Dave McNary

On the heels of its film "The Fifth Estate" launching the Toronto Intl. Film Festival, Participant Media topper Jeff Skoll has offered a thoroughly bulllish vision of how his nine-year-old...

Screenwriter John Ridley immersed himself in the 1800s for "12 Years a Slave" and dove into the 1960s rock scene for Jimi Hendrix biopic "All Is by My Side," both...

" The Fifth Estate " launched the 38th Toronto Film Festival with a major focus on the worldwide implications of the Wikileaks story. "I had wanted to do a political...

"Felony" director Matthew Saville is-reteaming with Goalpost Pictures to helm Australian political drama "Dark Victory." Goalpost topper Rosemary Blight told Variety the banner plans to shoot "Dark Victory" next year....

Jason Bateman wants " Bad Words " to be his calling card for major studios. The 43-year-old actor's dark comedy -- his directorial debut -- premieres Friday in Toronto. The...

Participant Media continues to grow its profile with star-driven projects such as Toronto opening night WikiLeaks film " The Fifth Estate ," but the 9-year-old shingle has plenty of other...

Alcon Entertainment isn't playing it safe any more. The 15-year-old production-financing banner - known for such middle-of-the road fare as "The Blind Side," "P.S. I Love You" and "Dolphin Tale"...

Cinedigm topper Chris McGurk is in Toronto to find another " Short Term 12 ." "We're looking to buy movies, now that we have a real track record," McGurk said...

A movie version of the Dave Eggers novel "Hologram for the King," starring Tom Hanks, is headed for a first-quarter start of production, with "Cloud Atlas" director Tom Tykwer helming...

Producer Michael Benaroya ("Margin Call") has come on board to finance post-apocalyptic thriller "Z for Zachariah," shooting in November and starring Chris Pine, Amanda Seyfried and Chiwetel Ejiofor. He's at...