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American Film Market concludes with influx of new buying companies

This year's American Film Market saw more than a six per cent increase in new buying companies with 35 more than 2011, including a sharp increase in the Latin American…

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Oliver Blackburn casts Ashley Greene in Weinstein’s horror Satanic

Emerging British director Oliver Blackburn has cast Ashley Greene to star in horror film Satanic, funded by the Weinstein Brothers.…

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Tim Robbins casts Moretz and Pfeiffer in new directing project

Tim Robbins has cast Chloe Grace Moretz and Michelle Pfeiffer in his new film Man Under as he returns behind the camera to direct a film for the first time since 1999.…

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Atherton and Cumberbatch to star in Monty Python film Absolutely Nothing

The Monty Python film Absolutely Anything - which has spent years in development - has finally been greenlit, with Gemma Arterton confirmed and Benedict Cumberbatch in talks to join the project directed by Python alumni…

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Jared Leto returns to acting in Jean-Marc Vallee’s AIDS drama

Jared Leto is returning to acting after signing up to take a role in Jean-Marc Vallee's The Dallas Buyer's Club.…

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Kristen Stewart in talks to star in Warner Bros. film Focus

Kristen Stewart is in talks to star opposite Ben Affleck in crime drama Focus. …

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Theatre director Michael Grandage casts Fassbender and Firth in film debut

The celebrated theatre director Michael Grandage has cast Michael Fassbender and Colin Firth in his directorial debut Genius, about the literary editor Max Perkins.…

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Benedict Cumberbatch to play ‘fifth Beatle’ Brian Epstein in biopic

Benedict Cumberbatch is to play Brian Epstein in a new biopic - known as the fifth Beatle after his time managing the iconic band.…

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Elijiah Wood to produce horror film Cooties, currently shopped at AFM

Elijah Wood is set to produce horror movie Cooties, which is currently seeking a buyer at the American Film Market.…

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American Film Market opens with 120 new buying companies, almost a third Korean or Chinese

The American Film Market begins today Santa Monica, California, with Korean and Chinese-based companies making up almost a third of the buying companies at the market.…

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