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15Nov2009

Focus Features announces 2010 slate

Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 7:16PM | By

Focus Features CEO James Schamus recently announced the studio's release slate for 2010, and right now, he confirmed the releases of six new films, including "Greenberg," "Babies" and "Somewhere."

“Next year’s Focus slate follows one of the company’s best years ever – our eighth profitable year in a row since our inception, and the year in which we passed the $1 billion mark in cumulative domestic box office alone," Schamus stated in a press release.

He said, “Our 2010 lineup is as audacious as any in our history, ranging from American indies like Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck’s 'It’s Kind of a Funny Story' to big international productions like Anton Corbijn’s 'The American'.”

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Daily news dose: Apparition picks up 'Black Dynamite;' Cast updates for 'Eagle of the Ninth'

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 12:06PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Here is your dose of film news from the Web and trades for Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009:

• Distribution house Apparition has aquired rights to bring "Black Dynamite" to theaters this fall. Scott Sanders' blaxploitation spoof screened at Sundance earlier this year. Apparition also recently acquired distribution rights to "Bright Star," "The Tree of Life" and "The Young Victoria." (More @Variety)

• Jet Li will return to China for the upcoming Xue Xiao-lu-directed Chinese flick "Ocean Paradise." At this stage, details about the project are kept under wraps. Li, who recently starred in "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," will soon be seen in Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables."

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Kevin Macdonald catches 'Eagle of the Ninth'

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 1:09PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald, whose crime thriller "State of Play" is set to open April 17, 2009, is set to direct "The Eagle of the Ninth" for Focus Features.

Variety says the story is set in the 2nd century and follows a wounded Roman solider and his Celtic slave who investigate the mysterious disappearance of a brigade of Roman soldiers 15 years earlier.

Jamie Bell is on-board to play the slave, while Channing Tatum is apparently in talks for the lead role. Jeremy Brock, who also penned Macdonald's "The Last King of Scotland," wrote the script.

Macdonald also directed the intriguing documentary "Touching the Void." His "State of Play" featues a top-notch cast including Russell Crow, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams and Helen Mirren.