Inside the Economics of the Modern Indie Studio: Forget Home Runs, Aim for Singles and Doubles
“They’re operating in a completely different universe from their major blockbuster studio counterparts,” Comscore’s Paul Dergarabedian says
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Adam Driver Political Thriller ‘The Report’ Gets September Theatrical Release Date
Amazon bought the film, starring Annette Bening and Jon Hamm, for $14 million at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival
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Robert Kirkman’s ‘Oblivion Song’ Comic Book to Become Sci-Fi Movie From Universal, Skybound
One man risks his life to rescue those living in an apocalyptic hellscape a decade after 300,000 citizens of Philadelphia were suddenly lost in Oblivion
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Imax Hires Former BuzzFeed Exec Mark Jafar to Head Global Corporate Communications
Jafar held several communications leadership roles at Viacom from 2006 to 2017
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Central Park 5 Prosecutor Didn’t Want ‘When They See Us’ Producers to Talk to Exonerated Men
Former prosecutor Linda Fairstein has been bombarded with criticism and calls to boycott her books
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Ryan Kavanaugh, Former Business Partner Resolve Legal Drama Over Entertainment Stock Exchange (Exclusive)
“Ryan Kavanaugh, along with his company ESX, and Elon Spar and his team have satisfactorily resolved all of their issues,” they said in a joint statement Friday
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Marc Anthony Joins Cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘In the Heights’ Film Adaptation
“Crazy Rich Asians” filmmaker Jon M. Chu is directing the adaptation of Miranda’s Tony-winning musical
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Ryan Kavanaugh Wants to Create a Stock Exchange for Movies — Let Him Explain
TheGrill 2019: “Our numbers say probably two to three million people will participate in each IPO. They’re not going to be financial investors; these will be fans, moviegoers,” he said
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Tech Execs on How to Balance What’s Good for Society and Shareholder Obligations
TheGrill 2019: “If you believe that Facebook and Instagram and Google and others are contributing to the problems in our democracy, is it ethical to continue to be on those platforms?” Magnet Companies co-founder Jeff Berman said
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Ryan Kavanaugh Wants to Move on From Relativity: ‘That Guy Was Kind of an A–hole’
TheGrill 2019: “I made a ton of mistakes and there’s a lot I’d go back and fix,” Kavanaugh says
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Netflix Hires Former Fox Exec Spencer Klein to Bolster Theatrical Film Division
The streamer has made recent moves showing a willingness to relax its approach to theatrical releases
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Peter Chernin Plans to Raise $15 Million to Challenge Anti-Abortion Laws
Several states have passed strict legislation in recent weeks
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Barry Jenkins to Direct Alvin Ailey Biopic for Fox Searchlight
“When They See Us” writer Julian Breece will pen the script for the untitled film
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Endeavor’s Board of Directors Is All Male – and That Needs to Change if the Company Goes Public
New California law requires publicly traded companies to have at least one woman on the board by the end of 2019
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4 of the Most Tax-Friendly States for Hollywood Production Have Passed Anti-Abortion Laws
And Hollywood is pushing back
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‘John Wick: Chapter 3’ Wins Best in Show at 2019 Golden Trailer Awards
Netflix finished the night with the most awards
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How WGA’s Agency Dispute and Lawsuit Could Impact Endeavor’s IPO, Business — According to Endeavor
Endeavor said in its SEC filing that the majority of its writer clients have sent the agency termination letters
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Lionsgate Fourth Quarter Revenue Falls Below Wall Street Expectations
Shares dropped 4% in after-hours trading on Thursday
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Kevin Hart Drama ‘Fatherhood’ at Sony Adds Alfre Woodard to Cast
Film is based on Matt Logelin’s memoir “Two Kisses For Maddy: A Memoir Of Loss & Love”
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Watching Drive-In Blaxploitation Movies From His Bedroom Window Made John Singleton Want to Direct
The late Oscar nominee wrote the foreword for film historian Donald Bogle’s new book “Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers”
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Has ‘Pokémon: Detective Pikachu’ Captured Enough Box Office to Spark a New Movie Franchise?
“Detective Pikachu” has grossed $287.4 million worldwide on a production budget of $150 million
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Elijah Wood Horror-Comedy ‘Come to Daddy’ Acquired by Saban Films
Film made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last month
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Amazon Studios Buys ‘Les Misérables’ For $1.5 Million Following Cannes Premiere
Cannes 2019: Film is inspired by the 2005 Paris riots
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Ryan Kavanaugh’s New Company Announces $250 Million Injection for US Film Production
As part of the deal, Proxima will acquire a large stake Hong Kong’s National Arts Studio,
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DreamWorks Animation Names Former Sony Exec Randy Lake Chief Operating Officer
Lake spent 13 years at Sony Pictures, most recently as president of studio operations and Imageworks
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Quiver Distribution to Launch With New Thrillers From John Travolta and Nicolas Cage
New venture will launch with two films: “The Fanatic” and “Running With the Devil”
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‘Star Wars’ 2022 Movie to Come From ‘Game of Thrones’ Creators, Disney Boss Says
“The Last Jedi” director Rian Johnson is also in development on a new “Star Wars” series
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Shania Twain Joins Cast of Jeremy Camp Biopic ‘I Still Believe’
Lionsgate film stars “Riverdale” star KJ Apa as the Christian music star
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Disney Boss Expects Studio to Release 5 to 6 Fox Films a Year
Number of releases does not include output from Fox Searchlight art-house division, Disney CEO Bob Iger says
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Disney Q2 Earnings Surpass Wall Street Expectations as Company Continues to Integrate Fox Assets
Shares rose roughly 2% in after-hours trading
