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‘Big Bang Theory’ Star Kunal Nayyar Joins ‘Bollywoof Tale’
LONDON — “Big Bang Theory” star Kunal Nayyar has joined the cast of “A Bollywoof Tale,” which has been boarded by U.K. distributor Icon Film Distribution. The pic is to be directed by “Racing Stripes”...
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Q&A: Wild Bunch’s Vincent Maraval Unveils Pan-European Digital Distribution...
PARIS: Building on its experiment with Abel Ferrara’s “Welcome to New York,” Wild Bunch is launching a pan-European digital distribution company. Following the footsteps of TWC/Radius, A24 or IFC...
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‘Sons of Anarchy’s’ Charlie Hunnam to Star in ‘A Prayer Before Dawn’
“Sons of Anarchy” star Charlie Hunnam is attached to head-line in true-life Thai kick-boxing prison thriller “A Prayer Before Dawn” with Jean-Stephane Sauvaire (“Johnny Mad Dog”) on board to direct....
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AFM: TrustNordisk Pre-Sells ‘A Man Called Ove’
PARIS– TrustNordisk has pre-sold “A Man Called Ove,” Hannes Holm’s feel-good dramedy, to Germany and Benelux in the run-up to the AFM. Concorde Filmverleih will release the movie in Germany, while...
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AFM: Iglu to Publish ‘Robot Overlords’ Game (EXCLUSIVE)
LONDON — Software company Iglu Media is to publish a mobile game inspired by Jon Wright’s sci-fi action-adventure “Robot Overlords,” which stars Ben Kingsley and Gillian Anderson, and screens at the...
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AFM: K5 Picks Up Stephen Fingleton’s Thriller ‘The Survivalist’
LONDON — Oliver Simon and Daniel Baur’s K5 Intl. has taken international rights to writer/director Stephen Fingleton’s thriller “The Survivalist,” and added the film to its AFM slate. Written and...
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AFM: Fortissimo Opens up ‘Front Cover’
Fortissimo Films will begin pre-sales at AFM on Ray Yeung’s cross-cultural, gay-themed drama “Front Cover.” The English-language picture features a gay Asian-American fashion stylist who rejects his...
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AFM: Warner Bros. Picks Up Zac Efron Starrer ‘We Are Your Friends’
Warner Bros. has acquired North American rights to “We Are Your Friends,” in one of the first major deals inked at American Film Market. Max Joseph’s (MTV’s “Catfish: The TV Show”) feature debut, “We...
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AFM: CMG to Deliver ‘The Messenger’
LONDON — International sales outfit Cinema Management Group has taken worldwide distribution rights to “The Messenger,” and will be selling the pic at the AFM. The trailer for the film launched today....
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AFM: Beta Cinema Picks Up Emma Watson Starrer ‘Colonia’
LONDON — Beta Cinema has picked up worldwide rights to thriller “Colonia,” starring “Harry Potter” star Emma Watson, Daniel Bruhl and Mikael Nyqvist. UTA Independent Film Group will be co-representing...
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AFM: Selective Films Buys Kristen Stewart Pic ‘Equals’ for France
Selective Films has acquired French rights to Drake Doremus’ sci-fi love story “Equals.” Starring Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult, “Equals” is set in the future where emotions have been eradicated,...
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AFM: Buyers Hear Mostow’s ‘Prayer’ With Sam Worthington
Jonathan Mostow’s European-set action film “The Hunter’s Prayer,” starring Sam Worthington, has been heard by buyers in more than 20 territories. The picture started shooting in Yorkshire, England, and...
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AFM: Rialto Picks Up Italy’s ‘Black Souls’
Rialto has picked up U.S. and Canadian rights to Italian pic “Black Souls” from Rai Com. Francesco Munzi’s drama, which bowed at Venice and played Toronto to critical acclaim, is an unflinching look at...
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AFM: TrustNordisk Scores Avalanche of Deals on ‘The Wave’
TrustNordisk has scored an avalanche of deals on Scandinavian disaster movie “The Wave,” which the company started pre-selling at the AFM based on a one-minute teaser. “The Wave” has been picked up for...
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AFM: IFC Midnight Acquires Quentin Dupieux’s ‘Reality’ (EXCLUSIVE)
IFC Midnight has acquired U.S. rights to Quentin Dupieux’s “Reality” following its screening at AFI fest on Saturday. “Reality,” which world premiered at Venice and won the Critics nod at Sitges,...
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AFM: Spain’s Rodaje a la Carta Boards ‘Tomorrow,’ Exec Produced by Martin...
LONDON — Ismael Issa’s Spanish production company Rodaje a la Carta has boarded British pic “Tomorrow,” which is executive produced by Martin Scorsese. Variety has been given exclusive access to this...
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Jake Gyllenhaal Drug Cartel Project in Legal Tangle With Emmett Furla
Randall Emmett’s Emmett Furla Oasis Films is claiming that screenwriter Brett Taylor has cut the production company out of a recently announced project set to star Jake Gyllenhaal, and instead lined up...
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Meryl Streep Pic ‘Florence’ Sells Worldwide for Pathe
LONDON — Pathe Intl. has closed a slew of sales on Stephen Frears’ “Florence Foster Jenkins,” starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant, based on a script by Nicholas Martin. Pathe will distribute the film...
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AFM: TrustNordisk’s ‘The Shamer’s Daughter’ Charms Buyers
TrustNordisk has closed a raft of sales on Kenneth Kainz’s Scandi fantasy/adventure pic “The Shamer’s Daughter.” Penned by Anders Thomas Jensen (“In A Better World”), the film – now in post — has been...
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Finnish Producers Prep Stylish ‘Bodom’ Slasher
PARIS– “Bodom,” Taneli Mustonen’s stylish horror project based on the 1960′s campsite murders, is shaping up to be one of Scandinavia’s most anticipated elevated genre imports. Attending the AFM with a...
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