Deal Central
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Marvel Stars Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow to Exit Management Company Brillstein Entertainment Partners
Ant-Man, the Hulk and Pepper Potts will follow their longtime manager Aleen Keshishian to Lighthouse Management
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Elizabeth Banks Cast as Villain Rita Repulsa in ‘Power Rangers’ Movie
Actress will appear in 2017 reboot as the heroes’ alien-witch nemesis
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Pope Francis to Play Himself in Family Film ‘Beyond the Sun’
Will His Holiness earn a SAG card and start receiving awards screeners?
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George Clooney Reveals Plot Details for His Matt Damon, Julianne Moore Movie ‘Suburbicon’
Joel and Ethan Coen wrote the film, which will be fully financed by Teddy Schwarzman’s Black Bear Pictures
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‘Family Guy’ Trio Sells Fat Dads Comedy Pitch to Universal
Wellesley Wild, Kevin Biggins and Mike Desilets will work with producers Scott Stuber and Dylan Clark
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Open Road Films Promotes Sophie Cassidy to SVP of Production, Acquisitions
She worked on the company’s first production, “Sleepless Night,” as well as acquisition titles “Snowden” and “Dope”
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Harrison Ford, Anthony Hopkins, Paul Bettany to Star in Spy Thriller ‘Official Secrets’
Natalie Dormer and Martin Freeman will co-star in the movie, which will be directed by Justin Chadwick
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Gillian Bohrer to Exit as Lionsgate’s Co-President of Production (Exclusive)
Bohrer is expected to stay on through June before she pursues other opportunities in Hollywood
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Jessica Chastain Not Expected to Return for ‘Mama 2’ as Sequel Takes Shape
“Starry Eyes” filmmakers Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch will rewrite and direct the film for Universal
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Jennifer Aniston to Play Sports Agent Denise White in Fox 2000’s ‘The Fixer’
The studio has acquired a pitch from “Dallas Buyers Club” screenwriter Melisa Wallack
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Open Road Films Gets Financing for 2-4 Movies Per Year
The “Spotlight” distributor has closed a deal with Crystal City Entertainment/Boundary Stone Films
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Kathryn Bigelow to Direct True Crime Drama About Detroit Riots for Annapurna
Mark Boal wrote the script and will produce with Bigelow, Megan Ellison and Matthew Budman
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Kim Basinger to Play Christian Grey’s Former Lover in ‘Fifty Shades Darker’
Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan will return for the steamy sequel, which will be directed by James Foley
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‘Peaky Blinders,’ ‘Birth of a Nation’ Actors Join Miles Teller in ‘Thank You For Your Service’ (Exclusive)
Joe Cole and Jayson Warner Smith will co-star in Jason Hall’s DreamWorks drama about soldiers with PTSD
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‘Empire’s’ Lee Daniels to Direct Apollo Theater Documentary
White Horse and Piper Cub are producing the film, which traces the famed New York theater’s 82-year history
