Spaniards David and Alex Pastor, who wrote Ryan Reynolds-starrer “Selfless,” are prepping a directorial outing, “Phoenix”. Budgeted at $15 million-$20 million, and set up at Spain’s Morena Films, “Phoenix” is an English-language action-thriller with sci-fi elements, said Pedro Uriol, who heads Morena with fellow producers Juan Gordon and Alvaro Longoria. The Pastor brothers also wrote... Read more
Read MoreAlthough it boasts no Palme d’Or contenders, Russia, one of Eastern Europe’s fastest-rising film industries, is out in force in Cannes. Russia launched the sixth edition of its Pavilion at the mart Thursday during a gala presentation attended by la creme de la creme of Russian and international film biz, notably Vyacheslav Telnov, from the... Read more
Read MoreIn one of the more unusual crossovers between TV shows during May sweeps, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, the bumbling evil scientist from Disney Channels’ “Phineas and Ferb,” will make an appearance on the season finale of ABC’s “Shark Tank” tonight. The animated character, also known as Dr. Doof, will pitch his latest invention, hoping to strike a... Read more
Read MoreLike his Oscar-winning "A Separation," Asghar Farhadi's latest is an exquisitely sculpted family melodrama in which the end of a marriage is merely the beginning of something else
Read MoreOn the Croisette with Amat Escalante’s “Heli” in Cannes competition, Mexico’s NDM (Nodream-Mantarraya) has acquired international rights to Lisandro Alonso’s “Untitled,” starring Viggo Mortensen. Pickup continues the international expansion of Mexico’s Mantarraya Prods., a production-distribution-sales house. Mostly shot in Denmark and Argentina, and ready for delivery next spring “Untitled” follows a Danish man (Mortensen) who... Read more
Read MoreIt’s been two years since a fighting game topped the videogame sales charts, but Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment landed a one-two punch with “Injustice: Gods Among Us” last month and a reboot of “Mortal Kombat” in 2011. “Injustice,” from NetherRealm Studios (also behind “Mortal Kombat”) pits DC Comics superheroes against its more notorious supervillains. Deep... Read more
Read MoreAs documentaries go, it’s not the Inquisition. But another evening with Brooks should be more than enough to put a little springtime in any fan’s step.
Read MoreThis week’s upfront presentations in Manhattan weren’t purely about TV; broadcast and cable made plenty of digital waves as well. ABC Adapts to Apps ABC became the first broadcaster to make itself available on smartphones and tablets via livestream. The Watch ABC app will be available gratis in select markets at launch for a brief... Read more
Read MoreImage Entertainment has fallen for “Last Love,” acquiring all U.S. rights to Sandra Nettelbeck’s romantic drama starring Michael Caine. Image bought the film from producers-financiers Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Bavaria Pictures GmbH and Kaminski Stiehm. Global Screen is handling international sales at Cannes. “Last Love” was produced by Astrid Kahmke, Frank Kaminski, Sidney Kimmel, Philipp Kreuzer,... Read more
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