UPDATE: IndieWire reports that The Weinstein Company picked up The Tillman Story today. The company has been the frontrunner to buy the film for the past week. Original article follows. Purchases at Sundance didn't come fast and furious this year -- do they ever anymore? -- but in the wake of the festival a few…
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"Dad bet my NYU tuition on The Road and now we're homeless." The concept of organized box office betting is nothing new---see the simulated and long operating Hollywood Stock Exchange. But with the incorporation of real dollars, might the concept be new to the mafia? A start-up website and business called The Cantor Exchange is awaiting regulatory…
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Depending upon how closely you pay attention to producer credits, you may or may not know the name Ryan Kavanaugh. You've definitely seen it on a large number of films, thanks to the financing his company Relativity Media, LLC provides to many projects. Kavanaugh, only 34, won 'producer of the year' at the Hollywood Film…
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Casting is underway for the next theatrical iteration of The Crow, and the actor chosen will face the still-daunting task of walking in the late Brandon Lee's Goth-approved footsteps. Last month, I reported on an update of the script written by Blade director Stephen Norrington, and today brings an update from producer Ryan Kavanaugh (Brothers, Nine). So,…
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