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Cannes: Relativity Sets ‘Hunger Games’ Liam Hemsworth For ‘Aurora Rising’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday May 20, 2013 @ 10:59am PDTTags: Aurora Rising, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Wrap-Up, Liam Hemsworth
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Relativity Media has set The Hunger Games‘ Liam Hemsworth to star in Aurora Rising. Scripted by A Man Apart‘s Christian Gudegast, the film is produced by Emjag Productions’ Alexandra Milchan and Film 360’s Scott Lambert and Guymon Casady along with Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh. Antonio Moura Santos Jr. will executive produce.

Hemsworth will play a Southern California surfer turned military fighter pilot who, after acing a complicated and messy first combat mission, gets recruited to be part of an elite team to test the next generation of aircraft. This happens just as an international conflict begins to escalate. ROAR, WME and Morris And Yorn rep Hemsworth. Gudegast is repped by WME and Management 360. This is his second project with Relativity where he will also script and direct the bank heist drama Den Of Thieves. Relativity’s Jason Barhydt will oversee the project for the studio.

On August 16, Relativity releases the corporate espionage thriller Paranoia, the Luc Besson action film Malavita on September 20 with Robert De Niro with EuropaCorp, Scott Cooper’s Out Of The Furnace on October 4, the Joseph Gordon-Levitt-directed Don Jon on October 18, and the Jimmy Hayward-directed Free Birds on November 1. Relativity is in production on the Kevin Costner-starrer Three Days To Kill with Europacorp.

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Liam Hemsworth Is So ‘The Raven’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday April 3, 2013 @ 12:13pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Liam Hemsworth, Ricardo de Montreuil, The Raven, Universal Pictures
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Studio is not confirming, but I’m hearing that The Hunger Games‘ star Liam Hemsworth is close to being set for the lead in The Raven, which Ricardo de Montreuil is set to direct at Universal … Read More »

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TOLDJA! Philip Seymour Hoffman Is Plutarch Heavensbee In ‘Hunger Games’ Sequel ‘Catching Fire’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday July 9, 2012 @ 9:13am PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Francis Lawrence, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Mike Fleming

When Deadline revealed a month ago that Philip Seymour Hoffman had ended his Death of a Salesman run by leaving his longtime agency Paradigm, we were first to tell you that Hoffman was being courted by Lionsgate to play the role of Plutarch Heavensbee in the Francis Lawrence-directed The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Lionsgate has confirmed that he’s set to join Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson and will play the head game organizer in the film, which should be a welcome respite from his grueling nightly performances as Willy Loman in the Mike Nichols-directed Tony-winning Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s classic play. Here’s the release:

Santa Monica, CA, July 9, 2012- Lionsgate® and the filmmakers of THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE are pleased to announce that Philip Seymour Hoffman has been cast in the role of Plutarch Heavensbee, Head Gamemaker for The Hunger Games, in the much anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ worldwide smash hit novel Catching Fire.

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Liam Hemsworth & Dwayne Johnson In ‘Empire State’: First Photos

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday June 26, 2012 @ 5:25pm PDTTags: Dwayne Johnson, Emmett/Furla Films, Empire State, Liam Hemsworth

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first look at photos from the set of Empire State, the indie drama that stars Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson and tells the true story … Read More »

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Julian McMahon Gets ‘Paranoia’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday June 20, 2012 @ 9:23am PDTTags: Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, Liam Hemsworth, Paranoia
Mike Fleming

Nip/Tuck star Julian McMahon is joining the cast of Paranoia, the Robert Luketic-directed adaptation of the Joseph Finder novel, with IM Global controlling international distribution territories and Relativity Media releasing in the U.S. He’ll play the role of Meechum. Already … Read More »

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‘Paranoia’ Hangs Heavy Over Cannes; IM Global Making Offshore Deals, Relativity Media Taking U.S. On Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Liam Hemsworth Thriller

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday May 17, 2012 @ 6:24am PDTTags: Cannes Film Festival, Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, Liam Hemsworth, Paranoia, Relativity Media
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: The Robert Luketic-directed thriller Paranoia has emerged as an early hot sales title at Cannes. Relativity Media is negotiating for U.S. distribution rights, and IM Global’s Stuart Ford closing deals in the UK, France, Spain, Germany, … Read More »

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IM Global Sets Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman For ‘Paranoia’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday April 12, 2012 @ 7:13pm PDTTags: Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, Liam Hemsworth, Paranoia, Robert Luketic
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: In a hot package fast coming together to start production this summer, Robert Luketic will direct Paranoia, a corporate espionage thriller that is set in the world of dueling telecom giants. The Hunger Games‘ Liam Hemsworth is set to … Read More »

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MIPTV Briefs: ‘Titanic’ Deals, Revolver Plays ‘Heartthrob Games’, More

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Tuesday April 3, 2012 @ 10:29am PDTTags: Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, MIPTV

Buyers board ‘Titanic: Blood And Steel’
Italy’s De Angelis Group has entered a handful of licensing deals on its $30 million mini Titanic: Blood And Steel. Not to be confused with the Julian Fellowes-scripted Titanic 4-parter that’s currently airing on ITV in the UK, this 12-part series is a multi-national co-production that stars Chris Noth, Neve Campbell, Kevin Zegers and Derek Jacobi. Deals were signed in Belgium (Telenet and VMMA), Bulgaria (Fox), Denmark (DR), Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Macedonia (Visionary), Iceland (Screen One), Pan Asia (AETN), Romania (Pro.TV) and Slovakia (TV JOJ). Co-producers are De Angelis, RAI, 3 Arts, CBC, Artists Studio, Tandem Communications, Epos Films and Antena 3. Tandem is handling worldwide television distribution. The production recently wrapped in Dublin for delivery later this year.

Shine, SMG Cook Up Chinese ‘MasterChef’
Elisabeth Murdoch’s Shine has reached a deal with Shanghai Media Group to bring MasterChef to China. SMG’s Dragon TV will produce and air the cooking series later this year. Shine Netwok will consult. The MasterChef format originally launched in the UK and is now produced in over 30 countries. According to Shine, MasterChef has generated in excess of $270 million in global retail revenue through ancillary activity including cookware, live events, publishing and digital properties.

‘Heartthrob’ Doc Traces Rise Of Hutcherson & Hemsworth
Revolver Entertainment has acquired exclusive worldwide TV and home entertainment rights to Liam Vs Josh: The Heartthrob Games which it is selling this week in Cannes. The hourlong doc follows the rise of The Hunger Games stars Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. Set for delivery in June 2012, the show will be released in UK & US territories by Revolver Entertainment in early summer 2012. Read More »

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‘Hunger Games’ Fan Frenzy Starts Early

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday March 3, 2012 @ 8:59pm PSTTags: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Lionsgate, The Hunger Games

Lionsgate’s hotly anticipated The Hunger Games today held the first stop on its national mall tour with major talent in tow. The fan event at the Westfield Century City mall … Read More »

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‘The Hunger Games’ Sets National Mall Tour Dates With Major Talent In Tow

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday February 22, 2012 @ 2:01am PSTTags: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, The Hunger Games

SANTA MONICA, CA (February 21, 2012) – Talent from The Hunger Games will be embarking on a national tour to meet press and fans March 3rd – 10th, 2012. The tour, sponsored by the Microsoft Store, China Glaze, and h2O Spring Water will include stops in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Seattle, Phoenix, Dallas, Miami, Chicago, and Minneapolis.

Each stop will include a Q&A event where fans will have a chance to ask questions of their favorite cast members and participate in fun giveaways such as a chance to win a limited-edition Hunger Games HP Folio PC from the Microsoft Store or additional Hunger Games gear. Talent will be available for select press opportunities the morning of each tour stop. To request information regarding any of the tour stops, see media contacts below.

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Liam Hemsworth To Star In Relativity’s ‘Timeless’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday January 25, 2012 @ 9:48am PSTTags: Liam Hemsworth

Liam Hemsworth Timeless(Beverly Hills, Calif.) January 25, 2012 – Relativity Media has signed Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games) to star as the lead character Rory in its upcoming romantic drama Timeless, written by Bill Kelly (Enchanted). Relativity has also closed a deal with Phillip Noyce, known for international action-thrillers Salt, Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger, to direct the emotional film.

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Liam Hemsworth To Star In ‘Empire State’: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson In Negotiations

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Thursday January 5, 2012 @ 2:03am PSTTags: Dwayne Johnson, Liam Hemsworth

EXCLUSIVE: I’ve just learned that The Hunger Games‘ Liam Hemsworth is about to close a deal to star as ‘Chris’ in Empire State, an indie heist movie written by Adam Mazer (Breach, HBO’s You Don’t Know Jack) with Dito Montiel (Fighting, The Son … Read More »

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Hot Trailer: ‘The Hunger Games’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday November 14, 2011 @ 6:00am PSTTags: Carl Icahn, Gary Ross, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Lionsgate, Movie Trailer, The Hunger Games
Mike Fleming

Lionsgate has released its first trailer for The Hunger Games, the Gary Ross-directed adaptation of the first of a trilogy of Suzanne Collins novels. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth and will be released March 23. … Read More »

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‘Die Hard’ Search For Bruce Willis’ Son Down To Four Actors

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday November 4, 2011 @ 1:43pm PDTTags: 20th Century Fox, A Good Day To Die Hard, Aaron Paul, Bruce Willis, James Badge Dale, John Moore, Liam Hemsworth
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: In the young actor category, a role to die for is John McClane Jr, the son of Bruce Willis’ indestructible cop character in A Good Day To Die Hard, … Read More »

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Liam Hemsworth Joins ‘Expendables 2′

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday September 19, 2011 @ 2:51pm PDTTags: Film Casting, Liam Hemsworth, Millennium Films, The Expendables 2

Liam Hemsworth has been cast in The Expendables 2, the sequel to the action-hero-rich actioner that Simon West is directing for Millennium Films. The movie already stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews and Jet Li, … Read More »

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FilmDistrict Near U.S. Distribution Deal For Ryan Gosling-Nic Refn ‘Only God Forgives’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday June 29, 2011 @ 8:31pm PDTTags: Angelina Jolie, Anthony Mackie, Bob Berney, Bruce Willis, Chuck Russell, Derek Cianfrance, FilmDistrict, Gerard Butler, Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Josh Brolin, Julianne Moore, Liam Hemsworth, Logan's Run, Nicolas Winding Refn, Peter Schlessel, Ruben Fleischer, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Steve Carell, Taylor Hackford
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: In a low-seven-figure minimum guarantee deal, FilmDistrict has acquired U.S. rights to Only God Forgives, a drama that will reteam Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn with Ryan Gosling. Several distributors were in the mix, but FilmDistrict’s Peter Schlessel had … Read More »

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Liam Hemsworth Looks About To Go ‘AWOL’

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday June 24, 2011 @ 7:04pm PDTTags: Film Casting, Liam Hemsworth, Teresa Palmer

Liam Hemsworth, star of The Hunger Games and The Last Song, is in negotiations to play one of the lead roles in the Vietnam-era romantic drama indie based on a true story, AWOL. Also in negotiations to star alongside … Read More »

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Lionsgate Shrewdly Factored Four ‘Hunger Games’ Into Talent Deals

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday June 1, 2011 @ 4:02pm PDTTags: Gary Ross, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Lionsgate, The Hunger Games
Mike Fleming

As my colleague David Lieberman pointed out this morning, Lionsgate brass crowed to Wall Street analysts about their high expectations for the four movies that will be made from Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games novels. Wait a minute, four movies? Lionsgate toppers inadvertently dropped a bit of a bombshell, because everybody thought there would be three movies, one for each book in the series. Right now, the notion of making four movies isn’t set in stone, but apparently, Lionsgate has been carefully observing predecessors who squeezed an extra film out of a book franchise. Namely Warner Bros on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and Summit on  Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. Unlike those two examples, Lionsgate has covered itself by signing the cast to option deals that encompass all four films. By contrast, the Harry Potter kids made set-for-life fortunes when their contracts had to be changed to add another film, and so did the Twilight Saga stars. We’re talking tens of millions of dollars here in the monies paid to Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson and the other cast members. Lionsgate will likely have to sweeten the cast deals if the films hit as big as everybody expects them to, but the indie studio will have the leverage. As for how the trilogy will be turned into four films, it’ll go much the way that Harry Potter and Twilight Saga did. The first two books will be the first two films. The last book will be split in half. The final installment, Mockingjay, is logistically ambitious and can be scaled up comfortably to cover two films. I believe that Gary Ross and Collins have done rewrites and already figured out how to create a satisfying ending to the third film. Read More »

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FilmDistrict Making Deal For Liam Hemsworth-Starrer ‘Arabian Nights’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday May 12, 2011 @ 1:58pm PDTTags: Bob Berney, Cannes, Chuck Russell, Liam Hemsworth, Peter Schlessel
Mike Fleming

UPDATE, 3:15 PM: FilmDistrict has confirmed its deal. The release is below the original exclusive post.

EXCLUSIVE: After starting the day by acquiring the Gerard Butler soccer comedy Playing the Field, FilmDistrict’s Peter Schlessel and Bob Berney are near a deal to acquire domestic rights to Arabian Nights, the Inferno Entertainment project that has Chuck Russell directing The Hunger Games’ star Liam Hemsworth. The film is in its formative stages, with Russell and Barry Ambrose co-writing the script. It’s an ambitious $60 million action film that Inferno is creating action on in the Cannes Festival market. (Inferno also is in pre-production on director Andrew Niccol’s The Host with Saoirse Ronan and in post on the Brad Pitt starrer Cogan’s Trade, Joe Carnahan’s The Grey and Killer Elite.) Meanwhile, FilmDistrict is being aggressive; its first two releases, Insidious and Soul Surfer, both scored at the box office.

Cannes, FRANCE (May 12, 2011) – FilmDistrict announced today the company has acquired all U.S. rights from Inferno Entertainment to ARABIAN NIGHTS, with Chuck Russell (The Mask, Scorpion King) set to direct and Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games) set to star. Russell also co-wrote the screenplay with Barry Ambrose. Inferno’s Bill Johnson is producing the film with ROAR’s Will Ward and Jay Froberg, and Mayhem Pictures’ Mark Ciardi. Inferno’s Jim Seibel is executive producing. Inferno is handling worldwide sales of the film.

ARABIAN NIGHTS is a visually stunning 3-D retelling of the classic adventure tale about a bold, young commander (Hemsworth) who joins forces with Sinbad, Aladdin and his Genie to rescue Scheherazade and save her Kingdom from the dark powers of an immortal Sorcerer. The film weaves together weaves together several beloved tales and characters into a wild magic carpet ride for all ages.

“Chuck Russell’s film is entertainment on a grand scale,” says Peter Schlessel, CEO of FilmDistrict. “With its enchanting story and astonishing visuals, ARABIAN NIGHTS truly creates cinematic magic.”

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