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Bruce Beresford To Direct Lifetime/History ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ Mini As Miley Cyrus Exits

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday October 10, 2012 @ 6:47pm PDTTags: Big Deals TV, Bonnie and Clyde, Bruce Beresford
Nellie Andreeva

Miley Cyrus Bonnie and ClydeEXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated director Bruce Beresford is set to direct the four-hour Bonnie & Clyde miniseries, which will air simultaneously on two A+E Networks, the male-driven History and female-focused Lifetime. Meanwhile, Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus, which had been in talks to play Bonnie, has dropped out. The news of her exit was first reported by TVLine.

Bonnie & Clyde, from Sony Pictures TV and Craig Zadan and Meron’s studio-based Storyline Entertainment, was written by John Rice and Joe Batteer based on the true story of bank robbing couple Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Beresford’s directing credits include the features Driving Miss Daisy and Tender Mercies as well as the HBO film And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself starring Antonio Banderas.

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IFC Films Lands Bruce Beresford’s Toronto Title ‘Peace, Love & Misunderstanding’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday December 5, 2011 @ 3:11pm PSTTags: Bruce Beresford, Elizabeth Olsen, Film Acquisition, IFC Films, Jane Fonda

IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Bruce Beresford’s dramatic comedy Peace, Love & Misunderstanding, which stars Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Chace Crawford, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Elizabeth Olsen and first screened at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. The … Read More »

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2011 Toronto: ‘Shame’ Will Start Dealmaking Flurry, But Buyers Wait To Be Blown Away

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday September 7, 2011 @ 5:03pm PDTTags: 2011 Toronto Film Festival, Adam Scott, Alexis Bledel, Allen Hughes, Allison Janney, Anthony Hopkins, Anthony Mackie, Aung San Suu Kyi, Ben Foster, Bruce Beresford, Bruce Willis, Carey Mulligan, Catherine Keener, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, Christian Bale, Danny Trejo, Eduardo Sanchez, Elizabeth Olsen, Ewan McGregor, Geoffrey Fletcher, Harvey Weinstein, Hugh Laurie, Ice Cube, James Gandolfini, Jamie Linden, Jane Fonda, Jon Hamm, Jonathan Teplitzky, Jude Law, Justin Long, Kate Mara, Kristen Wiig, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lasse Hallström, Luc Besson, Mark Wahlberg, Matthew Goode, Maya Rudolph, Megan Fox, Mia Farrow, Michael Fassbender, Michelle Williams, Michelle Yeoh, Mickey Rourke, Oliver Platt, Peter Morgan, Peter Schlessel, Rachel Weisz, Rebecca Hall, Robert Redford, Robin Wright, Rosario Dawson, Russell Crowe, Saoirse Ronan, Sarah Polley, Sarah Silverman, Selma Blair, Seth Rogen, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Frears, Steve McQueen, Terence Davies, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Zhang Yimou
Mike Fleming

Last year’s Toronto Film Festival started slow for acquisitions, but finished with a flurry of modest distribution deals that served notice the specialty film business had finally pulled out of its nosedive. This year’s festival hasn’t started and … Read More »

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