Mia Wasikowska On Having Three Films at TIFF and Why She Stuck to Indies...
Ever since falling down the rabbit hole for Tim Burton in "Alice in Wonderland," Australian actress Mia Wasikowska has kept busy working for other singular filmmakers in films that couldn't be more...
View ArticleToronto: Millennium Nabs U.S. Rights to John Turturro's 'Fading Gigolo'
The film stars Turturro and Woody Allen, making a rare foray in front of the camera.
View ArticleToronto: Jessica Chastain’s Career-Long Journey into 'Eleanor Rigby'
Two-time Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain, lest we forget, was an actress just trying to make her way into the business, not so long ago.
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TIFF News: 'Green Inferno' Sequel Details
The Green Inferno isn't even out yet and it has only played three times, but a sequel is already in the works. Eli Roth made a bold move when he introduced the world premiere of his latest film, The...
View ArticleToronto: A24 Near Deal For Scarlett Johansson-Starrer 'Under The Skin'
EXCLUSIVE: In its second deal of the festival, A24 is closing U.S. rights for a bit more than $1 million on Under The Skin, the Jonathan Glazer-directed thriller that stars Scarlett Johansson as an...
View ArticleToronto: CBS Films Nearing $2 Million U.S. Rights Deal For 'The F Word'
EXCLUSIVE: CBS Films is in final talks to acquire U.S. rights to The F Word, the Michael Dowse-directed romantic comedy that has been one of the buzz acquisition titles here at Toronto. They were...
View ArticleToronto: Jason Patric Checking Into 'Hotel 33' (EXCLUSIVE)
Jason Patric will star in “Hotel 33″ with Emmett / Furla / Oasis Films financing and producing and Open Road Films distributing the horror thriller. Tove Christensen of Glacier Films is also producing...
View ArticleDirector Bill Condon Talks His Retired Sherlock Holmes Project at TIFF 2013;...
After concluding the Twilight franchise by helming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Parts One and Two, director Bill Condon has moved incredibly fast in choosing his follow-up projects. He went...
View ArticleToronto: Weinstein's Premiere Marathon Delivers Huge Reaction For Oscar-Bait...
Just call it Weinstein Premiere-O-Rama. The company launched four movies with splashy galas at the Toronto International Film Festival in the span of 48 hours (is this some sort of weird record?). That...
View Article'Bachelorette' Duo Leslye Headland, Kirsten Dunst Enlist Jason Sudeikis For...
BREAKING: Bachelorette writer/director Leslye Headland is re-teaming with Kirsten Dunst and Gary Sanchez Productions on Sleeping With Other People, a co-production between Gary Sanchez and IM Global....
View ArticleToronto: Elmore Leonard's 'Life of Crime' Selling to Lionsgate, Roadside
The dark comedy closes a deal for U.S. rights just as "McCanick" -- starring the late Cory Monteith -- finds a home with Well Go.
View ArticleToronto: Jennifer Aniston's 'Life of Crime' Heading to Lionsgate, Roadside...
Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions are in final negotiations to acquire Daniel Schechter’s “Life of Crime,” which is based on Elmore Leonard’s novel “The Switch,” an individual familiar with the...
View ArticleToronto: Weinstein Co In $2 Million U.S. Deal For Colin Firth-Nicole Kidman...
BREAKING: Harvey Weinstein has done it again. The Weinstein Company is acquiring U.S. distribution rights for around $2 million to The Railway Man, the Jonathan Teplitzky-directed drama that stars...
View ArticleToronto: Weinstein buys 'Eleanor Rigby' and 'The Railway Man'
Harvey Weinstein is busy as ever this festival season. After picking up "Tracks" during Telluride/Venice and "Can a Song Save Your Life?" at Toronto, he's landed two more distribution deals up north as...
View ArticleJohn Turturro and Sofia Vergara Talk FADING GIGOLO, Writing for Woody Allen,...
John Turturro is one of the great character actors of our time, equally at home carrying a Coen Brothers movie, stealing scenes for Adam Sandler, getting vicious for Spike Lee or bouncing off CGI...
View ArticleToronto: Eli Roth's 'The Green Inferno' Sells to Open Road (Exclusive)
The Worldview film, an homage to Italian cannibal movies of the late '70s and early '80s, premiered Sept. 7 in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto Film Festival.
View ArticleToronto: Jake Gyllenhaal's 'Enemy' in 4-Way Bidding Tug-of-War (Exclusive)
A four-way scrum for Jake Gyllenhaal’s buzzy Toronto title “The Enemy” is under way, TheWrap has learned — with a deal expected to close by Wednesday night. Lionsgate, A24, The Weinstein Co. and Focus...
View ArticleToronto: Relativity, Blumhouse Near Deal For 'Oculus'
EXCLUSIVE: Relativity is near a deal to partner with Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions to acquire Oculus, the Mike Flanagan-directed horror film that debuted at Toronto Sunday night at the Ryerson in...
View ArticleMike Myers' Directorial Debut 'Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon' Is...
"Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon," the directorial debut of Mike Myers, is a vaudeville celebrity remembrance of mega-manager Shep Gordon by stars who might have starved without Gordon’s help....
View ArticleToronto: Alex Gibney On How Being Lied To By Lance Armstrong Led to 'The...
Documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney is known for going after big fish such as the Catholic Church (“Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God”), Enron (“Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room”) and the...
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