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Rosemarie DeWitt Chimes In For ‘La La Land’
EXCLUSIVE: Rosemarie DeWitt has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s La La Land, Damien Chazelle’s musical film set in contemporary Los Angeles and starring Ryan Gosling as a jazz pianist and Emma Stone as...
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Taron Egerton In Talks For Lionsgate’s ‘Robin Hood: Origins’
EXCLUSIVE: Up-and-coming Brit actor Taron Egerton is in early talks with Lionsgate to star in Robin Hood: Origins as Sherwood Forest’s most famous son. The negotiations have just started and a deal...
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‘Shaun The Sheep’ Late Nights Bring In $852K For Lionsgate
Aardman Animation’s Shaun The Sheep sheared off $852K in 2,202 theaters in late nights that started yesterday morning, coming in a bit soft. The stop-motion clay-animated movie will expand into 2,320...
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Lionsgate Beats Street’s June Quarter Earnings Target But Misses On Revenues
Wall Street apparently missed a few nuances in international television licensing, and movie accounting, that contributed to the wide disparities between what analysts thought they’d see from...
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Lionsgate Plans ‘My Little Pony’ With Kristin Chenoweth, VR For ‘John Wick’
The My Little Pony production for 2017 builds on Lionsgate’s relationship with Hasbro, which already includes a planned movie based on Monopoly, studio CEO Jon Feltheimer told analysts this morning....
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‘American Ultra’ Review: Can Jesse Eisenberg Save The World, Kristen Stewart...
Let’s get it out the way. American Ultra is an ultra dumb, ultra violent stoner comedy Lionsgate is throwing against the wall to see if it sticks at the box office in the dog days of August. But as I...
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Lionsgate Taps Amy Dunning As Head Of Music
Lionsgate has named Amy Dunning as the head of music for its motion picture group. She will report to the division’s co-president Erik Feig and oversee Lionsgate's film scores, songs and soundtracks....
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Lionsgate’s Summit Picks Up Sci-Fi Spec Script In Vein Of ‘Lucy’
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate’s Summit Entertaintment label just acquired an untitled spec script from screenwriter John Gary, described as a “grounded” sci-fi thriller which is a character-driven property in...
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Warner Bros Reportedly In Talks With China Media Capital To Launch Local...
Warner Bros is reportedly in talks with China Media Capital to launch a local language joint venture that will produce films for the Chinese market. The possible development comes as China experiences...
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Lionsgate’s Summit Sets ‘Emperor’; Julius Caesar Story Is Based On Conn...
EXCLUSIVE: Move over, Katniss. Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment has found its next franchise hero: Julius Caesar. The company, whose franchise fare has included Twilight Saga, The Hunger Games and...
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Lionsgate Makes Preemptive Deal For Steve Hamilton Novel ‘The Second Life Of...
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has preemptively acquired The Second Life Of Nick Mason, a potential franchise based on the first in a series of books by Steve Hamilton. This comes on the heels of a new four-book...
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‘Gotti’ Mob Movie Back On; Kevin Connolly Directing John Travolta, Lionsgate...
EXCLUSIVE: After a series of false starts, the movie about notorious New York City crime boss John Gotti and his relationship with the son who followed in his footsteps is back on solid footing. Kevin...
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Lionsgate TV Brings In Jennifer O’Connell As Head Of Alternative Programming
After dipping its toe into the unscripted world via pod and producing deals, Lionsgate Television is making a push in the arena with a senior-level in-house executive. The company has named former CORE...
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Jack Huston And Jake Lacy Join Cast Of ‘Their Finest Hour And A Half’: First...
Jack Huston (Ben-Hur) and Jake Lacy (Carol) have joined the cast of Lone Scherfig’s Their Finest Hour And A Half. Gemma Arterton (Quantum Of Solace), Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay) and Bill...
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‘Wendy Williams Show’ Ex-Intern Asks Court To Approve Lionsgate Settlement
EXCLUSIVE: It has taken a bit longer than the parties anticipated, but today the proposed settlement in the potential class action filed by a former intern on The Wendy Williams Show took one big step...
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Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard & Lionsgate Get $10M ‘Cabin In The Woods’ Suit Tossed
The potential legal horror story is now over for The Avengers director, The Martian screenwriter and the studio – and even the Ancient Ones are probably pleased. A federal judge has dismissed the...
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‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2’ Sets Advance Tix Date As New Trailer ‘For...
Put your one-piece leathertards on and grab your bows and arrows, because The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 tickets are about to go on sale soon. Fandango announced today that the last installment...
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Lionsgate/Grindstone Lands ‘London Fields’– Toronto
Lionsgate/Grindstone has just closed a low-seven-figure deal for London Fields, a film that opened with some controversy as director Matthew Cullen filed suit just before its Tuesday industry screening...
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Hillary Clinton Reassures Hollywood Donors Ahead Of First Democratic Debate
EXCLUSIVE: Despite mumblings of discontent among the faithful and urgings among the grass is greener crowd for Vice-President Joe Biden to join the 2016 race, the former Secretary of State showed today...
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‘The Martian’ Looks Forward To A Great Landing; ‘The Walk’ Begins To Run...
The CBS FM radio slogan in New York City appropriately describes the upcoming weekend at the box office: “And the hits just keep on coming.” 20th Century Fox is opening Ridley Scott’s The Martian which...
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