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18.05.2023 - 08:27 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Producer Moshe Diamant, film financing company Chiltern Media, and the Santa Monica-based sales firm Film Bridge International have set a sales and production partnership to launch at this week’s Cannes Market.
The trio will develop a slate of features, including the alligator survival thriller Little House on the Bayou from director Darren Lynn Bousman (Spiral, Saw II) and executive producer Martin Campbell (Casino Royale), and the father/daughter action pic The Minder from stunt director Gary Powell (Spectre), also executive produced by Campbell. Other upcoming titles from Diamant include Davey Berman’s War, directed by Campbell, and an undisclosed project directed by Philip Noyce.
Financing will be provided through Simon Fawcett and Mark Brooke’s Chiltern Media, which recently co-financed Tin Soldier, starring James Foxx and Robert de Niro.
“We are thrilled to announce a partnership with Moshe on an upcoming slate of rich and engaging material that we’re excited to present to our customers in Cannes,” said Film Bridge’s Ellen Wander and Jordan Dykstra in a joint statement. “Moshe’s taste in quality and commercial material and experience as a producer is a tremendous asset.”
Diamant added: “I am very excited to build a relationship with Film Bridge and begin assembling this slate of fantastic material.”
Diamant recently wrapped production on Dirty Angels, starring Eva Green and Ruby Rose, and recently produced Memory starring Liam Neeson, and The Protégé starring Maggie Q, Samuel L Jackson, and Michael Keaton, all directed by Campbell.
Recent titles from Film Bridge’s slate include the action-thriller Classified, starring Aaron Eckhart and Tim Roth, and Assassin Club, starring Henry Golding, Sam Neill, and
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The inaugural edition of the Pattaya Film Festival will be held June 15-19 in the Thai seaside town that is usually better known for other forms of entertainment. The event is hosted by Pattaya City and Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the Thai Film Archive, the latter of which doubles up as festival programmer. The event will feature over 20 film titles from around the world, including contemporary and classic films as well as a program for children. All films will be screened free of charge at SF Cinema Marina, Mahatai Pattaya Convention Center, and at the outdoor screen on the beach of North Pattaya.
Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss are still in contact with scheduled phone calls, ET has learned.
Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss are still in contact with scheduled phone calls, ET has learned. While on a flight to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on Sunday night, a fellow passenger took a photo of the Vanderpump Rulesstar on the phone while Leviss' name showed on his cell phone screen. Fans soon started speculating that Leviss checked out of the facility where she is seeking mental health treatment. However, a source tells ET, «Tom was talking to Raquel during a scheduled phone call when he was spotted on the plane with her name on his phone.
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “In Our Day,” the film by South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo which closes the Directors’ Fortnight section of the Cannes film festival, has seen distributors in multiple territories move early to strike rights deals. French rights were picked up by Capricci), Spanish rights by L’Atalante Cinema and Greek rights by Ama Films. The film has its official premiere on May 25. Seoul-based Finecut has long been the sales agent for Hong’s plentiful output. In addition to the deals on “In Our Day,” Finecut signed agreements with L’Atalante, with France’s Ariona Films and Taiwan’s Cola Films for “In Water,” Hong’s first film of 2023 which premiered in the Encounters section in Berlin in February. The film was previously sold to Cinema Guild for North America.
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Is Tom Sandoval already moving on from Raquel Leviss???
Johnny Depp remains a controversial figure. The actor was embraced with a movie star’s welcome as he returned to Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday for the premiere of “Jeanne du Barry.” The period drama, from director Maïwenn, marks the actor’s first leading role in three years, following ongoing legal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard. French fans began gathering as early as 10 a.m. along the Croisette in the hopes of scoring an autograph and snagging a selfie with Depp, who made his way into the theater just after 7 p.m. Enthusiastic spectators were holding up posters saying “Viva Johnny” and “We Love Johnny” while others chanted “Johnny, Johnny, Johnny” and held out the actor’s Dior ads for a signature. Depp, sporting a pony tail and purple sunglasses, took his time to pose for selfies and acknowledge the admirers who came to see him. By the time he got to his seat inside the theater, the adoration continued as he was greeted with a rapturous standing ovation.
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EXCLUSIVE: On the eve of his acting return at the Cannes Film Festival, Johnny Depp has set a buzzy cast for Modi, his first directorial effort in 25 years.