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Joe Johnston Will Direct $100M Sci-Fi Film ‘Starfall’ In China
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Johnston will be directing a $100 million-budgeted sci-fi film at Wanda’s Qingdao Studios called Starfall. The project is being produced by Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Erik Howsam and...
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‘La La Land’ Added As AFI Fest Centerpiece Gala
The American Film Institute has added Lionsgate’s musical La La Land as a Centerpiece Gala for AFI Fest, where it will screen November 15. The pic, Damien Chazelle’s follow-up to his Oscar Best Picture...
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‘American Pastoral’ Review: Ewan McGregor’s Directorial Debut Deserves A...
I am not sure why critics, or at least many of them, have seemed to go after Ewan McGregor’s very fine directorial debut American Pastoral since its debut last month at the Toronto Film Festival. It is...
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Starz CFO Scott Macdonald To Leave In Reorganization After Sale To Lionsgate
Starz CFO Scott Macdonald plans to leave the company, and its home entertainment operations will be folded into Lionsgate’s, when the studio buys the premium network owner, CEO Chris Albrecht told...
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Potential Oscar Sleeper ‘Patriots Day’ Lands AFI Fest Closing-Night Slot
EXCLUSIVE: Patriots Day has just been named the closing-night film of the AFI Fest. The Peter Berg-directed Mark Wahlberg-starrer focuses on the Boston Marathon bombing, the five-day manhunt that...
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NATPE Announces Keynote Speakers & New Initiatives For 2017 Conference
The National Association of Television Program Executives has expanded its 2017 conference, announcing three initiatives as well as new keynote speakers for the event happening January 17-19 in Miami...
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‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Review: Mel Gibson’s World War II Film Is Remarkable & Inspiring
It has taken decades for Hollywood to get around to making a movie about World War II hero Desmond Doss, but it hasn’t been the industry’s fault. Doss, the first conscientious objector to receive the...
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Lionsgate Reports Fiscal Q2 Loss, But Fares Better Than Estimates
In what is expected to be the last financial quarter that Lionsgate will report stand-alone results before ingesting Starz, the mini-major today reported revenue of $639.5 million during its fiscal...
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After Success of ‘Madea Halloween,’ Lionsgate Says Two More Tyler Perry Films...
BREAKING: After the box office success of Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween which has garnered about $56.4M after only two weeks in release, Lionsgate’s CEO Jon Feltheimer said in a call with Wall...
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Lionsgate Adds Hemisphere Media To Spanish-Language SVOD Venture
Lionsgate said today as part of its fiscal Q2 earnings report that leading Spanish-language TV and broadcast networks owner/operator Hemisphere Media Group has come aboard Lionsgate’s Spanish-language...
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Former ITV Executive Steve November Joins Lionsgate
BREAKING: Former ITV drama chief Steve November who oversaw such shows as Downton Abbey and Doc Martin and was at ITV for 16 years before leaving in April in an executive shuffle, has been hired by...
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Epix CEO Mark Greenberg Extends Contract As Owners Weigh Options
EXCLUSIVE: At a time of growing questions about Epix’s prospects, here’s one thing that’s secure: CEO Mark Greenberg has signed a new multi-year contract to stay at the premium network. Greenberg...
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Tobias Lindholm To Helm Lionsgate Serial Killer Tale ‘The Good Nurse’
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate is setting Tobias Lindholm to make his English-language feature directing debut on The Good Nurse, a thriller based on the book by Charles Graeber and scripted by Krysty...
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Lionsgate’s Michael Burns Agrees To New Contract That Runs To 2022
Lionsgate Vice Chairman Michael Burns just landed a sweet deal in a contract extension designed to keep him at the studio through October 30, 2022, according to an SEC filing. The extension comes...
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Emma Stone Reveals Unorthodox ‘La La Land’ Audition; Mel Gibson On ‘Hacksaw...
Key creative talents behind Lionsgate’s La La Land and Hacksaw Ridge took the stage this morning to a packed and enthused room at Deadline’s The Contenders event at the DGA Theatre. For La La Land,...
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‘Solace’ Trailer: Anthony Hopkins & Jeffrey Dean Morgan Venture Into The Mind...
“I can’t stop him, which begs a more important question — is he really worth stopping?” Lionsgate has dropped the trailer for its upcoming psychological thriller Solace. Directed by Afonso Poyart with...
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Starz Will Offer Eight Channels Via DirecTV Now At Launch
Starz says today that eight of its premium networks will be available to DirecTV Now customers when AT&T launches the $35 a month streaming service — expected later this month. Additional Starz...
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‘Patriots Day’ Trailer: Mark Wahlberg In Race To Catch Boston Marathon Bombers
Here's the new trailer for CBS Films and Lionsgate's Patriots Day, directed by Peter Berg and starring Mark Wahlberg. The film focuses on the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the five-day manhunt that...
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‘Land Of Mine’ Scoops Early EFAs; Sky Ups Zai Bennett To UK Entertainment...
The European Film Awards take place officially on December 10, but the first seven winners have been unveiled today. The categories now decided include Cinematography, Editing, Design, Costumes, Hair...
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Peter Bart: ‘La La Land’ Adds Musical Backbeat To Wide-Open Awards Race
Insiders call it "The Great Disconnect,” that moment at the Oscar show when the winner turns out to be a movie that no one in the TV audience has ever heard of. And this year there's a growing sense...
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