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in Acquisitions, AGC Television, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Alexander Karim, Anna Kendrick, Casting, Hasan Akil, James Murray, JK Simmons, Katie McGrath, Luke Treadaway, Lydia Leonard, Natalie Mendoza, News, Prime Video, Sam Heughan, Stephen Odubola‘Embassy’: Prime Video Secures Multi-Territory Rights To Action Series; Luke Treadaway & More Join Anna Kendrick, Sam Heughan & J.K. Simmons In Cast
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video has swooped for rights to Embassy, the action-thriller series starring Anna Kendrick, Sam Heughan and J.K. Simmons, in six territories. The streamer landed rights in the UK, Ireland, Canada, France, Australia and New Zealand for the six-part AGC Television series, which is set to launch next year. AGC, Ascendant Fox and Turbine […] More
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Play Dead: Jaume Collet-Serra Thriller Acquired By Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has acquired Play Dead, the WWII thriller from Carry-On‘s Jaume Collet-Serra, which we scooped last February. A deal figure wasn’t disclosed. Starring Noah Jupe (Hamnet) and Matthias Schweighöfer (Oppenheimer), Play Dead follows a shell-shocked soldier who, after seeing a deadly ambush wipe out his unit in the final days of World War II, […] More
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Ted Sarandos Insists “No Palace Intrigue” Over Reed Hastings’ Netflix Exit & WBD Bid: “Reed Was A Big Champion For That Deal”
If anyone was hoping for an unveiling of sharpened shivs at Netflix‘s upper echelon between the now exiting Reed Hastings and his successors over the abandoned Warner Bros bid, Ted Sarandos has some bad news for you. “Sorry for anyone who is looking for some palace intrigue here, not so,” the co-CEO laughed on the […] More
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Marielle Heller-Tom Hanks Baseball Movie ‘The Comebacker’ Set At Sony
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has closed a deal to make The Comebacker, a film that reteams Tom Hanks with Marielle Heller, who directed Hanks as Mr. Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. They will shoot the film in October in New York. Based on a short story by Dave Eggers that was turned into […] More
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SXSW Horror Movie ‘Monitor’ Lands At Searchlight
Searchlight Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Matt Black and Ryan Polly’s feature debut Monitor, the horror film that made its world premiere in the Mignighter section at SXSW. The film, one of the festival’s buzziest, stars Brittany O’Grady, Viveik Karla, Ines Høysæter Asserson, Gunner Willis, Sara Alexander and Camila Bejarano Wahlgren. Producers are Marty Bowen, […] More
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David Harewood’s ‘Othello’ Reprise Lands At Marquee TV
EXCLUSIVE: David Harewood‘s (Homeland) Othello reprise on the West End will launch on arts-focused international streamer Marquee TV next month. The landmark production at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, which began late last year, saw Harewood reprise his groundbreaking performance as Othello. It also stars Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs the Post Office), Caitlin […] More
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‘Chili Finger’, With Bryan Cranston & Judy Greer, Gets UK Deal
EXCLUSIVE: Signature Entertainment has acquired UK & Irish rights to Bryan Cranston crime-comedy Chili Finger from Archstone. The feature stars Judy Greer (13 Going On 30), Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), and John Goodman (The Big Lebowski). The dark-comedy follows a small-town lawyer (Greer) who discovers a severed finger […] More
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Urban Sales Boards Cannes ACID Opening Title ‘Born Under A Bad Star’
EXCLUSIVE: Urban Sales has acquired international sales rights to Under A Bad Star (Mauvaise Étoile), which was announced on Tuesday as the opening film of Cannes parallel section ACID. The debut feature from French directors Lola Cambourieu and Yann Berlier follows 24 hours in the life of a couple, exposing the dysfunction at the heart […] More
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Urban Sales Boards Cannes ACID Opening Title ‘Born Under A Bad Star’
EXCLUSIVE: Urban Sales has acquired international sales rights to working-titled Born Under A Bad Star (Mauvaise Étoile), which was announced on Tuesday as the opening film of Cannes parallel section ACID. The debut feature from French directors Lola Cambourieu and Yann Berlier follows 24 hours in the life of a couple, exposing the dysfunction at […] More
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Paradise City Sales Boards Cannes Critics’ Week Title ‘The Station’
EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based Paradise City Sale has acquired world sales rights to Sara Ishaq’s debut feature The Station ahead of its world premiere in Cannes Critics’ Week in May. The film was among seven features announced for Cannes Critics’ Week’s competition on Monday, with the parallel section due to showcase 11 features in total in its […] More
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Mark Wahlberg & Yahya Abdul-Mateen II ‘By Any Means’ Movie Release Set
Ahead of CinemaCon, Paramount Pictures has picked up all U.S. rights to the Elegance Bratton-directed crime thriller By Any Means, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg. The pic will open on September 4, 2026, Labor Day weekend. WME Independent and CAA Media Finance handled the sale of the film, while north.five.six is handling international sales. Set against […] More
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Neon Adds To Cannes Competition Coffers With Na Hong-Jin’s ‘Hope’
Neon has nabbed its fifth film in the Cannes Film Festival competition slate with Na Hong-Jin’s Hope. Neon has taken North American and English-language rights to the next film by the The Wailing director. Neon is said to have been aggressively pursuing the project since an early footage presentation in November. The film stars Korean […] More
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