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Mark Roybal Leaving Indian Paintbrush To Become Exec Veep At 20th Century Fox

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday April 16, 2013 @ 6:00pm PDTTags: 20th Century Fox, Emma Watts, Indian Paintbrush, Mark Roybal
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Roybal, the well-respected president of Steven Rales’ indie production shingle Indian Paintbrush, is leaving. He is being hired by 20th Century Fox production president Emma Watts to become EVP Production. He fills the slot that Peter Kang left when he exited the studio and subsequently signed on at Paramount. I’m told that Roybal will oversee Gone Girl and the Matt Reeves-directed sequel Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes. Gone Girl, an adaptation of the Gillian Flynn bestseller, is the odds-on favorite to be the next film that David Fincher directs.

He leaves Rales’ Indian Paintbrush in a good place. The company has established itself as a respected financier and producer of classy fare, from the Drake Doremus-directed Like Crazy to the Wes Anderson-directed Moonrise Kingdom and his follow-up The Grand Budapest Hotel. Also coming is Jason Reitman’s next film, Labor Day. Roybal’s exit is amicable. READ MORE »

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Indian Paintbrush Buys Screen Rights To Frankfurt Sensation ‘The Andalucian Friend’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday November 8, 2011 @ 7:07pm PSTTags: Indian Paintbrush, Mark Roybal, Steven Rales
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Indian Paintbrush has acquired screen rights to The Andalucian Friend, a debut novel by Swedish author Alexander Soderberg that created a huge buzz and sold big at the Frankfurt Book Fair several weeks ago. The novel sold strongly in … Read More »

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Chris Terrio To Write ‘A Murder Foretold’ For Paramount And Indian Paintbrush

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday October 13, 2011 @ 1:15pm PDTTags: Ben Affleck, Garrett Basch, Mark Roybal, Steve Zaillian, Steven Rales
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount and Indian Paintbrush have hired Chris Terrio to write A Murder Foretold, the fact-based drama based on the David Grann  article in the April 4 issue of The New Yorker about a series of high-level murders in … Read More »

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Focus Features Buys Steve Carell Pic ‘Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday May 9, 2011 @ 3:27pm PDTTags: Cannes, Keira Knightley, Lorene Scafaria, Mark Roybal, Steve Carell, Steve Golin, Steven Rales
Mike Fleming

Focus Features acquired U.S. distribution rights to the Lorene Scafaria-directed Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, which is Steve Carell’s first project since leaving The Office. He stars with Keira Knightley and shooting begins this month … Read More »

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Wes Anderson Attracts Killer Cast For ‘Moon Rise Kingdom’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday November 10, 2010 @ 12:15pm PSTTags: Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Mark Roybal, Moon Rise Kingdom, Movie Deals, Movies, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson
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Billionaire Steven Rales Taps Mark Roybal To Ramp Up Indian Paintbrush Film Shingle

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday September 22, 2010 @ 2:00pm PDTTags: Indian Paintbrush, Mark Roybal, Mark Roybal Indian Paintbrush, Movies, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: In a move that signals billionaire Steven Rales’ intent to step up his output of auteur-driven prestige films, he has hired Mark Roybal to become president of production of his Indian Paintbrush banner. Roybal spent the last … Read More »

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