Lionsgate Films
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Hunger Games Considering Sam Mendes, David Slade and Gary Ross
MovieWeb &bull 2 Hours Ago
Lionsgate is actively seeking a director for Hunger Games Lionsgate is about to decide who will direct Hunger Games, an adaptation of the first novel in Suzanne Collins' best selling trilogy. Sam Mendes, David Slade and Gary Ross are all… Full Story »
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Guess the Lionsgate Horror Movie Based on Its Inscrutable Poster Art!
Movieline &bull 5 Hours AgoThe posters for Lionsgate's horror movies often have several things in common: they're gorgeous, they're frequently photographed by studio chief Tim Palen, and they're totally baffling and inscrutable. Movieline has rounded up 14 examples of Lionsgate's poster key art -… Full Story »
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David Slade, Sam Mendes or Gary Ross to Helm 'Hunger Games'
FirstShowing.net &bull 5 Hours AgoWith the end of both Harry Potter and The Twilight Saga in the not-too-distant future, Lionsgate is already looking to hit audiences with the next big franchise based off a series of young adult books. An adaptation of the Suzanne Collins' young adult novelThe Hunger Games is… Full Story »
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Expendables Explodes Into Franchising Already
Spinoff Online - Covering TV, Film and Entertainment News Daily - Movies &bull YesterdaySurprised by the success of The Expendables? You're not the only one but that doesn't mean that Lionsgate isn't ready to capitalize on the hit movie sooner than the promised sequel. Deadline Hollywood reports that Sylvester Stallone is already discussing… Full Story »
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'Hunger Games' Director Derby Down To Three
Deadline.com &bull YesterdayEXCLUSIVE: The next big film directing job in Hollywood will be decided late next week,. That's when Lionsgate chooses a filmmaker for TheHunger Games, the first installment of a trilogy based on the Suzanne Collins novel series that many feel… Full Story »
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B.O. Hits Shift Lionsgate From Stable To Positive
Cinema News &bull Sep 2, 2010TORONTO -- Box office success with "The Expendables" and "The Last Exorcism" has helped convince Moody's Investors Service to lift its debt rating for Lionsgate from stable to positive. Moody's also cited the Vancouver-based mini-studio's recent debt reduction, courtesy of a July senior subordinated notes-to-equity conversion that has activist shareholder Carl Icahn raising an alarm and his hostile takeover bid for the mini-studio… Full Story »
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Lionsgate debt rating raised to stable
Variety &bull Sep 1, 2010
The service made the announcement Wednesday, a day after Carl Icahn sweetened his hostile offer for the minimajor to $7.50 a share from $6.50. Lionsgate stock, which had risen 10% Tuesday, gained another 7 cents to $7.21 in trading on… Full Story »
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Lionsgate skeds Tyler Perry's 'Girls'
Variety &bull Sep 1, 2010
Lionsgate announced today it will release Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls" on Nov. 5, instead of the pic's original launch date during Martin Luther King weekend. Move, which would position the film for year-end awards consideration, is meant to bolster… Full Story »
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'Anchorman', 'Deep Blue Sea' & 'Hard Candy' Only Available at Best Buy?
Cinematical &bull Sep 1, 2010
If you've got a Blu-ray player but are still looking to round out your collection, then Best Buy has a deal going that should certainly interest you. The mega-retailer has teamed up with Lionsgate (and others) to bring you several… Full Story »
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'Anchorman', 'Deep Blue Sea' & Scorsese Only Available at Best Buy?
Cinematical &bull Sep 1, 2010
If you've got a Blu-ray player but are still looking to round out your collection, then Best Buy has a deal going that should certainly interest you. The mega-retailer has teamed up with Lionsgate (and others) to bring you several… Full Story »
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Icahn Offers $7.50 Per Lionsgate Share; Annual Meeting Delayed Until After Oct. 12
Deadline.com &bull Aug 31, 2010Every Icahn move has deep reverberations inside the film/television studio whose management is increasingly paranoid about how their actions will be viewed by him. What a destabilizing situation. Now Carl Icahn's hostile takeover attempt intensifies with his $7.50 a share… Full Story »
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The Hunger Games Looks for a Director; Opts for a PG-13 Rating
ReelzChannel &bull Aug 31, 2010Now that Mockingjay - the third and final book in Suzanne Collins' bestselling Hunger Games trilogy - has been published, fans have turned their attention to the in-progress adaptation of the first book, The Hunger Games. Movie studio Lionsgate has… Full Story »
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Icahn boosts Lionsgate bid, but adds catch
Variety &bull Aug 31, 2010
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has sweetened his offer for Lionsgate, boosting his hostile bid by 15% from $6.50 to $7.50 a share -- but with a major catch. Icahn, in an announcement Tuesday, declared that the new offer will only… Full Story »
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'Last Exorcism' Expelled From Top Box-Office Spot
New York Times - Arts Beat &bull Aug 31, 2010Lionsgate didn't have the No. 1 movie three weeks in a row after all. After the studio's "The Expendables" topped the North American box office for two consecutive weeks, Lionsgate executives were thrilled on Sunday when their "Last Exorcism" appeared… Full Story »
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Inferno firing up sales
Variety &bull Aug 31, 2010
Inferno Entertainment has taken over international sales of Stuart Beattie's "Tomorrow, When the War Began" and will shop the Australian actioner to buyers during the Toronto Film Festival. Omnilab Media is producing the pic via its Australian production arm, Ambience… Full Story »
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Takers Takes Us Box Office Top Spot As Official Figures Are Announced
Cinema News &bull Aug 31, 2010Rapper T.I.' The Post's Lou Lumenick says this heist movie has a little superb attempt scenes, but lacks clever tract and dialogue. CommunityCritic I'd give it an 8.5 - 10. Not the best ending, some parts were unrealistic. Other than… Full Story »
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Lionsgate nabs Mediaset shows
Variety &bull Aug 30, 2010
The studio has nabbed format rights to a pair of properties from Italy's Mediaset -- action-adventure series "Intelligence" and one-hour dramedy "Girlfriends." Girlfriends" launched on Canale 5 in 2008 and revolves around four single thirtysomething women who become acquainted after… Full Story »
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'Takers' Overtakes 'Exorcism' For Weekend Win
Cinema News &bull Aug 30, 2010Sony's crime thriller "Takers" has overtaken Lionsgate's horror pic "The Last Exorcism" for box office bragging rights from the past weekend. Final official data released Monday show "Takers" took in $20.5 million, compared with $20.4 million conjured by "Exorcism." That… Full Story »
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Weekend Box Office: 'Takers' and 'Last Exorcism' Neck-in-Neck for Top Spot
Cinematical &bull Aug 30, 2010
It took the backing of Eli Roth and a sweetheart distribution deal from Lionsgate to get there, but The Last Exorcism did finally turn into indie gold. The film, which cost $1.8 million to make (and $1 million for Lionsgate… Full Story »
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Demons and thieves battle for No. 1 spot
Chicago Sun-Times Entertainment &bull Aug 30, 2010
The fright flick "The Last Exorcism" and the heist thriller "Takers" were in a photo finish for the top spot at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Last Exorcism" had a thin lead with a $21.3… Full Story »
