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Screen Gems Lands Rights To Crypt TV’s Horror ‘Island Of The Dolls’ In Competitive Situation
EXCLUSIVE: Screen Gems has acquired the rights to Crypt TV’s horror Island of the Dolls, based on the infamous, true story of La Isla de las Munecas south of Mexico City, in a competitive situation.
Located in the channels of Xochimilco, La Isla has become a tourist attraction with a mysterious and horrifying history…
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Zoë Kravitz To Produce & Star In Thriller ‘The Sundance Kid Might Have Some Regrets’ For Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. has won a bidding war over the heist pic The Sundance Kid Might Have Some Regrets, which Zoë Kravitz (The Batman) is attached to produce and star in, Deadline can confirm.
The upcoming film is based on Leyna Krow’s short story of the same name, centered on a pair of twin bank robbers. While one twin…
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Lionsgate Lands Emma Straub’s ‘This Time Tomorrow’ For Jason Moore To Direct
EXCLUSIVE: Following a competitive auction, Lionsgate has optioned the New York Times bestselling novel This Time Tomorrow, with Jason Moore to direct and produce the project. Joining Moore as producers are Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman, who will produce for Mandeville, with Alex Young executive producing. Emma Str…
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Martha Kelly, Scarlet Envy, Chibuikem Uche Castings; Taran Killam Short; The Ninth House Producing ‘Christmas Treasure’; ‘The Daphne Project’ Theatrical Release; More – Film Briefs
EXCLUSIVE: Martha Kelly (Euphoria) and Scarlet Envy (RuPaul’s Drag Race) will star alongside Natalie Palamides (Nate – a One Man Show), Bob Clendenin (Scrubs), and newcomer Eve Donnelly (Chad) in the short film Only Worn Once, which is heading into production this month.
The film from writer-directors Claire Downs and…
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GKIDS Acquires North American Rights To ‘Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.01 Thrice Upon A Time’
EXCLUSIVE: GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced it has acquired North American theatrical, home video, and EST rights to the capstone finale film Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.01 Thrice Upon A Time. The highly anticipated fourth and final installment of the new…
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BCDF Pictures Developing ‘The Spanish Love Deception’ Film; ‘The Hating Game’s Peter Hutchings Tapped To Adapt Elena Armas Bestseller
EXCLUSIVE: BCDF Pictures has acquired film rights to Elena Armas’ 2022 New York Times bestseller The Spanish Love Deception, tapping Peter Hutchings (The Hating Game) to adapt it for the big screen.
The romantic comedy from Simon & Schuster is the first installment in a series of the same name. It tells the story of…
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Samuel Goldwyn Films Acquires Alexander Jeffery’s Italy-Set Romance ‘A Chance Encounter’
EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Alexander Jeffery’s feature A Chance Encounter—formerly known as Molto Bella—slating it for release in theaters and on digital this fall.
In A Chance Encounter, two Americans, one an aspiring poet (Paul Petersen) and the other an established folk…
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Zeitgeist Films & Kino Lorber Acquire Rights To Eva Vitija’s Doc ‘Loving Highsmith’ About ‘Carol’ And ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ Author
EXCLUSIVE: Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber have acquired North American rights to Eva Vitija’s documentary Loving Highsmith, which takes as its focus Carol and The Talented Mr. Ripley author Patricia Highsmith. Zeitgeist will release the film theatrically this September.
Loving Highsmith is a unique look at the life…
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Beck Media & Marketing Acquires Beaucoup Media And Big Noise PR
Beck Media & Marketing announced a pair of agency acquisitions today: Beaucoup Media, a music-forward Nashville-based agency founded Amber Williams-Wright, and Big Noise PR, a San Francisco-based media-technology boutique led by Bronagh Hanley. The combined companies will operate under the Beck Media banner, effective…
Greenwich Entertainment Acquires Blumhouse-Produced Documentary ‘The Youth Governor’
EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American rights to the Blumhouse-produced feature documentary, The Youth Governor, slating it for release on August 26.
The feature directorial debut of Matthew and Jaron Halmy takes place within the halls of California’s Capitol, watching as 4000 teenagers run a…
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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Topic Studios’ Doc ‘Turn Every Page’ From Director Lizzie Gottlieb – Tribeca
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary Turn Every Page – The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb, on the heels of its June 12th world premiere in the Spotlight Documentary section of the Tribeca Film Festival.
The film’s subjects are Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robert Caro…
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Vertical Entertainment Acquires Comedy ‘The Donor Party’ Starring Malin Åkerman, Jerry O’Connell, Rob Corddry & More
EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has locked down worldwide rights to the comedy The Donor Party, toplined by Malin Åkerman (Chick Fight), Rob Corddry (The Unicorn), Erinn Hayes (Gaslit) and Jerry O’Connell (Billions). The company’s plans for the recently-wrapped pic’s release have not yet been disclosed.
The film…
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