Imax and Warner Bros. have set comedy-drama “Focus” for release in U.S. Imax theaters on Feb. 27 along with its domestic wide release. “Focus,” directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, stars Will…
Crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced that Sundance award winner “Dear White People,” which raised its initial production funds on Indiegogo, has broken the U.S. domestic box office record for a…
Oscilloscope Laboratories has joined a Kickstarter campaign to digitally restore “River of Grass,” the rarely-seen 1994 debut feature by Kelly Reichardt. The film was nominated for the Grand Jury…
Geoffrey Rush will star in the musical “Consider Yourself: The Lionel Bart Story” with Stephen Fry, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan, Matt Lucas, Michelle Dockery and Al Weaver. Good Universe will launch…
The Location Managers Guild of America has selected “Chef,” “Gone Girl,” “Nightcrawler,” “The Gambler” and “Wild” as nominees for its best contemporary location award. Nominees for best period…
Focus World has acquired U.S. and U.K. rights to “Cop Car,” following its Sundance premiere in the midnight section. The film is directed by Jon Watts and stars Kevin Bacon, James Freedson-Jackson…
Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper” is set to leave the competition in the dust during Super Bowl weekend, eyeing at least $35 million in North American theaters in its third weekend in wide release…
Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell’s Safehouse Pictures has signed a two-year overall deal with Sony Pictures and split up with Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road Pictures. During the Weed Road/Safehouse…
Penelope Cruz and Diane Kruger are in negotiations to star romance-drama “This Man, This Woman,” with Isabel Coixet directing. Coixet’s “Nobody Wants the Night,” starring Juliette Binoche, is the…
In an aggressive move to tap into Chinese investors, Lionsgate is in advanced conversations with Hunan TV and Broadcast Intermediary Co Ltd. on an agreement that would carry an overall value of $1.5…
