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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Zooms To $726M Global Box Office; $1B Eyed Through Friday

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UPDATE, WRITETHRU: Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War has blasted past the $700M global mark with $725.5M through Monday. We can expect milestones to continue to fall throughout this week: $800M should hit with today’s numbers added, and $1B worldwide is coming this weekend — possibly through Friday which would be 10 days in release. Anything under 12 days to $1B would see Infinity War become the fastest movie to the benchmark, taking a light saber to Star Wars: The Fo… Read

Hasbro Acquires ‘Power Rangers’ Brand In $522M Deal

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Hasbro has reached a deal to acquire Haim Saban’s flagship Saban’s Power Rangers property along with other entertainment brands including My Pet Monster, Popples, Julius Jr., Luna Petunia and Treehouse Detectives in a cash-and-stock pact valued at $522 million. The toymaker previously paid Saban Brands $22.25 million pursuant to a Power Rangers’ master toy license agreement that was to begin in 2019; those amounts are being credited against the purchase price. Saban… Read

Seville International Boards Denys Arcand Comedy ‘The Fall Of The American Empire’

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Seville International will handle international sales on Denys Arcand’s (The Barbarian Invasions) upcoming comedy The Fall Of The American Empire, a follow of sorts to his 1986 Oscar-nominee The Decline Of The American Empire. The French-language film, which is currently in post-production, was written and directed by Arcand and produced by regular collaborator Denise Robert. In 2004, the duo teamed on The Barbarian Invasions which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language… Read

Jacki Weaver, Taye Diggs, Lucy Liu To Star In Drag Queen Comedy ‘Stage Mother’

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Jacki Weaver (Silver Lining’s Playbook), Taye Diggs (Chicago) and Lucy Liu (Charlie’s Angels) are to lead cast in comedy Stage Mother, set in the drag queen world of San Francisco. Currently in pre-produciton, Film Mode, which handles world sales, will be shopping the movie in Cannes with shoot is due to get underway in Canada later this year. Canadian director Thom Fitzgerald (Cloudburst) is helming the movie penned by San Francisco screenwriter Brad Hennig (The Hot Flas… Read

Bleiberg Boards Karen Gillan-Starrer ‘All Creatures Here Below’ – Cannes

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EXCLUSIVE: Bleiberg Entertainment has boarded world rights to Karen Gillan-starrer All Creatures Here Below. A dramatic thriller, it reteams director Collin Schiffli and writer David Dastmalchian who were behind 2014 SXSW Special Jury Prize winner Animals. Bleiberg will screen the first footage to buyers in Cannes. The film is currently in post-production. The story follows a young couple living on the fringes of LA society. An impulsive crime sets them on the run from… Read

Donald Trump Clutches His Pearls Over Leak Of Potential Mueller Probe Questions

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President Donald Trump’s tweeted breathlessly about the New York Times report about the 40+ questions that Special Counsel Robert Mueller may want to ask him. NYT isn’t saying where it got the list of vague-ish, open-ended “questions.” So far, money is on someone from Team Trump having leaked the material. Maybe so that, hours later, Trump could tweet to his 40-something million followers how  “disgraceful” it is “that the questions concerning the Russian Witch Hunt were… Read

Harvey Weinstein Doc Heads To Cannes; Red Arrow Bolsters Scripted With Scott Free Hire – Global Briefs

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Harvey Weinstein is heading to Cannes, in a way. Lightbox's feature documentary about the disgraced movie mogul, which is now known as Citizen Harvey (w/t), will be launched on the Croisette by Embankment. The sales company hopes to close deals with international distributors for the project, which is now in production. The film, which is a deep-dive into the Weinstein scandal that has fueled the #MeToo and Time's Up movements and its far-reaching global impact, is a… Read

Charlotte Rampling Set To Join Paul Verhoeven’s Erotic Thriller ‘Blessed Virgin’

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EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominee Charlotte Rampling is attached to join the cast of Elle and Basic Instinct director Paul Verhoeven’s upcoming steamy thriller Blessed Virgin, I can reveal. Rampling is being lined up for a key supporting role alongside Virginie Efira (Elle), Lambert Wilson (The Matrix Reloaded) and rising Belgian-Greek actress Daphne Patakia (Djam). Pathé handles international sales and French distribution on the anticipated French-language drama, which reteams Ell… Read

Vice Studios Partners With BBC On Satanic Verses Documentary

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Vice certainly knows its brand; cocaine and controversy. The nascent production arm of Shane Smith's youth-focused firm is working with the BBC on the latter after scoring its second third-party commission. BBC Two has ordered The Satanic Verses: 30 Years On (w/t), a one-off documentary about Salman Rushdie's controversial novel, which was originally published in 1988 and lead to Iran putting a fatwa on the author. The book, which was inspired in part by the life of… Read

C4-Backed Walter Presents Buys Lars Mikkelsen’s Danish Drama ‘Ride Upon The Storm’ From ‘Borgen’ Creator Adam Price

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Channel 4-backed foreign-language drama service Walter Presents has picked up Danish drama Ride Upon The Storm, its latest high-profile European acquisition. The digital platform has struck a deal with distributor Studiocanal for the series, which was created by Borgen creator Adam Price and stars House of Cards' Lars Mikkelsen. The religious-themed series centers on a family of priests and how they each choose their path to live a meaningful life. While on the face of… Read

Robert Mueller’s Four Dozen Questions For Donald Trump Probe Possible Collusion, Obstruction Of Justice: NY Times

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Special Counsel Robert Mueller has at least four dozen questions he wants to ask President Donald Trump about his ties to Russia and other matters, The New York Times reports. The newspaper got a list of the unsurprising questions from a source.  The open-ended queries appear to be an attempt to penetrate Trump’s thinking, to get at the motivation of some of his most combative tweets and to examine his relationship with family members and closest advisers, the paper… Read

Riz Ahmed, David Harewood & ‘The Fall’ Creator Allan Cubitt Lead Line-Up Of BBC Two’s New Slate

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Projects from Riz Ahmed, David Harewood and The Fall creator Allan Cubitt lead an ambitious line-up of new commissions from BBC Two. The British public broadcaster has unveiled a huge slate of shows for its second channel ranging from high-end dramas and comedies through to documentary series. In drama, it has ordered Englistan, created by The Night Of star Riz Ahmed. The nine-part series, which is produced by BBC Studios Drama London and Ahmed's own Left Handed Films, is… Read

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