Month: November 2013

South Korean Star Rain Joins Bruce Willis, John Cusack in ‘The Prince’

By Lee Hyo-Won November 26, 2013 The “Ninja Assassins” actor and singer will appear in Brian A. Miller’s upcoming action thriller, whose cast also includes Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Jason Patric. SEOUL — South Korean pop singer/actor Rain will star opposite Bruce Willis in Brian A. Miller‘s upcoming action thriller The Prince. The 31-year-old, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, joins …

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Jason Patric, John Cusack Join Bruce Willis in Ensemble Thriller ‘The Prince’

By Mike Fleming Jr November 25, 2013 EXCLUSIVE: Emmett/Furla/ Oasis Films has set Jason Patric, John Cusack, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Johnathon Schaech, Gia Mantegna and South Korean actor-singer Rain for The Prince, the Brian A. Miller-directed action thriller. Patric plays a retired Las Vegas mob enforcer who is forced to return to the city and face his …

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AFM: Singapore’s VEGA, BABY! Launches Production and Financing Fund (Exclusive)

By Clifford Coonan November 11, 2013 The Salma Hayek-starrer “Everly” will be the first movie to emerge from the venture, which is seeking future projects. Singapore-based film finance and production outfit VEGA, BABY! has made its debut at the American Film Market, with the Salma Hayek-starring Everly the first film to emerge from the fund. “We are interested …

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AFM: Sony Worldwide Signs on for Emma Watson’s ‘Your Voice in My Head’

By Pamela McClintock November 5, 2013 Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has struck a multi-territory deal for all rights to director Francesca Gregorini‘s Your Voice in My Head, starring Emma Watson. International Film Trust announced the deal on Tuesday on the eve of the American Film Market, where head of sales Christian de Gallegos will sell remaining markets. Based on novelist Emma Forrest‘s …

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AFM: Samuel L. Jackson Joins John Cusack in Stephen King’s ‘Cell’

By Dave McNary November 4, 2013 Samuel L. Jackson has come on board to co-star with John Cusack in the apocalyptic thriller “Cell,” based on the novel by Stephen King. International Film Trust will be presenting the project to buyers at the American Film Market this week. Paradigm and CAA are co-repping the domestic rights. Tod “Kip” Williams will direct, …

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Sneak Peak: Salma Hayek takes aim in ‘Everly’

By Bryan Alexander November 4, 2013 This is definitely not the sweet and bubbly Salma Hayek we’re used to. In the action-thriller Everly, she plays a desperate woman forced to do battle against an army of Japanese gangsters. This means the 47-year-old Frida and 30 Rock star packs some serious heat, even in a nightgown. “You’ve never seen me like …

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AFM: Samuel L. Jackson Joins Cast of ‘Cell’

By Pamela McClintock November 4, 2013 He’ll star opposite John Cusack in the film adaptation of Stephen King’s apocalyptic thriller. Samuel L. Jackson will star opposite John Cusack in Cell for BenaroyaPictures and The Genre Company. Tod “Kip” Williams is directing the film adaptation of Stephen King‘s apocalyptic thriller, which is set to begin shooting …

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