Lionsgate Hires Warner Bros’ Nicky Wood To Head Up European TV Sales
Lionsgate has hired Warner Bros exec Nicky Wood to head international TV sales out of Europe. Wood joins the Mad Men and Orange Is The New Black producer/distributor's London office as Senior Vice...
View Article‘Dragged Across Concrete’ Trailer: Disgraced Cops Mel Gibson & Vince Vaughn...
“There’s a reason I’m sitting behind this desk running things and you’re out there with a partner that’s 20 years younger than you,” the boss tells Detective Brett Ridgeman. “There’s a lot of...
View Article‘The Kid’ Trailer: Ethan Hawke Vs. Dane DeHaan In Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wild...
Lionsgate is ramping up for the March 8 theatrical release of its Western pic The Kid, the feature film directorial debut of Vincent D’Onofrio that stars Ethan Hawke as Sheriff Pat Garrett and Dane...
View ArticleBBC Brings Stage Comedy ‘The Goes Wrong Show’ To TV Backed By Lionsgate
Lionsgate has partnered with Big Talk Productions and Mischief Screen to bring a comedy stage play to BBC One. The British public broadcaster has commissioned The Goes Wrong Show, which is based on...
View Article‘Patti Cake$’ Helmer Geremy Jasper To Direct ‘The Night Circus’ For Lionsgate...
Geremy Jasper, writer and director of the Sundance standout film Patti Cake$, has been tapped to direct The Night Circus, a romance film from Lionsgate. It’s based on the NYT bestselling book of the...
View Article‘Rambo: Last Blood’ Will Be Spilled In September Via Lionsgate
John Rambo is coming back, and this time — as usual — it’s personal. Lionsgate said today that the 37-year-old franchise will back on September 20 with the release of Rambo: Last Blood, starring...
View Article‘Hellboy’ Red-Band Trailer: A Younger Hero In A More Grown-Up Movie Means...
A just-released red-band trailer for the Lionsgate revival of the Hellboy franchise is one for the ages. The trailer shows that, as a character, this version of the Dark Horse Comics character — now...
View Article‘Madea Family Funeral’ Edging Out ‘Dragon 3’ With $25M+ No. 1 Opening
2nd Update, Friday Midday: Midday figures show Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral having the weekend’s edge over DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, $25.4M to $23.3M....
View Article‘Nashville’ Begins Road To Broadway: Lionsgate Announces Stage Musical
Broadway producer Scott Delman has acquired live theatrical rights to Nashville, the country music-themed series that spanned six seasons on ABC, CMT and Hulu, and will team with Lionsgate to develop a...
View ArticleJay Roach’s Roger Ailes Movie Gets Release Date From Lionsgate
Jay Roach’s film about the late Fox News founder Roger Ailes still doesn’t have a title, but now it has a release date. Lionsgate said tonight that the flick starring Margot Robbie, Charlize Theron,...
View ArticleLionsgate Lays Off 20 In Corporate, TV Distribution & Motion Picture Group
Layoffs are underway at Lionsgate today. About 20 of of the company’s 1,600 employees, or 1%, are affected. Most of them are said to be in corporate divisions, with a few staffers in TV distribution...
View Article‘Long Shot’ Becomes SXSW Crowd Pleaser With Unlikely Romance And Surprise...
“I didn’t want to talk I’m too drunk,” said director Jonathan Levine after the screening of the world premiere of his film Long Shot on Saturday at SXSW. Levine, who was joined on the stage by stars...
View ArticleMorgan Freeman Joins Ryan Reynolds & Samuel L. Jackson In ‘The Hitman’s...
Oscar winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) has signed on for The Hitman's Bodyguard sequel from Lionsgate and Millennium Films. Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, and Salma Hayek are set to...
View ArticleCBS Acquires Lionsgate’s Half Of Pop Cable Network
CBS has bought out Lionsgate to acquire full ownership of the cable network Pop. Terms for the transaction were not immediately revealed by either company. In 2013, CBS invested $100 million in half of...
View ArticleGlobalgate Production & Distribution Consortium Adds The Philippines’ Viva...
Globalgate Entertainment, the local-language film and TV production and financing consortium closely aligned with Lionsgate, has added The Philippines' Viva Communications to its worldwide network of...
View ArticleAntonio Banderas, Richard E. Grant Board Lionsgate’s ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’...
Antonio Banderas has joined The Hitman's Bodyguard sequel, with Oscar-nominated Can You Ever Forgive Me? star Richard E. Grant signing on to reprise his role in the Lionsgate/ Millennium Media...
View ArticleLionsgate Promotes Jen Hollingsworth To Chief Operating Officer In Motion...
Jen Hollingsworth has been named Chief Operating Officer of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group effective immediately, it was announced today by Motion Picture Group Chairman Joe Drake. She previously...
View ArticleJanelle Monáe To Star In Lionsgate Pic From Activist Filmmakers Gerard Bush +...
EXCLUSIVE: Janelle Monáe is set to star in an upcoming Lionsgate movie project from visionary activist filmmaking duo Gerard Bush + Christopher Renz. Details of the feature are being cloaked in...
View ArticleLionsgate Taps Marisa Liston To Run Global Motion Picture Communications
Lionsgate has hired former Sony Pictures publicity executive Marisa Liston as Head of Global Earned Media and Communications, a new role that will encompass domestic and international feature film...
View Article‘The Umbrella Academy’s Tom Hopper Joins ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Sequel At...
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Hopper, one of the stars of Netflix’s hit freshman series The Umbrella Academy, has signed on for The Hitman's Bodyguard sequel from Lionsgate and Millennium Media. Ryan Reynolds, Samuel...
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