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Jobs Report Disappoints, Dow Futures Dip But Off Overnight Lows After Trump Contracts COVID
UPDATED at market open: The DJIA was down 240 points or 0.87%, having shaved half its premarket losses. Media and tech shares were down across the board.
U.S. stocks however had cut their losses by the open following hours of volatile trading, in part, observers speculated, on hopes that President Trump’s positive…
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Zhang Yimou’s ‘One Second’ Pulled From Berlin Film Festival Competition
Celebrated Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou’s latest picture, One Second, has been abruptly pulled from its competition slot at the Berlin Film Festival. A translated post on the movie’s official Weibo account reads, “One Second is not allowed to be shown at the Berlin International Film Festival for technical reasons…
‘Simple Wedding’ Worldwide Rights Acquired By Blue Fox Entertainment
EXCLUSIVE: The worldwide rights to Simple Wedding, executive produced by and starring Rita Wilson, with Shohreh Aghdashloo and Tara Grammy, has been reached in an agreement with Blue Fox Entertainment for domestic distribution.
Blue Fox is introducing the film to buyers this week at the European Film Market in…
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‘Rabid’ Remake & ‘Project Ithaca’ Sci-Fi Thriller Rack Up Sales For Film Mode – EFM
Film Mode Entertainment racked up sales at the European Film Market in Berlin for Rabid, the Soska Sisters’ reimagining of David Cronenberg’s 1977 namesake cult classic, and for Project Ithaca, a sci-fi thriller with compelling visual effects.
Rabid stars Laura Vandervoort (Jigsaw, V) and Ben Hollingsworth (Code Black…
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Stephen King Novella ‘Mile 81’ Heads To Screen With ‘1922’ Producer Campfire & Director Alistair Legrand – EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Alistair Legrand (Clinical) has been set to direct supernatural horror thriller Mile 81, based on the 2011 novella by Stephen King. Producer is Ross M. Dinerstein, who recently produced Netflix's King adaptation 1922 and the streaming service’s John Grisham inspired docuseries The Innocent Man. Paradigm is…
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Sara Colangelo To Direct Michael Keaton & Stanley Tucci In ‘What Is Life Worth’ – EFM
EXCLUSIVE: The Kindergarten Teacher‘s Sara Colangelo has been set to direct MadRiver Pictures’ true-life biographical drama What Is Life Worth. As Deadline reported out of the EFM last year, Michael Keaton is starring in the project; Stanley Tucci has also now joined to co-star. Principal photography is set to begin…
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Anton Boards Scott Free Heist Pic ‘Naked Singularity’ Starring John Boyega – EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Financier/producer/distributor Anton has come aboard John Boyega-starrer Naked Singularity to co-finance with 3311 Productions and executive produce. The company is handling worldwide sales, kicking off at the EFM this week; Endeavor Content is repping domestic. IT co-writer Chase Palmer will make his…
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‘King Of The Jungle’: STX Nears U.S. Deal For Seth Rogen, Michael Keaton-Starrer – EFM
STXfilms is in final negotiations to acquire U.S. distribution rights on dark comedy King Of The Jungle, the movie based on the wild true story of rogue tech magnate John McAfee. As Deadline previously reported, Seth Rogen and Michael Keaton are in talks to star. STX is committing to a wide theatrical release. CAA…
Lily Collins Is Joining Simon Pegg In Thriller ‘Inheritance’ – EFM
Lily Collins has been been set to star in Inheritance, a thriller starring Simon Pegg that is being directed by Pegg’s Terminal director Vaughn Stein. Kate Mara was originally in place as the female lead in the pic, but scheduling changes prompted the switch.
UTA and Highland Film Group are co-repping U.S. rights to…
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Annabelle Wallis Joins Nikolaj Coster-Waldau In Thriller ‘The Silencing’, Which Gets A New Director In Robin Pront – EFM
Annabelle Wallis will star alongside Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in The Silencing, a thriller that will now be helmed by The Ardennes director Robin Pront. Production will begin in the spring in Canada, and the news comes as XYZ Films and Endeavor Content team on U.S. sales for the project at the European Film Market in…
Berlin 2019 Hot Titles: Will Record Sundance Spending Spree Continue At The EFM?
On the eve of the European Film Market in Berlin, the record buying spree at Sundance is still the talk of the town. Buyers stumped up more than $120 million on almost 40 movies over in Park City. Amazon alone spent close to $50M on five films, a new high for a buyer.
“I've been going to the festival for 20 years and…
‘Dreamland’: Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly To Star In Opioid Crisis Thriller – EFM
Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer and Evangeline Lilly have been set to star in thriller Dreamland, billed as the first theatrical feature to tackle the international opioid crisis. Arbitrage‘s Nicholas Jarecki will direct from his original script. Lisa Wilson is handling foreign sales through her Solution Entertainment Group…
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