Sundance Selects Acquires North American Rights to 'The Loneliest Planet'

Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights toThe Loneliest Planet, written and directed byJulia Loktev. Gael Garcia Bernal, Hani Furstenberg and Bidzina Gujabidze star in the story of acouple backpacking in the Caucasus mountains that finds the threat of violence intruding on their journey.Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Marie Therese Guirgis and Helge Albers produced the project. "It's a great honor to be able to continue to work with Julia Loktev with The Loneliest Planet," said Sundance Selects president Jonathan Sehring. "She's made a phenomenal film that further establishes her as one of the most exciting talents working in world cinema today." Sundance Selects execs Arianna Bocco and Jeff Deutchman negotiated the deal with Cinetic Media's Dana O'Keefe on behalf of the filmmakers. A sister division to IFC Films and IFC Midnight,Sundance Selects recently released the films Certified Copy, Buck, Tabloid and Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Forthcoming releases include the 3DPina, Into the Abyss, The Kid With a Bike and Poliss. IFC Films previously released Loktev's debut,Day Night Day Night.

Exex get turn at N.Y. Comic Disadvantage

A follower poses as Spiderman within the 2009 NY Comic Disadvantage the 2010 event starts Thursday. You can mock the fans that flock to Comic-Cons nationwide. Nevertheless it calculates professionals within the firms that focus on the Comic-Disadvantage crowd are merely as socially awkward.When NY Comic Disadvantage starts Thursday, another gathering will occur inside the same halls in the Javits Center in the professionals that produce the movies, Tv shows, videogames, comicbooks, toys and mobile programs being over-blown within the show.Online e-e-newsletter GeekChicDaily, Chris Hardwick's Nerdist Industries, worldwide TV market MipTV and ReedPop will host White-colored Space just like a summit for professionals inside the popular culture biz to fulfill and discuss techniques to collaborate on future projects and discover much more about everyone else they're trying to entertain."Popular culture and genre remains so prevalent there is however still difficult to find techniques to activate among facets of the,Inch GeekChicDaily founder and Boss Peter Levin told Variety. "We felt like putting together senior level experts who may not mix one another peoples paths inside the greatest media market, with NY Comic Disadvantage just like a backdrop, is a compelling offer. It's a Comic-Disadvantage for your industry."For example, White-colored Space's planners want comicbook entrepreneurs to consider growing their game game titles by connecting track of mobile application designers or game entrepreneurs, or have toy producers discuss coping with content designers formerly inside the development process."You will discover an array of techniques from the exploitation of characteristics that aren't happening," Levin mentioned.For any very long time, Levin happen to be advised through the introduction of occasions like Hillcrest Comic-Disadvantage, which now tops 126,000 participants each year, as well as the buzz and mind lines created with the fanfest. But he's also seen how brands have overspent to improve within the noise and acquire their marketing messages heard.The identical industries "also provide become too fraternal and incestuous," Levin mentioned. "The concept that digital comics posting remains seen as promotion of retail sales of graphic books and comicbooks now has wrinkles thinking."NY Comic Disadvantage, running Thursday through Sunday, is predicted to draw around 100,000 participants.ReedPOP can be a division of Reed Shows, operated by Reed Elsevier (which has Variety), while MipTV is possessed by Reed Midem, also part of Reed Shows. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

Watch Charlize Theron Try to Ruin a Marriage in Sweats in the Young Adult Trailer

This morning, we revisited Charlize Theron as the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Huntsman and this afternoon, we get to see the Academy Award-winning actress as a suburban ice princess who returns to her hometown in sweats to lie to Hampton Inn employees, blatantly flirt with her married high school sweetheart and drink around the clock. Click through to see the first trailer for Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody’s next joint venture, Young Adult. All I’ve ever wanted to see onscreen is a sneering, sweatsuit-wearing, Diet Coke-swilling heroine with complete disregard for societal concerns and Charlize Theron appears to be just that in Young Adult. The comedy drama follows Theron’s character, a teen lit author, as she returns home to hook her married high school crush (Patrick Wilson looking a lot like Chris Pratt). Only instead, she forges an unlikely bond with a former classmate (Patton Oswalt) in dimly lit alleyways. Unfortunately for everyone, Young Adult won’t hit theaters until December 9. VERDICT: Honestly, this trailer had me at the Hampton Inn establishing shot. Someone start the countdown… [via ComingSoon.net]

Exclusive Start Looking: Dive In to the Magical Realm of Not so long ago

Lana Parrilla Prepare to go in a parallel world of favorite anecdotes in ABC's Not so long ago. Executive-created by Lost's Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, the approaching series informs the storyline from the Evil Full (Lana Parrilla) casting a spell upon classic fairy-tale figures who reside in Storybrooke, Maine, and do not know their very own true details.Fall TV: Obtain the lowdown about this season's must-see new showsConfused? Parrilla displays the particulars from the series, that also stars Jennifer Morrison and Ginnifer Goodwin, within this exclusive first-look video. Additionally, it provides you with a sneak look into precisely how evil the Evil Full is.Not so long ago premieres Sunday, March. 23 at 8/7c on ABC. "You need to watch it, because if you do not, I am likely to cast a spell you,Inch Parrilla jokes.

Curtis 50 Cent Jackson Searching For The Pursuit

La, CA October 4, 2011 It absolutely was introduced today that Emmett / Furla Films and Cheetah Vision Films are joining as much as produce the experience thriller The Pursuit, which will star Curtis 50 Cent Jackson. The announcement is created today by Randall Emmett, who co-runs Cheetah Vision with Jackson which is became a member of with George Furla in Emmett / Furla Films. Director Jessy Terrero (Soul Plane Gun) has signed a 3 picture pointing deal with the producers, which will begin with him pointing The Pursuit. Principle photography is slated to begin February 15th 2012 in Louisiana. The film will probably be compiled by Lionsgate through Cheetah Visions existing 10 picture output deal with the important thing independent studio. Inside The Pursuit a cop and criminal inadvertently synergy to locate an steered obvious of bank crook as they all have their very own personal vendetta in the guy. Meanwhile, a determined US Marshall tracks the males to prevent them from killing the convict and rather make sure that he's brought to justice the proper way. The script is put together by Matt Manley (Into the Blue, Torque, the arrival Afterburn). Producers are Randall Emmett, George Furla and Curtis 50 Cent Jackson. Additional casting bulletins will probably be created within the approaching days. With nine films in production this year alone, Emmett / Furla Films, the La based film production and lender, has quickly emerged one of the industrys most prolific production companies using a chance to develop, package, finance and produce a comprehensive number of films for wide theatrical release. Emmett / Furla is presently in pre-production on Broken City starring Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe and Frozen Ground starring John Cusak, Nicolas Cage and Vanessa Hudgens. Both films will begin shooting this fall. The business offers several major films presently in publish production like the Stephen Frears directed comedy Lay the widely used starring Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta Manley, Rebecca Hall and Vince Vaughn the drama Fire with Fire starring Josh Duhamel, Bruce Willis and Rosario Dawson the knowledge / thriller Self-employed starring Robert DeNiro, Forest Whitaker and Curtis 50 Cent Jackson as well as the mystery crime thriller Finish of Watch starring Mike Gyllanhall and Anna Kendrick. Emmett / Furla Films recently introduced a completely new $250 million film fund with Picture Entertainment to purchase a completely new slate of high-finish, star-driven commercial movies.

Leonard Nimoy Retires from Star Trek Conventions

After decades on the circuit, retiring sci-fi icon Leonard Nimoy put in his last Star Trek convention appearance, waved his last Vulcan finger sign, and uttered the line “Live long and prosper” to a con crowd for the final time last weekend in Rosemont, Illinois. If you’ve been to Comic-Con or any of Creation Entertainment’s Trek-specific gatherings, you know how much the erstwhile Spock will be missed; if not, here’s a scene from an incisive documentary about the scene that pretty much sums it up. Kidding! It’s the opening of Galaxy Quest, which nevertheless seemed to approximate the real life experience of working a convention as a former member of a beloved genre series. In contrast, the 80-year-old Nimoy always seemed more into and enriched by the fan interaction experience than Alan Rickman’s Alexander Dane. By Grabthar’s Hammer, Nimoy shall be missed, but kudos to a well-earned retirement. (He has been, and always shall be, our Spock.) Spock attends his last ‘Star Trek’ convention [AP]

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UPDATE: NHL Network Is Pulled From AT&T U-verse Lineup In Carriage Dispute

UPDATE 9 PM PT: At midnight ET, The NHL Network went dark on U-verse after AT&T and the network couldn’t reach a new carriage agreement. PREVIOUS 8 PM: AT&T informed itscustomers that the NHL Network could be removed from the U-verse TVlineup tonight. “We have tried to reach a fair, long-term deal with NHL Network in order to continue delivering this channel to U-verse TV U450 and Sports Tier customers,” AT&T said in a statement. “Unfortunately, it appears that as of midnight EST, Oct. 1, NHL Network will no longer be available on U-verse TV because we will no longer have an acceptable agreement to carry the channel.” Fans can still catch the games on their local channels or on NBC and Versus, both of which inked deals this spring for the rights to 100 regular-season games.

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