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Berlin: CAA Holding Back From Selling Domestic On Madonna’s ‘W.E’

By TIM ADLER in London | Monday February 14, 2011 @ 5:31am PSTTags: 61st Berlin Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, IM Global W.E., Madonna, Modonna W.E., Movie Deals, Movies, W.E.

The agency has decided to wait until the Fall before selling North American rights to Madonna’s W.E. following its Berlin preview on Saturday. It may either start negotiating at Venice or Toronto, I’m told. Optimum Releasing, the British arm of Studio Canal, is close to taking UK rights from sales agent IM Global, which is handling overseas. The deal should be done by the end of today. Village Roadshow has already taken Australia and New Zealand, while I’m told offers are in “over asking price” for France, Germany, Italy, Latin America, Russia and Spain. Abbie Cornish stars opposite Oscar Isaac as a modern-day New Yorker obsessed with the royal love story between Britain’s King Edward VIII (James D’Arcy) and American divorcee Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough). The pic is still in post and will be for several months.

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Director Madonna To Debut ‘W.E.’ Saturday

By TIM ADLER in London | Thursday February 10, 2011 @ 2:19am PSTTags: 61st Berlin Film Festival, Abbie Cornish W.E., Andrea Riseborough, IM Global W.E., James D'Arcy W.E., Madonna, Modonna W.E., Movies, Stuart Ford, W.E.

Madonna, the pop singer-turned-director, will be in Berlin this Saturday to present footage from her W.E. to overseas distributors. Sales agent IM Global will be screening clips to around 200 invited guests but has held back from making any pre-sales until now. This … Read More »

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Fox Father and Son In Madonna’s ‘W.E.’

By TIM ADLER in London | Tuesday July 6, 2010 @ 8:43am PDTTags: Abbie Cornish W.E., Andrea Riseborough, Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, James D'Arcy W.E., Madonna, Modonna W.E., The King's Speech, Tom Hooper

MadonnaArt imitates life as two of the Fox acting dynasty act together for the first time on the big screen in Madonna’s W.E. film. James Fox (Sherlock Holmes) plays King George V, while his real-life son Laurence plays unwilling heir-to-the-throne Bertie. … Read More »

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