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EXCLUSIVE: In a bold buy for the freshly recapitalized Miramax Films, Miramax CEO Bill Block has closed a $30M + world rights deal and committed to finance Toff Guys, the next film that Guy Ritchie will direct. Deadline broke news last week that Ritchie was heading toward a return to the style of inherently British…

Thorsten Schumacher's newly launched international sales outfit Rocket Science concluded a raft of sales on titles Juliet, Naked, The Old Man and the Gun and On Chesil Beach. Nick Hornby's romantic comedy Juliet, Naked, starring Ethan Hawke, Rose Byrne and Chris O'Dowd, sold to a number of territories including…

Former Hanway Films managing director Thorsten Schumacher has launched a new production, finance, sales and distribution venture dubbed Rocket Science. The company, which will be based in London and plans to expand to Los Angeles in early 2017, is backed by a consortium of investors across Europe, the Middle East and…

Thorsten Schumacher, a 13-year veteran of London-based sales company HanWay Films and managing director for the past five years, is exiting the company. No replacement has been announced. The company’s recent slate included last year’s awards-season staples Carol, Brooklyn and Anomalisa, which combined for 10 Oscar…