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Jeff Goldblum is attached to voice the lead in musical animation They Shot The Piano Player, the latest project from Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, the directors of Oscar-nominated feature Chico & Rita. UK outfit Film Constellation has come on board to finance the project. Goldblum will voice a New York music…

Veep creator Armando Iannucci has, in his signature withering fashion, predicted the death of the streaming wars. Just days after the launch of Apple TV Plus and with new streamers from Disney, Quibi and NBC on the horizon, Iannucci said not all can survive because audiences will simply have too much choice. Speaking…

EXCLUSIVE: Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has acquired Mark Damon's film sales and production company Foresight Unlimited and as part of the deal has brought the international film vet into the fold. Foresight will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chicken Soup's distribution wing Screen Media but will…

Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has said it is vital that the UK broadcaster gets proper credit for its shows from U.S. streamers to help preserve its place in the minds of British viewers. Channel 4 is in engaged in an ever-complicated dance with the streamers: they are hoovering up its audience, but the British broadcaster…

ESPN is set to air every XFL game via its digital platform across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Disney-owned broadcaster will air more than 40 games from the nascent league, which has been resurrected by WWE chief Vince McMahon as a bid to satisfy year-round viewer appetite for football, outside of the…

BBC Studios and ITV-backed Oxford Scientific Films have teamed with China International Television Corporation (CITVC) on a high-end documentary series that will explore China's national parks. The British firms have partnered with the subsidiary of China Media Group, as well as EOS Films, on three-part series China: N…

UPDATE 11/4: French filmmaker Christophe Ruggia has been expelled from the French directors’ guild (Societé des Realisateurs de Films, SRF) after allegations surfaced yesterday (November 3) about his conduct with an actress, Adèle Haenel, who was a minor at the time. The action marks a new precedent for the…

EXCLUSIVE: STXinternational has picked up rights to Dave Franco's directorial debut The Rental, which stars Dan Stevens (Beauty And The Beast) and Alison Brie (Glow). Written by Franco and Joe Swanberg, the pic follows two couples who embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they've booked online. But…

Mel Gibson and Frank Grillo are leading the cast of Joe Carnahan's thriller Leo From Toledo, which MadRiver International is launching on its AFM slate. Pic follows a former killer for the Kansas City mob, now hiding in witness protection, who has trouble with his memory. When his past catches up with him and he…

Another hot American Film Market package being unveiled today: Jessica Chastain will play a troubled artist in comedy-drama Losing Clementine. Argentine filmmaker Lucía Puenzo has been enlisted to helm the feature, which Sierra/Affinity will be shopping at the Santa Monica market this week. As we revealed last year…

EXCLUSIVE: Here's a package that should prompt some AFM buzz. I can reveal that Zac Efron is attached to star in comedy King Of The Jungle. Pic comes from Crazy, Stupid, Love and I Love You Phillip Morris filmmakers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who are directing from a screenplay by Golden Globe and Emmy-winning…

EXCLUSIVE: Garth Davis, the Australian filmmaker whose work includes Lion with Dev Patel and Mary Magdalene starring Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix, is joining forces with See-Saw Films producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman (The King's Speech) on a new production venture. Under the moniker I Am That, the 50-50…