Friday, May 25, 2007

Queen nabs high profile films

CANNES -- Queen Film, the Indonesian distribution company that is affiliated with new exhibition group Blitz Megaplex, has pre-emptively bought rights to a slew of U.S. and international pictures with broad marketing elements, among them the Bruce Willis starrer "Grimm." Other deals include:

* Hyde Park Intl.'s "Streetfighter," and James Ivory's "City of Your Final Destination, starring Anthony Hopkins;
* Odd Lot's upcoming Frank Miller pic "The Spirit";
* Focus Features' upcoming Fernando Meirelles-helmed thriller "Blindness" with Daniel Craig and Julianne Moore;
* Summit Entertainment's Mike Newell-helmed "Love in the Time of Cholera," with Javier Bardem, and "The Fall";
* Omega Entertainment's illusionist pic "Mandrake" and Deepa Mehta film "Luna";
* EuropaCorp's English language thriller "Taken";
* Mandarin Films' Tsui Hark romantic actioner "Missing";
* Pathe Pictures Intl.’s horror-comedy "The Cottage," and French-language Cannes competition film "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly."

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