Tag: Mission: Impossible

Zee Studio celebrates ‘Mission Cruise’ this December

MUMBAI: Zee Studio is launching a new property Mission Cruise this December. All through December, movies like ‘War of the Worlds‘, ‘Mission: Impossible‘, ‘MI – 2‘, ‘MI – 3‘ and ‘Minority Report‘ will be aired on Zee Studio on Sunday afternoons.

To promote the property Zee Studio has initiated marketing activities. On ground activation across Café Coffee Day‘s and Man U Café have been designed.

Zee Studio has also roped in Zapak and Indiagames as online partners. Online promotions have been lined up on social networks like Facebook, Youtube and Twitter to promote the property. OOH media has also been tapped for the same.

Zee Studio will also run a contest called ‘Mission to Win It‘. Viewers will have to log on to the Facebook page from where they will have to like the page and then would be directed to a Mission Cruise tab. The tab will have Mission Impossible style communication and the users will have to key in their details to participate post which the details of the contest will be communicated.

When the movie airs, the ‘agents‘ will be provided clues and lucky winners (every week) will be given prizes.

The property is being done in conjunction with fact that fourth film in the franchise ‘Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol‘ is releasing this month.

November 30, 2011
Agent Vinod pushed for 2012 first half release

MUMBAI: The release of Saif Ali Khan’s spy thriller Agent Vinod, which was earlier scheduled for 9 December, has been postponed to the first half of next year.

As it is, December is packed with releases like The Dirty Picture and Don2 besides Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl.

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol will also release the same month.

October 13, 2011
Bond film shooting in India gets I&B nod

MUMBAI: Giving a reprieve to thousands of James Bond fans who were dejected because the producers of the next installment of the film couldn’t get permission to shoot in India, the Information & Broadcasting (I & B) ministry has given its nod to the makers to shoot across the country.

The I&B ministry has given permission to the producers to shoot the latest Bond film Bond 23 in places like Daryaganj, Sarojini Nagar market and Ansari Road in the capital. As per the makers request, they have been given permission to shoot in North Goa with the exception of the tunnel at Dudhsagar (south-eastern railway) and Zuari rail bridge over Zuari river (Konkan railways) due to security concerns.

In Ahmedabad, the producers had sought permission to shoot near the Navagam area that is close to installations like Torrent Power limited, ONGC and IOC. The ministry has asked them to ensure that permissions are taken from the railway ministry and the state government. It is said that talks with the railway ministry were on regarding these particular locales.

Bond 23 will be the latest addition to films that have already been given permission to shoot in India. Twenty-two films including the Tom Cruise-starrer Mission Impossible, Life of Pi, Singularity and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel have already got clearance to shoot in the country.

August 31, 2011
Don2 and Mission:Impossible to release on 23 December

MUMBAI: Anil Kapoor‘s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Shah Rukh Khan‘s Don 2 will release on 23 December.

While the release of Don 2 is as per schedule, that of the Anil Kapoor film has been rescheduled. It was earlier to release on 16 December but the producers felt that the Christmas-New Year window would be an ideal time for the film‘s release.

In Don 2, Khan plays an accomplice to a drugs overlord who is being chased by police in several different countries while Kapoor‘s role in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is being kept under wraps even as the filmmakers have denied that he is playing a villain in the rebooted action franchise.

August 3, 2011
Peace Arch Entertainment to push drama ‘The Tudors’ at Mipcom

MUMBAI: Film and television firm Peace Arch Entertainment Group has launched a multi-media marketing campaign for its 10 episode TV series The Tudors at the television trade event Mipcom which is currently on in Cannes, France.

The launch consists of an extended trailer of the series, an eight page brochure, a multi-page print ad campaign, a focussed publicity effort, and a strong market floor presence led by Peace Arch executive VP Mary Herne.

The Tudors is nearing the completion of principal photography, and now shooting on location in Ireland. It will air in the US next year on the Showtime cable network, a subsidiary of CBS. The series stars Golden Globe-winning actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Match Point, Bend It Like Beckham) as the young, dynamic and seductive Henry VIII, as well as Golden Globe nominated actor Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, Merlin) and actor Henry Czerny (Mission Impossible, Clear and Present Danger).

The Tudors will focus on the early years of King Henry VIII’s famous — and sometimes infamous — four-decade reign over England, which was wrought with personal and political intrigues, including tumultuous relationships with Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn.

The series will also depict such influential figures as the philosopher Sir Thomas More and Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, who led the Catholic Church of England during its break with Rome.

October 9, 2006
MGM Studios fires up domestic theatrical distribution unit

MUMBAI: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) announced the revitalisation of MGM’s domestic theatrical distribution business with a new strategy that calls for the release of several high profile films this year. The company named a new senior management team that will drive the growth of the distribution business and announced its 2006-2007 slate of theatrical releases.

MGM’s theatrical distribution unit will now be overseen by MGM chief operating officer Rick Sands. He most recently served as the president and COO of DreamWorks SKG and is the former COO of Miramax Films and has built an experienced team of executives to manage MGM’s domestic distribution.

Paramount Pictures veteran Clark Woods will serve as president, domestic theatrical distribution of MGM. In his new role, Woods, a 25-year veteran of Paramount Pictures, will supervise all aspects of theatrical distribution.

During his tenure with Paramount Pictures, Woods was involved with and spearheaded the distribution of films such as Titanic, Braveheart, Forrest Gump, Ordinary People, Raider’s of the Lost Ark, Terms of Endearment, Beverly Hills Cop, Mission: Impossible and War of the Worlds.

“We have an exceptional team in place to drive the growth of MGM’s domestic theatrical distribution. We expect that re-invigorating our distribution business in North America will pave the way for MGM to regain its prominence as a major force in providing new quality filmed entertainment on a global basis. As part of this strategy, we are pleased to announce an exciting slate of theatrical releases in 2006 and in the first quarter of 2007, involving many of the best actors, producers and directors in the business,” said MGM chairman and CEO Harry E Sloan.

MGM’s next release will be Lucky Number Slevin, which is scheduled to be released on 7 April in association with The Weinstein Company..

“We are rapidly expanding MGM’s distribution business. Going forward, through partnerships with independent production companies and studios, we plan to continually build an outstanding slate of releases. Working with these independent production companies, will enable us to focus on North American distribution as well as rights management worldwide. The future is about content and we are working to freshen and bulk up our world-class library, which will further enhance the value of the company,” said Sands.

MGM’s films (with video rights) will be distributed in the home video marketplace by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and also be made available on the Blu-Ray format.

March 9, 2006