MUMBAI: Paramount Digital Entertainment has signed a first-look deal with Red Hour Digital, which a new subsidiary of actor Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films. Under the terms of the two-year deal, Red Hour will...
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MPAA’s Bob Pisano calls on Japan to address online copyright infringement
MUMBAI: In his keynote speech at a forum on measures to tackle online piracy at the Tokyo International Film Festival on 21 October, Bob Pisano, President and Interim CEO, Motion Picture Association of America...
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Columbia Pictures acquires film rights to Neil Strauss’ book; to star Robert Downey Jr.
MUMBAI: Columbia Pictures has optioned the rights for the non-fiction book Emergency!: This Book Will Save Your Life by Neil Strauss to be developed into a feature film produced by Robert Downey Jr., Susan...
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BSAT Labs to offer Match Move & Roto Services for stereo conversion
MUMBAI: BSAT labs LLC one of the major 2D to 3D Stereo conversion companies in the United States, will now offer Roto and Match Move services to 3D conversion houses and Studios. BSAT Labs...
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Google, Microsoft, Lionsgate, Hulu join CASBAA
MUMBAI: With a record sign up for the CASBAA Convention 2010 in Hong Kong, 25- 28 October, the Asia Pacific pay-TV industry coalition has announced a list of late entry thought leaders drawn from...
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Rhys Ifans joins cast of Spider-Man as villain
MUMBAI: Rhys Ifans will play the villain, opposite Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, in the next installment of Spider-Man from Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios. The film, to...
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David O Russell to write & direct Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
MUMBAI: David O. Russell has been set to write and direct Columbia Pictures’ Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, an action-adventure based upon the bestselling PlayStation 3 game. The film will be produced by Avi Arad, Charles...
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Warner cancels 3D release plans of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Pictures has made the decision to release Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 in 2D, in both conventional and IMAX theaters, as they will not have a completed...
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Emma Stone to play female lead in Columbia Pictures & Marvel Studios Spider-Man
MUMBAI: Emma Stone has been cast as the female lead in the upcoming Spider-Man film from Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios. The announcement was made by Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal and Columbia...
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Disney & Fox International Channels ink movie content deal for Asia
MUMBAI: Disney Media Distribution and Fox International Channels (FIC) have extended their multi-year agreement for the international broadcast network to bring first-runs of Disney’s extensive portfolio of films on pay-TV to Asia over Star...
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