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Annette Bening To Star In Swimmer Biopic ‘Nyad’ From ‘Free Solo’ Directors & ‘American Sniper’ & ‘The Imitation Game’ Producers; CAA & STX Launch Sales — EFM Hot Package

EXCLUSIVE: Four-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right) is set to star in Oscar-winning duo Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s (Free Solo) narrative directorial debut Nyad. Heralding from The Imitation Game outfit Black Bear and American Sniper producer Mad Chance, the hot package has come…

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Taking Flight: The Story Behind War Epic ‘Devotion’ And Its Little-Known American Heroes

EXCLUSIVE: Five years ago this week, filmmaker J.D. Dillard had just launched his debut movie, the low-budget sci-fi-thriller Sleight, at the Sundance Film Festival. Five years before that, he had been working on the reception desk at Bad Robot. Dillard's star has been on the rise ever-since and today the 32-year old…

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Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo & Joe Carnahan Team On Action Thriller ‘Copshop’ For Open Road & STX International

Here’s a hot fall package coming together. Greenland star Gerard Butler and Captain America actor Frank Grillo are set to star in Joe Carnahan-directed action thriller Copshop, which Open Road Films will release in the U.S. and STXinternational will shop to overseas buyers. STX will also release directly in the UK and…

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Gerard Butler & Ric Roman Waugh Head For Thriller ‘Greenland’ — EFM

Gerard Butler is now in negotiations for the lead role in disaster thriller Greenland about a family's fight for survival in the face of a cataclysmic natural disaster. He is due to re-team on the project with director Ric Roman Waugh (Angel Has Fallen), with principal photography slated for May in Toronto. STX is…

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BFI Appoints Former STX & Film4 Staffer As Network Talent Executive

EXCLUSIVE: The British Film Institute (BFI), the UK’s lead organization for film, has appointed former STX and Film4 staffer Amy O’Hara as BFI Talent Executive at Film Hub North. She becomes one of seven nationwide Network talent executives. O'Hara will work alongside fellow Talent Executive Alice Ramsey to lead the…

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