Dave McNary

A24 is closing a deal for U.S. rights for Scarlett Johansson's sci-fi thriller "Under the Skin," a day after its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. The film, directed by...

Cohen Media Group has acquired North American distribution " The Last of the Unjust " from "Shoah" director Claude Lanzmann. CMG Chairman and CEO Charles S. Cohen announced the deal...

Jason Patric will star in "Hotel 33" with Emmett / Furla / Oasis Films financing and producing and Open Road Films distributing the horror thriller. Tove Christensen of Glacier Films...

Lionsgate has promoted Kevin Beggs from president to chairman of the Lionsgate Television Group and signed him to five-year employment deal. Lionsgate currently has 30 series on 20 different networks,...

Oscar winner Paul Haggis isn't pulling his punches about the anticipated reaction to his romancer "Third Person," which premiered Monday night at the Toronto Film Festival. "People are going to...

CBS Films is saying "The F Word" and is in final talks to buy U.S. rights to the romantic comedy, three days after its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival...

Four days after "The Railway Man" held its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, the first official trailer has been released for the Colin Firth-Nicole Kidman drama. The film...

The Writers Guild of America East has set an Oct. 14 date for its trial board to examine charges filed against Joan Rivers -- which could lead to Rivers becoming...

Dean Devlin 's Electric Entertainment is ramping up, bringing on veteran exec Ari Haas ( pictured above ) as VP of acquisitions and development in the wake of backing "The...

One of the ongoing traditions of the Toronto Film Festival remained very much alive on Sept. 7, as the Sony Classics dinner at Creme Brasserie drew Daniel Radcliffe, Michael C....