Lionsgate Buys 20% Stake in Spyglass Media and Acquires Most of Film Library

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Christopher Vourlias Grasshopper Film has acquired U.S. rights to Omar El Zohairy’s “Feathers,” which won the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival’s Critics’ Week, Variety can reveal.The Egyptian writer-director’s feature debut, which is being repped by the boutique Athens-based production company and sales agent Heretic, has also sold to China (Huanxi Media), Italy (Wanted) and Greece (Cinobo).

Amanda Knox is sharing her thoughts on Matt Damon‘s new movie, Stillwater.

records.Feltheimer’s total compensation for 2021 includes a base salary of $1.5 million, bonuses of $10 million, stock awards of $700,002 and option awards of more than $6.7 million.According to the filing Lionsgate Vice Chair Michael Burns received $8.5 million in compensation for fiscal 2021 including a $1 million salary and $4 million in bonuses, up from $6.4 million in fiscal 2020 and $5.2 million total compensation in 2019.

EXCLUSIVE: Talent agency veteran William Lowery has departed Endeavor Content to launch Brigade Media Capital, Deadline has learned.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentBanijay France has acquired French music entertainment producer DMLS TV as it expands its local footprint.DMLS TV has access to some of France’s top artists and musical entertainment shows, such as “La Chanson Secrète” (The Secret Song), “La Chanson Challenge” (The Celebrity Song Challenge) and “Duos Mystères” (Mystery Duets).

EXCLUSIVE: Oscilloscope Laboratories has picked up North American rights to Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis’s first fiction feature film The Tale Of King Crab.

One Media IP has acquired the majority of the publishing catalogue of late country star Don Williams.Talking up the potential of the country genre across the world, One Media iP Group CEO Michael Infante says: “There has been a steady rise in the popularity of country music in the UK and Europe, with events such as the Country 2 Country festival, which have drawn in huge crowds in recent years”.As for the artist whose catalogue his company has just acquired, he adds: “Don Williams – like Johnny

Bruno Dumont’s peculiar blend of the transcendental with a clumsy kind of realism was a natural fit to “Jeannette” and “Joan of Arc,” both films dealing with the same presumed miracle — an ordinary little girl claiming to be guided by Saints.

Stacey Solomon's sister Jemma hilariously revealed the "most annoying thing" about her sibling on Friday's Loose Women as she appeared via video for a joint interview. During the candid chat, host Nadia Sawalha asked Jemma, 33, to reveal the "most annoying" thing about Stacey, 31, from a sister's point of view to which she claimed she is the "tidier" sibling.

As Stacey Solomon prepares for the arrival of her little girl, the 31 year old star has been stocking up on bits and bobs for her.Taking to Instagram, the mum-of-three revealed she’s picked up some adorable items, and she showed her legions of followers. “I wanted to have some me time and sort through some small business bits I’ve bought for our bubba,” she penned.

Lionsgate has acquired the vast majority of the Spyglass Media Group’s feature film library of approximately 200 titles and formed a strategic content partnership, the two companies announced today. The agreement gives Lionsgate a 20% investment stake in Spyglass.

Nearly three years after she began filming it, Mia Hansen-Løve’s seventh film, Bergman Island, finally arrives in Cannes to mark the Parisian director’s Competition debut. Filmed on location in Sweden, and starring Vicky Krieps and Tim Roth, it takes place on the island of Fårö, where the Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman lived and worked until his death in 2007.

France's most famous actors, may miss the Cannes Film Festival after testing positive for COVID-19.Seydoux has been fully vaccinated but she tested positive while working on a film, her publicist Christine Tripicchio confirmed Saturday. She is asymptomatic and isolating at home in Paris, hoping that negative tests on consecutive days could allow her to still attend the festival in the south of France.Seydoux was set to be one of the most ubiquitous stars at Cannes this year.

Wow, if you wondered why Jennette McCurdy ran away from Hollywood at top speed, wonder no more!

Saban Films has acquired the North American and UK rights to “Ida Red” starring Frank Grillo, Melissa Leo and Josh Hartnett, the distributor announced on Thursday. John Swab wrote and directed the action thriller, and the supporting cast includes Sofia Hublitz, William Forsythe, Deborah Ann Woll and George “Slaine” Carroll.

Just yesterday, news broke about Matthew Vaughn’s new post-‘Kingsman’ film and the all-star cast that is coming together to make it happen. But 24 hours later, not only do we know more about the film, including the title “Argylle,” but we also know the full list of massive stars attached, including Superman, Peacemaker, and a huge pop star.

EXCLUSIVE: Tomorrow night’s Cannes premiere of Stillwater marks the end of a long odyssey for co-writer/director Tom McCarthy, who put down the script almost a decade ago, and moved on to win an Oscar for co-writing and directing Best Picture winner Spotlight and get nominated for co-writing the Best Animated Film Oscar winner Up.