MUMBAI: Clint Eastwood‘s daughter Francesca has got her first major role in Final Girl that is to be directed by her boyfriend Tyler Shields.
The 18-year-old is now set to embark on a tough training regimen to prepare for the shoot that is set to begin in Vancouver, Canada later this year.
“I am beyond excited to be working with Abigail Breslin and it is such a dream to make a movie with Tyler Shields. His vision for this film is going to blow people away. I start my fight training next week and we start shooting in November. I can‘t wait for everyone to see Final Girl!,” she has reportedly said.
Sheilds has already signed actress Abigail Breslin for the thriller that is about a group of teenage boys who pick on the wrong girl as their last victim to initiate into their pack, it is understood.
Francesca previously appeared on the big screen alongside her father in the 1999 made film True Crime.
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Clint Eastwood’s daughter to star in Final Girl
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Rome Fest explains pushing of dates move
MUMBAI: Brushing aside comments from Minister of Culture Lorenzo Ornaghi criticising the Rome festival authorities for pushing its dates within a week of that of the Turin Film Festival, the Rome Film Festival President Paolo Ferrari has sent the minister an explanation behind the festival‘s motives behind the move.
The seven-year-old event, now scheduled to take place from 9 to 17 November has angered the organizers of the Turin Film Festival that will be held between 23 November and 1 December. The short break between the two events is expected to drain media and sponsor interest away from Turin, feel the Turin fest organizers.
It may noted that on Monday last, Ornaghi had blasted Rome fest for acting “obstinately” saying that its decision to move its dates was “against the overall interests of Italian cinema.”A day later, Ferrari explained that Rome offered to give Turin space to promote its line-up during the Rome festival.
FThe Rome fest president also scoffed at the idea that the short break between Rome‘s close and Turin‘s open was necessarily problematic for the second festival, pointing to the short three-day break between the Montreal Film Festival in Canada thay will conclude this year on 3 September and the Toronto Film Festival that starts just three days later. -
Lindsay Lohan yet to sign for Elizabeth Taylor film
MUMBAI: Lindsay Lohan, who is yet to sign her contract to play the late Elizabeth Taylor in a new film, is planning on signing the contract this week if all proceeds as scheduled. The major parts of the contract are in place and all that is needed now is signatures of Lindsay and the producers of the project.
Lohan will play Taylor who died of congestive heart failure last year in a forthcoming film. The shooting of the film is due to start in just a few weeks in Canada.
Recently it was claimed that the makers behind the film were concerned about her ability to tell the truth after conflicting reports of an alleged altercation with Marisa Dugas at the Chateau Marmont hotel. The star claims that she was not at the hotel on 5 April but the woman has filed a police report accusing her of battery.Two further reports have been given, claiming Lindsay – who was released from probation last month – was present at the party.
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The Huger Games tops overseas grossing $59.3 mn
MUMBAI: Already a box office superhit in the US and Canada, Lionsgate produced The Hunger Games opened on the foreign theatrical circuit grossing $59.3 million at around 7,700 locations in 67 offshore markets.
Overseas, the action/sci-fi vehicle opened as the weekend‘s No. 1 after the films‘ foreign opening was said to be the year‘s second biggest opening; nearly $10 million less than the March 11 debut weekend gross of Disney‘s John Carter at 51 locations.
Starring Jennifer Lawrence as a 6-year-old heroine who fights to survive a last-person standing contest, Games registered dominant No. 1 market introductions in Australia via Roadshow ($9.69 million at some 260 sites) and in the U.K. via Lionsgate ($7.49 million from some 515 situations).
Leading the non-English-speaking markets was Russia where The Hunger Games grossed $6.5 million. The No. 1 France debut via Metropolitan Filmexport kicked in $3.75 million from about 400 locations while Germany via Studio Canal contributed even more, $3.9 million from 610 sites.
Based on the first book of Suzanne Collin‘s popular trilogy about kids killing kids in a dystopian future, Games drew a worldwide opening gross of $214.3 million.
Debuts in Italy, South Korea and Spain will take place next month while the film‘s Japan opening is scheduled for September.
On the other hand, Disney International‘s Carter, that was the No. 1 overseas for the last two rounds, grossed $22.2 million on the weekend in 54 territories that is more than four times its domestic tally. Carter dropped to fourth place in key markets like Australia, Germany, Spain and South Korea. It finished No. 7 in the U.K., No. 8 in Italy and No. 9 in France.
Finishing No. 3 on the weekend was Fox International‘s The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which picked up steam on the foreign circuit with openings in about a dozen markets, highlighted by a No. 2 Australia debut, which produced $3.75 million from 288 screens.
Weekend gross overall for the comedy-drama about British pensioners in India came to $8.26 million drawn from 1,859 sites in 18 markets. Foreign cume stands at $33.3 million. Hotel opens domestically on May 4.
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Agent Vinod off High Court hook
MUMBAI: Earlier this week, it was reported that the Iranian band Barobax Corp sent a legal notice to Agent Vinod’s music director Pritam and distributor Eros International citing copyright infringement of one of their numbers.
The band had claimed that the initial portion of the film‘s song Pungi was lifted without changes from the band‘s popular number Soosan Khanoom composed way back in 2010 that was registered on 30 June under the Copyright Act in Canada.
On Wednesday, they moved the Bombay High Court seeking a stay on Agent Vinod’s release, along with a restraining order from using the track in the film.
However on Thursday, the case was heard and dismissed, with the film opening on Friday as planned. The cause for this dismissal of the case was that the band failed to appear in person and the similarity between the two tracks was marginal.
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Tushar Unadkat to receive Trailblazer Award in Canada
NEW DELHI: Mukta Advertising Creative Director and CEO Tushar Unadkat who recently produced a film in Canada is to be honoured by ReelWorld as the Trailblazer at the 12th Annual Film Festival to be held from 11 to 15 April in Toronto.
For ReelWorld, a trailblazer is an up-and-coming voice contributing to Canada’s multi-ethnic framework and entertainment industry, making strides through innovation.
Created in 2002, the Trailblazer Award recognises the accomplishments of ethnically diverse Canadian entertainment industry professionals whose work has broadened our horizons. Over the past ten years, ReelWorld has recognised some of Canada’s brightest talent for their ability to bring innovative stories and to forge a bright future for the Canadian entertainment industry.
Unadkat holds a Master in Design degree from University of Dundee, Scotland and Honors in Photography from University of Wolverhampton, England. In the past decade, Tushar has executed art direction in the film, fashion, advertising and events industry in USA, England, Scotland, France, Germany, Netherlands, India and Canada.
Winning 14 international awards, he has worked with Oscar winning producers and editors in the past as the Production Designer making a significant name in the Western Cross-Over Film-Industry and earning credits on more than 25 feature films in his portfolio.
Currently enrolled on a Business Edge programme at Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Unadkat produced a cross-over Bollywood-Hollywood genre feature film – Surkhaab – scheduled to theatrically release this summer in U S, Canada and India.
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Hero comes on board as title sponsor of Olympics’ hockey qualifiers
MUMBAI: Two-wheeler major Hero MotoCorp Ltd (formerly Hero Honda) has renewed its commitment towards national sport Hockey by coming on board as the title sponsor of the upcoming men‘s and women‘s Olympic qualifying tournament for 2012 London Olympics.
The deal was brokered by Commune Sports & Entertainmen, the commercial representative of FIH in India.
Titled as ‘Hero FIH Road to London’, the event is first of the three leg Olympic qualifying events for the London Olympic Games scheduled for July this year and will be played at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey National Stadium in New Delhi from February 18-26.
The event will feature six teams from both men’s and women’s category competing against each other in a round robin format for two Olympic berths out of the six berths available (1 of 3 men’s and 1 of 3 women’s) in the 2012 London Olympics.
The tournament holds great importance for the Indian men’s and women’s hockey team as this will be their only window to qualify for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Following the round robin league, the teams ranked first and second will play and the winner will qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games, while the remaining four teams will play placement games for FIH World Ranking points.
Commenting on the partnership, Hero MotoCorp MD & CEO Pawan Munjal said, “Hockey, being the national sport of the country, holds a special place in our hearts and we are pleased to partner with FIH in presenting the “Hero FIH Road to London” Olympic Hockey Qualifiers. We have always believed in nurturing and supporting various sporting disciplines including cricket, golf, shooting and hockey.”
The India leg of the Hero FIH Road to London Olympic qualifiers will feature the men’s national field hockey teams from India, Italy, Poland, Singapore, Canada and France. The Indian National women’s hockey team will play against South Africa, Canada, Italy, Poland and Ukraine.
The tournament will be aired on Ten Sports.
In 2010, Hero MotoCorp started its partnership with FIH, by bringing the coveted men’s hockey World Cup event to India, titled “Hero Honda FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2010”. The company executed a multi media campaign, “Phir Dil Do Hockey Ko” featuring Hero brand ambassadors – cricketer Virender Sehwag, Olympic silver medallist shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and popular Hindi movie actor Priyanka Chopra.
Further aligning with the company’s objective of long-term promotion of the game at the grassroots level, Hero MotoCorp also organised pan-India inter-school hockey tournaments.
Speaking on the partnership, FIH partnership Leandro Negre said, “Hero are ideal partners for hockey and FIH in that they really help us promote the event and hockey in India. Their promotion for the FIH Hockey World Cup in 2010 was fundamental in leading to a renaissance of hockey enthusiasm in India and we hope that the Hero FIH Road to London will build on that.”
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Dhobi Ghat out of BAFTA
MUMBAI: Aamir Khan’s Dhobi Ghat, which was among the BAFTA Longlist of films in non-English language, has failed to make it to the top five list.
The top five that will now vie for the best foreign language film include Incendies (Canada), Pina (Germany), Potiche (France), A Separation (Iran) and The Skin I Live In (Spain).
Kiran Rao‘s directorial debut Dhobi Ghat featured in the BAFTA Longlist in Film Not in the English Language category, but it has failed to make it to the top five list for the prestigious international award.
The Longlist is the result of round one of voting by members of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts members. It lists 15 contenders in each category, which are reduced to five for the final nominations.
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Tintin becomes highest grossing animated film in India
MUMBAI: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn has become the highest grossing animated film in India with a total gross of Rs 254.4 million at the box office while in its fourth week in theatres.
Sony Pictures India managing director Kercy Daruwala said, “The film has been bolstered by strong word-of-mouth and we expect it to play for several more weeks. It is bringing in a lot of bulk bookings and repeat audiences because of the great 3D experience.”
The film had earlier achieved the highest opening of all time for an animated film with a gross of Rs 73.5 million when it released on 11 November with 351 prints including English and Hindi in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D formats.
The Adventures of Tintin has grossed approximately $221.6m internationally in box-office collections through its recent release in select territories, with several major territories such as the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Latin America yet to release.
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International visitors boost traffic at Oscar.com during Academy Awards
MUMBAI: US measurement service comScore Networks has reported the results of a study conducted on visitation to popular film-related Internet sites in conjunction with last weeek’s 79th Annual Academy Awards.
On Sunday 25 February, 2007 139,000 US Internet users visited Oscar.com, a one-day increase of 219-per cent versus the 44,000 visitors that visited the site on 24 February, 2007.comScore Media Metrix executive VP Jack Flanagan says, “For the audience watching the Academy Awards at home, the Internet has become an important part of enjoying the festivities. Whether they follow the action on the red carpet or view clips and trailers of nominated movies, consumers are supplementing their television viewing experience with web content.”
Tinternational visitor traffic to Oscar.com also spiked. Of the 422,000 total worldwide visitors to Oscar.com on Oscar Sunday, just one out of every three site visitors came from the U.S. while the remaining two-thirds came from international locations. Canada and Mexico, both of which were well represented among the various award nominees, combined to account for nearly 10 per cent of the worldwide audience.European countries such as the UK and France also factored in prominently with 10,000 and 8,000 visitors, respectively. Nielsen Media Research meanwhile says that the Academy Awards which aired on US broadcaster ABC had 24 minutes of commercial time during the 3 hour and 10 minute broadcast (not including the Oscar pre-show). This was down slightly from 24 and a half minutes last year.
27 unique brands aired commercials that competed for viewers’ attention for a total of 38 national advertisements in this year’s broadcast. In addition, ABC aired three minutes and 50 seconds of promotional announcements.
General Motors was the top advertiser again this year, with 3? minutes of commercial time, 30 seconds less than last year. Coca-Cola and L’Oreal tied for second place with three minutes each. J.C. Penney was the fourth largest advertiser with 2? minutes. These four companies have maintained the top slots for the last two Oscar telecasts.