Deal Central
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Paramount Hires Christine Benitez as VP of Multicultural Marketing
She joins the studio from Disney, where she oversaw the multicultural marketing for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
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‘Justice League – Part 1’ to Start Production in April After ‘Batman v Superman’ Opens
Zack Snyder will return to direct the big-budget tentpole for Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment
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Open Road Films, Marc Butan’s MadRiver Pictures Sign Production Deal
The non-exclusive alliance calls for Open Road to have a first-look on U.S. rights to MadRiver titles
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Sundance Movie ‘The Land,’ From Executive Producer Nas, Sells to IFC Films
Steven Caple Jr.’s coming-of-age film co-stars Erykah Badu, Michael K. Williams and Machine Gun Kelly
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Hollywood Continues to Hire Movie Journalists as Film Comment Editor Joins Cohen Media Group
Gavin Smith is the latest to join the executive ranks following Scott Foundas and Ryan Turek
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Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners Options Thriller ‘The Apartment’
S.L. Grey’s new novel, about a housing swap gone wrong, will be published this summer by Macmillan
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Jennifer Aniston, ‘Deadpool’s’ T.J. Miller to Star in Comedy ‘Office Christmas Party’
Will Speck and Josh Gordon are directing the DreamWorks movie, which will co-star Jason Bateman and Kate McKinnon
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Emily Blunt in Talks to Star in ‘Mary Poppins’ Sequel for Disney
Rob Marshall is directing the live-action musical, which will be set some 20 years after the original film
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Woody Allen’s New Movie Starring Kristen Stewart, Blake Lively Sells to Amazon
Steve Carell, Jesse Eisenberg, Corey Stoll and Parker Posey co-star in the romantic comedy set in the 1930s
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Matt Damon’s ‘The Great Wall’ Pushed From November to February 2017
Zhang Yimou is directing Legendary’s 3D movie, which will be released by Universal
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Christian Bale to Battle Comanche Tribes in Scott Cooper’s ‘Hostiles’
John Lesher (“Birdman”) and Ken Kao are producing the indie movie with “Black Mass” director Cooper
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‘Mad Max’ Actress Abbey Lee to Join Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey in ‘The Dark Tower’
She’s in negotiations for the female lead in Sony and MRC’s ambitious Stephen King adaptation
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Jessica Chastain Offered Lead in Aaron Sorkin’s Directorial Debut ‘Molly’s Game’ (Exclusive)
Mark Gordon and Amy Pascal are producing Sony’s adaptation of Molly Bloom’s poker-themed memoir
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Katie Couric’s Gun Debate Documentary ‘Under the Gun’ Sells to Epix (Video)
Lionsgate will coordinate a limited theatrical release and manage the film’s digital distribution
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Keira Knightley in Talks to Play Catherine the Great for Director Barbra Streisand (Exclusive)
Gil Netter (“Life of Pi”) is producing the biopic, which boasts a script by Kristina Lauren Anderson that topped the 2014 Black List
