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EXCLUSIVE: Black Bear and BlockFilm — the new production label of former Miramax boss Bill Block — are set to heat up the AFM market some more today with action movie Levon’s Trade, which will star Jason Statham (Fast & Furious franchise) and be directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad) from a screenplay…

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Courtney J. Camerota has wrapped production on her first feature, Dead Guy, a dark comedy shot under an Interim Agreement that will be introduced to buyers at AFM by CAA Media Finance. Among those in the starry cast are two-time Oscar nominee Michael Shannon (The Bikeriders)…

EXCLUSIVE: In the world of Highlander reboots, there can still only be one…and it’s a good one at that. For the first time, Lionsgate will be launching sales at the AFM on their long-gestating fantasy reboot which has Henry Cavill aboard to star as the eponymous Scottish swordsman and John Wick…

EXCLUSIVE: Black Bear has closed a raft of international deals on Guy Ritchie's next project, the as yet untitled action film which wrapped principal photography in Spain this week. Black Bear will directly distribute in the UK and Ireland and sold the film to buyers including Elevation Pictures in…

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EXCLUSIVE: A pair of German production houses has teamed for animated adventure feature Tafiti — Across the Desert, which Sola Media is launching at AFM. Tradewind Pictures and Little Dream Entertainment are making the CGI-animated film in association with compatriot Sola, and production has begun in…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Keira Knightley is set to star in dystopian sci-fi thriller Conception, in which the British government has taken control over parenting. Written and directed by Camille Griffin (Silent Night), Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler are producing for Maven Screen Media and…

EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based genre special WTFilms has boarded Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury's horror thriller 'The Soul Eater' ahead of the AFM. The chilling drama unfolds against the backdrop of a mountain village where an old legend about a malevolent creature resurfaces following the…

EXCLUSIVE: The Coven (Terrifier 2) has boarded sales ahead of the AFM on the 2023 Tribeca horror Somewhere Quiet. The psychological horror feature follows a woman as she readjusts to normalcy after her kidnapping and the successful ransom for her return. Her sense of reality begins to deteriorate…

Ahead of the AFM, Black Bear is launching international sales on Fifth Season crime-thriller She Rides Shotgun, which is set to star Golden Globe winner Taron Egerton (Rocketman) in the lead role. Nick Rowland (Calm With Horses) will direct the screenplay written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski (T…

EXCLUSIVE: LA’s Nicely Entertainment is branching out beyond its female-driven romance roots and launching a thriller/genre label, Darkly Entertainment. Officially launching at AFM, Darkly will produce and distribute theatrical theatrical and “darker elevated dramatic” content. Kicking off its…

EXCLUSIVE: The Exchange is launching international sales rights on sci-fi action film Worldbreaker. The Exchange will introduce the title to international buyers at the upcoming AFM with the producers retaining domestic rights. The Call and Beirut filmmaker Brad Anderson will helm the project…