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05/21/09 04:22:28	Tags : None All pre-production information (news snippets, location shooting, important dates, etc) should be posted here. Last Edited By: iheartromance 05/21/09 06:33:59. Edited 3 times.
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iheartromance.moulinrouge		#1	[url]	[-]
05/21/09 04:47:34	Buyers avoid riskier pre-buys as hot titles emerge in Cannes market 18 May, 2009 \| By Jeremy Kay As the global recession forces the business to take a long, hard look at how it operates, a steely focus has coalesced around the market stands and hotel corridors on the Croisette here in Cannes. Heading into the second week slimmed down buyer delegations - some estimate attendance has plummeted by 30% - continue to train their sights on completed product with broad theatrical appeal and shy away on the whole from pre-buys wtih weaker elements and uncertain production schedules. This year new US product is thin on the ground, but the stalwarts remain busy. Summit's Twilight franchise and new Robert Pattinson romance Remember Me are causing a stir, as are Mandate International's The Baster and Five Killers, Focus Features International's upcoming Mike Leigh project, and Hyde Park International's Unbound Captives. Buzz surrounds IM Global's $$#+* Slap, Odd Lot International's Rabbit Hole which sold to Haut Et Court in France, Magnolia International's Humpday, The Crazies from Paramount Vantage International, Bold Films' 3D project The Hole, and Myriad Pictures' Tribeca pick-up Serious Moonlight. Elsewhere, buyers are circling Bahman Ghobadi's Nobody Knows About The Persian Cats sold by Wild Bunch and CJ Entertainment's Mother from Bong Joon-ho, both of which play in Un Certain Regard and have drawn heavy interest from US distributors, as well as TF1's Micmacs, Icon International's Oranges And Sunshine, and West End Films' Chatroom. Naturally challenges remain for companies with muted product flow who, like everybody in the market, face difficulties from the depressed DVD and TV markets. American sellers and Russian buyers continue their stand-off over price renegotiations, which top executives from Central Partnership and Paradise Group warned could escalate into a boycott. Asian companies are reporting that business is slow, although India has benefited from a flood of stock market capital last year and China, the Middle East and Singapore are awash with public and/or private production funding. Many companies from the region are becoming less dependent on foreign sales as box office continues to grow and in territories such as China it has become possible to recoup a $10-15m budget from a domestic theatrical release alone. But Cannes remains a crucial platform for arthouse product and it is difficult to imagine launching a title like Mother, for example, without the buzz generated by a prestigious Western film festival. "The numbers are lower than they used to be but they're decent," Simon Crowe of UK-based SC Films said of business overall. "In this market, you've got to be realistic. No-one will be overpaying. The signs look positive for AFM." http://www.screendaily.co...iskier-pre-buys-as-hot-t itles-emerge-in-cannes-market/5001282.article
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iheartromance.moulinrouge		#2	[url]	[-]
05/21/09 04:50:53	http://www.variety.com/in...t=cannes2007&jump=story& articleid=VR1118003529&cs=1 Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson will star in the period drama "Unbound Captives," with Madeleine Stowe making her directorial debut from a script she wrote. Gil Netter and Grant Hill will produce with Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment. They are eyeing a year-end production start. Though Stowe's a newcomer behind the camera, getting the job and landing that cast is a payoff for her risky decision to turn down millions of dollars for the script in 1993. Under pseudonym O.C. Humphrey, Stowe teamed with her husband, actor Brian Benben, to write "Unbound Captives" as a star vehicle for herself. She would have played a woman (now to be played by Weisz) whose husband is killed and her two children kidnapped by a Comanche war party in 1859. She is rescued by a frontiersman, to be played by Jackman. Pattinson will play the son. Fox offered Stowe $3 million, and later $5 million, for her script, with Ridley Scott poised to direct and Russell Crowe to star. She turned down what was among the highest sums offered a first-time scribe because there was no promise she would be anything more than screenwriter. Stowe, who has never publicly spoken about her decision, said she can still remember the surreal moment of turning down all that money over the phone while staring in disbelief at her husband. "There was never a moment's hesitation on my part, but it felt unreal, and I can remember my husband putting a finger across his neck to signal not to take the offer," Stowe said. "There are moments in life where you need to follow your heart. The script remained my singular focus, but directing it myself wasn't something I ever dreamed of." The idea came from Netter as she spent years honing the script and visualizing every scene. "Gil made me realize it when he said there isn't anyone who's going to make the movie you want to make," said Stowe, who then faced the painful task of finding an actress for a role that was once worth $5 million to her. "I saw three actresses, and knew after meeting with Rachel that she was the person I wanted to hand this role to," she said. "Robert said yes last fall, before everything broke with 'Twilight.' Hugh said yes a couple of weeks ago." Amritraj sparked to the idea of Stowe directing; she'll be helped by an experienced cinematographer in John Toll, who shot epics "Braveheart" and "The Last Samurai." Hyde Park Intl. will sell offshore territories at Cannes, and Endeavor Independent, which packaged the pic, will sell North American distribution rights. Jackman, fresh from "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," is formulating a sequel to that film for Fox. Weisz next stars in the Peter Jackson-directed "The Lovely Bones" for Paramount, and Pattinson is reprising his role as Edward in the "Twilight" sequel "New Moon" for Summit.
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iheartromance.moulinrouge		#3	[url]	[-]
05/21/09 04:53:46	Shooting will take place in New Mexico and New Zealand.
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Jo.moulinrouge		#4	[url]	[-]
05/21/09 07:09:12	Variety reports that the film project has been well-received in Cannes, despite the buyers market for new films. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004010.html?categoryId=3628&cs=1 Cannes News Posted: Wed., May 20, 2009, 10:54am PT Cannes market steady, unspectacular Savvy sellers adjust to new demands By SHARON SWART, JOHN HOPEWELL 'Agora,' as well as several major titles, screened in Los Angeles for buyers before the fest and are still looking for deals. Cannes opened with a rush of acquisitions announcements, but as the fest heads into its final days, it's been a steady, if unspectacular market. It remains to be seen whether an anticipated flurry of late deals materializes. The studios and their specialty labels are acquiring very little, but they've been more active in local production and in exploring more flexible mixed-financing formulas with overseas producers. With the exception of IFC, Sony Classics and Magnolia, U.S. buyers have yet to ink deals on festival films. Several major titles, including "Agora" and "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," which screened in Los Angeles for buyers before the fest, were still looking for deals. As always, the right projects with the right elements and budget continue to sell, although there's been a discernible shift among buyers to focus on pics that have a solid greenlight or those that are in production. "Buyers want quality product," says Orange Entertainment's Mirjam Wertheim, who advises buyers around the globe, including Europe's Indie Circle. "Those projects will always do well. There is an adjustment happening; prices and budgets need to come down, and some sellers or producers got that, and the others will soon as more of their product remains unsold in certain places." Sellers who priced product competitively have scored. Odd Lot Intl., for instance, inked multiple deals on Nicole Kidman drama "Rabbit Hole," including Latin America (Sun Distribution). Premium-level product, especially that which is already lensing, did robust business. Summit Intl. inked deals on Sean Penn-Naomi Watts thriller "Fair Game," "Twilight" followup "New Moon," and romantic drama "Remember Me," starring "Twilight's" Rob Pattinson, in most of Europe and Asia. Madeleine Stowe's "Unbound Captives," with Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Pattinson, is doing brisk business. Hyde Park presold to the U.K.'s Entertainment, among other teritories. "The market's concentrating around a reduced number of stronger buyers and sellers, companies with strong financial stability and theatrical and DVD operations and especally strong ties to television," said Harold Van Lier, StudioCanal's exec VP of international sales. Deals were plentiful but not all sales companies found success. The international sales market has contracted dramatically, so sales agents and producers are moving away from a total dependence on presales toward structuring co-financing, ranging from studio coin to co-production, targeted multiterritory deals, local production investment and soft-money solutions. These options reduce exposure to a troubled sales market. StudioCanal chairman Olivier Courson announced at Cannes that the Canal Plus-owned mini-major will now approach investors to raise complementary external slate financing, targeting specific slates, pushing annual production investment beyond $270 million a year. Last Edited By: Jo 05/21/09 07:12:33. Edited 1 time.
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narrows101		#5	[url]	[-]
05/21/09 08:32:47	Lots of filming takes place in New Mexico: http://www.nmfilm.com/filming/filmography/ Read about all the rebates: http://www.nmfilm.com/filming/incentives/
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Jo.moulinrouge		#6	[url]	[-]
05/21/09 08:59:02	It looks like many states are offering excellent incentives to attract filming. In the case of New Mexico, it also has the advantage of probably providing some geographical similarities to where the story actually takes place for this movie. I wonder if the brief New Orleans scenes will just be filmed in a studio set?
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narrows101		#7	[url]	[-]
05/22/09 04:51:17	Not sure if we knew about the bolded parts??? http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/stars-rally-for-stowe-hyde-park/5001041.article Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson are lining up to star in romantic epic Unbound Captives which is being sold by Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park International. Madeleine Stowe makes her feature directorial debut and the project is styled as being in the vein of The Last Of The Mohicans, the 1995 hit in which she appeared opposite Daniel Day Lewis. Hyde Park Entertainment is producing alongside Gil Netter (Marley & Me) and Grant Hill (The Matrix). John Toll serves as cinematographer. Endeavor Independent's Graham Taylor packaged the project and is handling North American rights.
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iheartromance.moulinrouge		#8	[url]	[-]
05/22/09 10:28:58	I liked The Last of the Mohicans, but I'm hoping Unbound Captives will be more "epic" and "wowing." I also think the overall acting and story will be better. I think because Mohicans was made a while ago, it's less accessible to modern audiences - the dialogue was somewhat cheesy. When I read Unbound Captives, it seemed like an epic modern audiences would love. And the love story is just so well fleshed out. Last Edited By: iheartromance 05/22/09 10:34:01. Edited 2 times.
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Jo.moulinrouge		#9	[url]	[-]
05/22/09 17:29:44	The Last of the Mohicans received an "R" rating from the MPAA. A PG-13 rating is a sterner warning by the Rating Board to parents to determine whether their children under age 13 should view the motion picture, as some material might not be suited for them. A PG-13 motion picture may go beyond the PG rating in theme, violence, nudity, sensuality, language, adult activities or other elements, but does not reach the restricted R category. The theme of the motion picture by itself will not result in a rating greater than PG-13, although depictions of activities related to a mature theme may result in a restricted rating for the motion picture. Any drug use will initially require at least a PG-13 rating. More than brief nudity will require at least a PG-13 rating, but such nudity in a PG-13 rated motion picture generally will not be sexually oriented. There may be depictions of violence in a PG-13 movie, but generally not both realistic and extreme or persistent violence. A motion picture's single use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words, though only as an expletive, initially requires at least a PG-13 rating. More than one such expletive requires an R rating, as must even one of those words used in a sexual context. The Rating Board nevertheless may rate such a motion picture PG-13 if, based on a special vote by a two-thirds majority, the Raters feel that most American parents would believe that a PG-13 rating is appropriate because of the context or manner in which the words are used or because the use of those words in the motion picture is inconspicuous. An R-rated motion picture, in the view of the Rating Board, contains some adult material. An R-rated motion picture may include adult themes, adult activity, hard language, intense or persistent violence, sexually-oriented nudity, drug abuse or other elements, so that parents are counseled to take this rating very seriously. Children under 17 are not allowed to attend R-rated motion pictures unaccompanied by a parent or adult guardian. Parents are strongly urged to find out more about R-rated motion pictures in determining their suitability for their children. Generally, it is not appropriate for parents to bring their young children with them to R-rated motion pictures. I guess a lot of parents will be accompanying their below-17 years children who are fans of Robert Pattinson to this movie, if it is rated R Last Edited By: Jo 05/22/09 17:33:58. Edited 1 time.
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birchie47.theremyreport9033		#10	[url]	[-]
05/22/09 20:09:02	iheartromance wrote: I think because Mohicans was made a while ago, it's less accessible to modern audiences - the dialogue was somewhat cheesy. When I read Unbound Captives, it seemed like an epic modern audiences would love. And the love story is just so well fleshed out. "The dialogue was somewhat cheesy" not because it was made a while ago but because it was written almost 200 years ago. It was a classic literary novel by James Fenimore Cooper I loved it, but I think Unbound Captives will be a better love story and it's set in a more exciting location and a time period that more people can relate to.
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iheartromance.moulinrouge		#11	[url]	[-]
05/23/09 04:00:42	birchie47 wrote: iheartromance wrote: I think because Mohicans was made a while ago, it's less accessible to modern audiences - the dialogue was somewhat cheesy. When I read Unbound Captives, it seemed like an epic modern audiences would love. And the love story is just so well fleshed out. "The dialogue was somewhat cheesy" not because it was made a while ago but because it was written almost 200 years ago. It was a classic literary novel by James Fenimore Cooper I loved it, but I think Unbound Captives will be a better love story and it's set in a more exciting location and a time period that more people can relate to. Haha, that makes even more sense. I totally forgot it was a novel!
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iheartromance.moulinrouge		#12	[url]	[-]
05/23/09 04:02:14	I'm not sure if this has been pointed out, but John Toll will be the cinematographer: To help Stowe with her first time directing a feature film, cinematographer John Toll will be photographing the film. He was responsible for how films like Braveheart, The Thin Red Line, The Last Samurai and the recent Tropic Thunder looked. Captives is sure to follow the gorgeously shot nature of those movies. http://screenrant.com/hugh-jackman-weisz-and-pattinson-unbound-captives-ross-8838/
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narrows101		#13	[url]	[-]
05/24/09 06:43:16	Cannes report nearing the end: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203771904574179854277304712.html Indeed, many in the industry agreed that only a handful of companies selling high-quality, star-driven marketable titles could benefit from this year's market. And entities such as the Film Department, Universal's Focus Features International, Summit International, Mandate International, and Hype Park International did leave Cannes with solid sales. Summit's "Twilight" sequel "New Moon" and Hyde Park's "Unbound Captives," starring Hugh Jackman, for example, sold off foreign rights to several countries world-wide.
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Jo.moulinrouge		#14	[url]	[-]
05/24/09 06:52:18	I hope one of those distributors include the one which handles Philippine film distribution
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Jo.moulinrouge		#15	[url]	[-]
05/26/09 06:55:39	I kept seeing this piece of news about location choices ( Argentina?) but it was mostly in Spanish -- but there is a new version with a bit of English ( it's a translation of sorts ) http://www.spunk-ransom.com/2009/05/25/rumor-unbound-captives-to-be-filmed-in-argentina/ I wonder if Rob was misquoted or misunderstood...or he himself was not aware the producer has already announced that filming will take place in New Mexico and New Zealand. Unless the scouting team is still looking for another place for filming. I find this ironic because it is basically a story in the American west and there are enough gorgeous and historical settings around...or are they looking for more production incentives? Last Edited By: Jo 05/26/09 07:02:54. Edited 1 time.
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05/26/09 07:29:01	Jo wrote: I kept seeing this piece of news about location choices ( Argentina?) but it was mostly in Spanish -- but there is a new version with a bit of English ( it's a translation of sorts ) http://www.spunk-ransom.com/2009/05/25/rumor-unbound-captives-to-be-filmed-in-argentina/ I wonder if Rob was misquoted or misunderstood...or he himself was not aware the producer has already announced that filming will take place in New Mexico and New Zealand. Unless the scouting team is still looking for another place for filming. I find this ironic because it is basically a story in the American west and there are enough gorgeous and historical settings around...or are they looking for more production incentives? Could be another place for filming? Interesting New Mexico isn't mentioned - that state has a 25% rebate for filming. Maybe they need a certain kind of mountain look - who knows..... Someone on an LJ posted this: I heard this a long time ago. I think the original idea was to do Argentina, but given the political climate in the area, and the fact that Hugh Jackman since became attached (and prefers NZ as a location for obvious reasons) they have decided on New Zealand and New Mexico (not sure why the difference and which areas Rob would be shooting in) Last Edited By: narrows101 05/26/09 07:33:18. Edited 1 time.
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Jo.moulinrouge		#17	[url]	[-]
05/26/09 08:08:23	I think NZ is a good bet - not only because of its renowned scenery ( LOTR and more recently Wolverine) for major filming - but it has excellent filming facilities there already well-proven. Plus it has the advantage of English-speaking cast and technical/non-technical crew choices. I can't remember if much Spanish or Spanish-speaking people were included in TUC, given the Texas setting. That would be one advantage of filming in Argentina ( although it is likely some people in New Mexico also speak Spanish). The only film I recall seeing to be partly shot in Argentina was EVITA ( of course ). Last Edited By: Jo 05/26/09 08:14:14. Edited 1 time.
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narrows101		#18	[url]	[-]
05/26/09 08:34:58	Jo wrote: I think NZ is a good bet - not only because of its renowned scenery ( LOTR and more recently Wolverine) for major filming - but it has excellent filming facilities there already well-proven. Plus it has the advantage of English-speaking cast and technical/non-technical crew choices. I can't remember if much Spanish or Spanish-speaking people were included in TUC, given the Texas setting. That would be one advantage of filming in Argentina ( although it is likely some people in New Mexico also speak Spanish). The only film I recall seeing to be partly shot in Argentina was EVITA ( of course ). I think some of the cowboys or ranch hands at Jack's place spoke Spanish but other than that I don't think there were many others.
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birchie47.theremyreport9033		#19	[url]	[-]
05/26/09 09:54:39	I didn't take this source to be very credible. When I first read it, it sounded like hearsay. Rob mentioned something to someone who told it to a reporter. Anyway like someone said, it was already reported in a more credible source that they had chosen New Zealand and New Mexico. Yes, many people speak Spanish in New Mexico, but there was only one scene in a cantina and it didn't really seem to have any dialogue aside from Tom saying "no, you don't know me" ( or something like that) when he killed the other murderer of Robert Neighbors. The Mexican ranch hand seems to speak English and only says a couple of words in Spanish. All in all, I don't think they'll have much of a need to go beyond New Mexico or Hollywood for Mexican characters to fill the cantina. Last Edited By: birchie47 05/26/09 09:56:46. Edited 1 time.
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iheartromance.moulinrouge		#20	[url]	[-]
05/29/09 06:47:31	http://www.variety.com/ar...&cs=1&query=hugh+jackman WMA Indie co-heads exit Elwes, Ronson make way for Taylor By MICHAEL FLEMING In the latest WMA-Endeavor merger shakeout, William Morris Independent co-heads Cassian Elwes and Rena Ronson are leaving the agency. Endeavor Independent chief Graham Taylor will take the reins of the indie film wing of WME. While it remains to be seen how the rest of the department rounds out, insiders said Jerome Duboz, a WMA lit agent who was a key member of the William Morris Independent team, will stay. How the indie film divisions would shake out in the WMA-Endeavor merger was a hot topic of conversation at Cannes. During the fest, Elwes and Ronson were busy selling territories on films including the Ryan Gosling-Michelle Williams pic "Blue Valentine" (co-repped with Endeavor Independent), and Taylor did the same on pics including "Unbound Captives," the drama to be directed by Madeleine Stowe that has Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson attached. During their long tenure at WMA, Elwes and Ronson have helped put together such indie films as "Half Nelson," "Thank You for Smoking," "Frozen River" and "Monster's Ball." The two were also key players in Incentive Filmed Entertainment, the WMA-generated $100 million film production fund that was designed to finance up to 50 movies with budgets under $15 million. The first titles to come from that effort included Natalie Portman starrer "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits" and "Blue Valentine."
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