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Friday, November 12, 2010
50 Cent & Chelsea Handler Shot Together Again
11/1/2010 11:30 AM PDT by TMZ Staff Although they say they are just friends, Chelsea Handler and 50 Cent enjoyed another public outing together at a restaurant in Malibu yesterday.
Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller File for Divorce
11/1/2010 2:20 PM PDT by TMZ Staff Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller have filed for divorce today ... and TMZ has obtained the divorce papers. 
Tags: Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller, Dirty Divorces, Celebrity Justice
It's a bizarre divorce ... Charlie and Brooke signed a 43-page property settlement document back in May, in which they divided all their assets and agreed on child custody. According to the document -- obtained by TMZ -- Brooke and Charlie get joint legal custody of their two kids. Brooke gets primary physical custody and Charlie gets visitation.
Brooke gets $55,000 a month in child support, and according to the doc, "Under no circumstances shall the child support paid by Charlie for Bob and Max be less than the child support paid by Charlie to Denise Richards for Sam and Lola."
Brooke gets cash from several income sources, plus a lump sum parting gift of $757,689.70.
Charlie gets the family house but has to pay Brooke around $1 mil.
Charlie gets to keep his $5.6 $5.45 million watch collection.
In the docs, Charlie lists their date of separation as 12/25/09 -- the day he was arrested in Aspen for a domestic incident involving Brooke.
PEOPLE broke the story that the divorce is being filed today.
Tags: Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller, Dirty Divorces, Celebrity JusticeThursday, November 11, 2010
'Soul Surfer' is first FilmDistrict pickup
Peter Schlessel and Bob Berney's newly formed FilmDistrict is teaming with TriStar Pictures on "Soul Surfer," based on the real-life story of surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm during a shark attack. FilmDistrict will market the film, which TriStar opens in theaters nationwide on April 15, 2011. Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, AnnaSophia Robb and Carrie Underwood topline.
Sean McNamara directs from a script he wrote with Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz and Deborah Schwartz. Film is based on Bethany Hamilton's memoir "Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family and Fighting to Get Back on the Board."
It's the first film to go out via FilmDistrict's deal with Sony Pictures.
Pic also stars Lorraine Nicholson, Kevin Sorbo and Jeremy Sumpter.
Enticing Entertainment and Island Film Group financed the film, which was produced by Mandalay Vision, Brookwell McNamara Entertainment and Life's A Beach Entertainment.
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions picked up North American and substantial international rights before the film went into production.
Polanski's 'Carnage' rolls out sales
PARIS -- Roman Polanski's "God of Carnage," starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly, has closed sales for much of Europe.
Wild Bunch will handle theatrical distribution in France and has also bought U.K. and Scandinavian rights. Mediaset-owned Medusa has rights to Italy.
Written by Polanski and French playwright Yasmina Reza, "Carnage" is produced by Said Bensaid's SBS Prods., which is selling it worldwide outside the U.S.
The pic is co-produced by German giant Constantin Film, which will distribute in Germany.
Lusomundo has taken Portugal, Village Roadshow has Greece, SPI has Eastern Europe, Ascot Elite has Switzerland and Media Intl. Pics has the Middle East. The U.S. is repped by Jeff Berg at ICM.
"Carnage" adapts Reza's play, which turns on two sets of parents who meet to discuss a playground fight between their sons. The meeting degenerates into conflict, criticism, racism and misogyny.
First performed in Zurich in 2008, the American version of "Carnage" was one of the longest-running plays on Broadway of the last decade and won Tony Awards for play, director and actress Marcia Gay Harden.
"Carnage," which begins principal photography in Paris on Jan. 31, is the first movie from Bensaid's SBS Prods.
His former shingle, SBS Films, was owned by UGC, for whom he produced Reza's feature helming debut, "Chicas," which co-starred Polanski's wife, Emmanuelle Seigner.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
'My Name Is Khan' to enter China
LONDON -- China has agreed to a local release for "My Name Is Khan," the first Indian movie to be released theatrically in the country for eight years. China is very protective of its domestic film industry and allows just 20 foreign films to be imported each year. The last Indian film to be release in China was the Oscar-nommed "Lagaan," which was released in 2002.
Helmer Karan Johar's "My Name Is Khan," which stars Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, opens Nov. 30 in Beijing.
Pic was produced by Fox Searchlight, Fox Star Studios, Imagenation Abu Dhabi, Dharma Productions and Red Chillies Ent.
The film has grossed more than $41 million worldwide, including more than $4 million in the U.S.
Indian films were popular in China in the 1940s and 50s, with such pics as "Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani" (1946), "Awaara" (1951) and "Do Bigha Zameen" (1953) scoring at the box office. But in 1959, India granted asylum to the Dalai Lama and the relationship between the two countries deteriorated, culminating in a war over a disputed border in 1962. Indian film imports were one of the casualties of the conflict.
In recent years, relations have thawed and 2009 Indian pic "Chandni Chowk to China" was extensively shot in China.
Lionsgate teams up for DVD partnership
Lionsgate and newly minted Wrekin Hill Entertainment, have formed a home entertainment distribution partnership for DVD, Blu-ray, digital delivery and video on demand. Lionsgate will become exclusive home entertainment distributor for all Wrekin Hill theatrical releases in the United States.
The announcement was made Monday by Steve Beeks, president and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Lionsgate, and Chris Ball, president and CEO of Wrekin Hill. Ball said his company will be announcing several acquisitions shortly and looks forward to working with Lionsgate on these films.
Lionsgate has been touting its box office-to-home entertainment revenue conversion rate as the best in industry at 20% for packaged product and 18% for VOD for such titles as "Killers," "Kick-Ass," "From Paris With Love" and "Daybreakers."
Former Newmarket Films topper Ball announced formation of Wrekin Hill as a production and distribution label a month ago. Ball became co-chairman of Exclusive Media Group after EMG bought Newmarket last year.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Reliance Big Entertainment, BBC pact on pic trio
BBC Earth, the natural history brand of BBC Worldwide, and India's Reliance Big Entertainment have entered a co-production and distribution deal for three pics, starting with the $65 million "Walking With Dinosaurs 3D." All three will be distributed via Reliance's international film sales and financing arm IM Global.
Deal was negotiated over several months by Marcus Arthur, BBC Worldwide's managing director of global brands, BBC Earth director Amanda Hill, IM Global topper Stuart Ford and Reliance's Deepak Nayar.
"Walking With Dinosaurs 3D," inspired by the BBC series, will be co-directed by Pierre De Lespinois of U.S.-based Evergreen Films and BBC Earth's Neil Nightingale.
Second co-production will be the $25 million documentary "Africa 3D," which will be filmed alongside "Africa," the BBC's upcoming TV series. Pic is also made in partnership with Evergreen Films.
Third pic is "Life," currently in post-production and slated for a 2011 release. Pic follows the cycle of animal life to the birth of the next generation and is co-directed by Mike Gunton and Martha Holmes. It is produced by Magic Light Pictures' Martin Pope and Michael Rose.
IM Global will begin international sales on "Walking With Dinosaurs 3D" and "Life" at the American Film Market, which begins on Wednesday.
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