CBS Films picks up “Ends of the Earth” vampire thriller at Cannes May 16, 2012 - 15:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - CBS Films has closed a preemptive deal at Cannes Marche du Film for U.S. distribution rights to Ends of the Earth, the action thriller written and directed by Derek Lee and Clif Prowse. The deal was done by CBS Films Co-President Wolfgang Hammer and EVP of Acquisitions & Co-Productions Scott Shooman. The film isn’t finished, but CBS Films acquired it in at a similar state as when the division bought the fright film The Woman in Black, Deadline reported. The film follows best friends who go on a whirlwind trip around the world. All goes well until they have an unusual encounter that will alter them forever. It is a found footage-style thriller with a vampire angle. Chris Ferguson and Zach Lipovsky produced, back by Telefilm Canada. IM Global’s Stuart Ford, Automatik’s Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Alliance’s Charles Layton are the executive producers. Ford, IM Global’s Jonathan Deckter, Kavanaugh-Jones and Verve combined to close the deal. IM Global is handling international territories at Cannes, with Alliance holding rights in Canada, the U.K. and Spain. CBS Films is a distributor that buyers and sellers feel could be an active participant in the chase for domestic rights to star-driven films.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
