same...
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Adam Shankman-Directed ‘Nutcracker’ Put Into Turnaround at New Line (Exclusive)
New Line Cinema has put its big-screen, Adam Shankman-directed adaptation of "The Nutcracker" into turnaround
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Breaking Glass to Release ‘From the Head’
Breaking Glass Pictures has picked up North American rights to George Griffith’s “From the Head"
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Relativity Forms Foreign Sales and Distribution Arm, Headed by Camela Galano
Relativity Foreign is expected to broaden the company's scope
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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ‘Ten’ to Kick Off 2014
Arnold Schwarzenegger's action film 'Ten" will be released nationwide in January 2014 via Open Road
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Zac Efron, Marcia Gay Harden Join ‘Parkland’
Marcia Gay Harden and Zac Efron will join Paul Giamatti, Billy Bob Thornton and Jacki Weaver in the JFK drama
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Ben Affleck Drops Out of Warner Bros. ‘Focus’ Feature
Ben Affleck has too much on his plate and has dropped out of the WB film "Focus"
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Caliber Media Adds Jennifer Au, Laura Gibson (Exclusive)
Caliber Media is ramping up on a number of new productions and boosting its client base with the hire of Au from Untitled Entertainment and...
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Hugh Jackman Returning for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’
Hugh Jackman will appear in "X-Men: Days of Future Past," director Bryan Singer tweets
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‘Les Miserables’ Star Samantha Barks in Talks for ‘Walking on Sunshine’ (Exclusive)
Samantha Barks, who plays Eponine in "Les Misérables," is in talks to join Kylie Minogue in the musical comedy "Walking on Sunshine"
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‘Hebrew Hammer’ Sequel Profits From Crowdfunding Campaign
Funded on Jewcer.com, "The Hebrew Hammer vs. Hitler," a sequel to 2003's "The Hebrew Hammer," is aiming for a May 2013 start date
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Bron Studios Finds ‘Sole Mates’
Vancouver-based Bron Studios is moving forward with its first animated CG project, "Sole Mates"
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‘One November Yankee’ Movie Rights Sell to Pam Williams Productions
Pam Williams Productions has acquired movie rights to Josh Ravetch’s stage play “One November Yankee”
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‘The Playroom’ Lands Distributor
'The Playroom' is set to unspool on Feb. 8, 2013, in theaters and on VOD and DVD
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Ricky Gervais in Negotiations for ‘The Muppets’ Sequel
Ricky Gervais is in negotiations to play the lead role in "The Muppets" sequel, to be directed by James Bobin for Disney
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Kamala Harris on Overcoming Perceptions on the Road to Attorney General
At TheWrap's Power of Leadership Breakfast, California's Attorney General Kamala D Harris, covered topics from women running for office, to truancy as a cause of...
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Sundance Film ‘End of Love’ Finds Distributor
The North American rights to Mark Webber’s drama “The End of Love” have been picked up by Gravitas Ventures and Variance Films
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Former Miramax President Daniel Battsek Joins Cohen Media Group as President
Daniel Battsek has been tapped to take the independent film company Cohen Media Group to the next level
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‘Transcendence’ Revealed: Johnny Depp to Play Supercomputer (Exclusive)
Johnny Depp's highly guarded sci-fi film "Transcendence" -- from the team behind "Inception" -- will delve into the cutting edge of science, from nanotechnology to...
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Michelle Williams Frontrunner for ‘Double Hour’ Remake (Exclusive)
"The Double Hour" is a remake of the Italian romatic thriller from 2009
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Hasbro Streamlines Content Divisions Under Stephen Davis
Hasbro is integrating its content initiatives, including television, film, commercial productions and short-form, under Stephen Davis
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Former Marvel CEO Avi Arad Looks to Chinese Mythology in New Venture With Bruno Wu
Avi Arad and Seven Stars Entertainment's Bruno Wu are joining forces to develop a series of properties based on Chinese mythology and history
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Summit Acquires Horror Novel ‘Breed’ for Burr Steers to Write and Direct
“Breed” is a horror thriller from Scott Spencer, who is best known for writing "Endless Love"
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Glenn Close, Nick Nolte Sign On for Rock Star Feature ‘Always on My Mind’
Nick Nolte will plan an older rock star in the upcoming feature "Always on my Mind," which will co-star Glenn Close
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Alejandro González Iñárritu to Direct ‘Birdman’
Alejandro González Iñárritu is set to direct his first comedic endeavor, “Birdman,” from a script he co-wrote with Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo
