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TV Ratings: ‘Shark Tank,’ ‘Nikita’ Finales Rise, ‘Undercover Boss’ Drops

Michael O'Connell — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:00:55 +0000

The last Friday of the season sees the ABC reality competition finish nearly 20 percent north of last year.

Gregg Allman Biopic Set

Dave McNary — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:12:29 +0000

Blues musician Gregg Allman’s story is coming to the big screen. Open Road Films and Unclaimed Freight Productions’ Randall Miller and Jody Savin are producing “My Cross To Bear,” based on Allman’s 2012 autobiography of the same name, along with the duo’s music business partner Brad Rosenberg. Miller will direct from a script he co-wrote... Read more »

Alanis Morissette Boards Kickstarter Project ‘The Price of Desire’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Rachel Abrams — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:10:24 +0000

Alanis Morissette and Shannyn Sossamon have been cast in “The Price of Desire,” a new romantic period drama based on the life of architect Eileen Gray that’s getting a little extra help from Kickstarter – but in an unexpected way. Sossamon will play Gray, who falls in love with the famous Swiss/French architect Le Corbusier,... Read more »

Berlinale Chief, Euro Academy Topper Join SOFA

Leo Barraclough — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:43:55 +0000

Dieter Kosslick, director of the Berlin Film Festival, and Marion Doering, director of the European Film Academy, will be among the tutors at the first edition of SOFA, a series of film industry workshops that will run Aug. 19-31 in Wroclaw, Poland. Other tutors include Roberto Olla, exec director of the European co-production fund Eurimages,... Read more »

‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Cast Heats Up Cannes

THR staff — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:38:26 +0000

Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claflin and director Francis Lawrence attend a press event for the upcoming sequel.

Postcards from Cannes: One Hour at the Majestic

Rachel Abrams — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:37:42 +0000

If you come to Cannes for glamour, you’re likely camping out at the Palais. If you come looking for a deal, you’re probably holing up at the Majestic hotel. Despite a million-dollar diamond theft and a shooting scare, the market’s wheeling and dealing hub was all business on Saturday afternoon. Spend an hour at the... Read more »

Cannes: Gregg Allman’s Autobiography to Become a Movie

Gregg Kilday — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:28:11 +0000

Open Road Films is joining with Unclaimed Freight Productions' Randall Miller and Jody Savin to produce the film.

Foreign Shoots Find Love In Uruguay

erinemaxwell — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:00:56 +0000

Uruguay is getting more competitive in its bid to lure international film and TV shoots, helped by a 22% VAT exemptions for production services and international co-productions.

Mike Van Diem Sets ‘The Surprise’

Dave McNary — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:00:45 +0000

Filmmaker Mike van Diem has come on board to direct the Dutch romantic comedy “The Surprise.” Content Film is launching sales at Cannes in all markets except Holland, Belgium, the former Dutch Colonies, Luxembourg and Germany. Els Vandevorst is producing with Hans de Weers in co-production with Mike Downey and Sam Taylor, Nino Lombardo, Macdara... Read more »

108 Media, Paladin Take U.S. On ‘Metro Manila’

Dave McNary — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:00:30 +0000

Distribution partners 108 Media and Paladin have acquired all North American rights to Sean Ellis’ thriller “Metro Manila.” The deal, announced at Cannes, comes four months after “Metro Manila” won the audience award for world cinema at Sundance. Fox International Prods. acquired remake rights on the opening day of Cannes. “Metro Manila” was directed by... Read more »