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Lionsgate CinemaCon Reel: ‘American Assassin’, ‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’, ‘Latin...
Last year at CinemaCon, Lionsgate showed exhibitors a sneak peek of La La Land. This year, after a short presentation by president of domestic distribution David Spitz, the distributor showed all of...
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Lionsgate Inks First-Look Deal With Digital Star Mamrie Hart
YouTube content creator and comedian Mamrie Hart has signed a first-look deal with Lionsgate, expanding her relationship with the studio behind the 2016 film Dirty 30, which she co-wrote, co-produced,...
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MGM Agrees To Pay $1B For Epix Shares Held By Paramount And Lionsgate
MGM is about to become the sole owner of Epix with a deal to buy the stakes held by Viacom’s Paramount and Lionsgate that values the joint venture at $1.28 billion. MGM agreed to pay $1.03 billion for...
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‘All Eyez On Me’ Trailer: The Short But Crucial Life Of Tupac Shakur
‘This is a brilliant opportunity to bring together the revolutionaries and the gang communities. And you can unite them.” So a young Tupac Shakur is told in the first trailer for All Eyez On Me,...
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Lionsgate Close To Deal For Sci-Fi Novel ‘The Punch Escrow’
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate is in advanced talks to acquire The Punch Escrow, a futuristic novel by Tal M. Klein that was first published by InkShares. The novel’s high concept and strong lead role drew...
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Pop Picks Up New Series ‘Clique’, ‘Hot Date’&‘Swedish Dicks’; Adds ‘ER’...
Pop continues its push into original scripted programming. The cable network, owned jointly by CBS and Lionsgate, is expanding its original slate with three new scripted series, including its first...
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‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Teaser: Ryan Reynolds Tasked With Protecting Samuel...
Warning: Some NSFW language. Lionsgate has released an action-packed teaser trailer to the upcoming Ryan Reynolds-Samuel L. Jackson buddy comedy The Hitman’s Body, which is filled with explosives,...
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Susan Hummel Hired As Exec VP & Managing Director Of Lionsgate’s Anchor Bay...
Lionsgate has hired veteran distribution exec Susan Hummel to the newly-created position of Executive Vice President and Managing Director of its Canadian distribution operation. Hummel will be...
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‘American Assassin’ Trailer: Dylan O’Brien, Michael Keaton & Sanaa Lathan Try...
“What is it you think we do here?” the jaded Cold War vet asks the angry recruit. “Kill people who deserve to be killed.” Yeah, pretty much. Here is the first trailer for American Assassin, starring...
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Black Label Media & Lionsgate Heading Toward Divorce On ‘Granite Mountain’...
EXCLUSIVE: Black Label Media and Lionsgate are heading toward a divorce on the upcoming high-profile pictures Granite Mountain and Soldado, the latter a sequel to Sicario. It has come down to an...
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Lionsgate Expands Output Deal With Russia’s Central Partnership
Lionsgate has sealed an output deal with Russian distributor Central Partnership for the distribution of Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment films in the territory. Central Partnership had previously...
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Lionsgate Dates Mila Kunis-Kate McKinnon Comedy ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ For...
Lionsgate has set a release date of July 6, 2018, for the Susanna Fogel-directed comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me, starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon. Co-written by Fogel and David Iserson, the pic...
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‘Power’ EP Courtney Kemp Inks New Overall Deal With Starz & Lionsgate
EXCLUSIVE: In the first big talent power play since Lionsgate's acquisition of Starz last year, Power creator/executive producer Courtney Kemp has signed a new overall deal with the studio and the...
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Lionsgate UK Acquires ‘Jerusalem’; Will Develop Epic Biography As Drama Series
Lionsgate Television UK has acquired rights to 2011 non-fiction bestseller Jerusalem which will be adapted as a drama in what marks the company’s first UK series development. Written by historian and...
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Miranda Lambert, Trey Fanjoy, YouTube Sensation Grace Helbig Join On...
EXCLUSIVE: Miranda Lambert has, for the first time, signed on to a film as an executive music producer to oversee music curation and also write an original song. Which film? Trey Fanjoy’s friendship...
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‘The Glass Castle’: Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson & Naomi Watts Drama Gets...
Lionsgate is debuting its feature adaptation of Jeannette Walls’ New York Times bestselling memoir The Glass Castle on August 11. Walls, portrayed by Room Oscar winner Brie Larson, grew up with deeply...
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Rebranded ShortsTV Channel In Licensing Deal With Lionsgate For Movie...
The newly rebranded short film channel ShortsTV – formerly ShortsHD – this weekend will launch Shorts to Features, a new programming series that pairs films from the Lionsgate library with...
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Lionsgate Unleashing Daisy Ridley & Tom Holland Starrer ‘Chaos Walking’ In...
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate is set to launch Chaos Walking, the Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland starrer based on the popular young adult novel by Patrick Ness, at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. The project,...
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Lionsgate On ‘Monster Hunt 2’; Uncork’d Rides With ‘Suburban Cowboy’– Cannes
Lionsgate has acquired North American and UK theatrical distribution rights to Monster Hunt 2, the sequel to the 2015 blockbuster that, for a time, was the highest-grossing film ever in China. The...
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Lionsgate Boards Rachid Bouchareb’s ‘Belleville Cop’ Starring Omar Sy – Cannes
Lionsgate has boarded international sales on multi-language action comedy Belleville Cop, starring French actor Omar Sy and directed by Rachid Bouchareb. Sy, who starred in French box office hit The...
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