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Toronto: Sony Pictures Landing ‘Hysteria’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday September 30, 2011 @ 1:10pm PDTTags: Christoph Waltz, Felicity Jones, Hugh Dancy, Hysteria, Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Jonathan Pryce, Kate Winslet, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Barker, Roman Polanski, Rupert Everett, Sony Pictures Classics, Tanya Wexler, Tom Bernard, Yasmina Reza
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: I’m told that Sony Pictures Classics is near a deal to distribute Hysteria, the Tanya Wexler-directed romantic comedy based on the surprising truth of how Mortimer Granville came up with the world’s first electro-mechanical vibrator as an advance in medical science. The film created a — wait for it — buzz when it premiered September 15 at Roy Thomson Hall. Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Pryce, Rupert Everett and Felicity Jones star in the film. Samuel Goldwyn Films and Millennium also chased the title. Sony Pictures Classics partners Michael Barker and Tom Bernard have this evening’s opening-night film of the New York Film Festival with the premiere of Carnage, the Roman Polanski-directed feature adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s Tony-winning play. Polanski shot the film in Paris, with Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly starring. Hysteria was repped by Cassian Elwes and Elle Driver.

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Sony Classics Gets Roman Polanski’s ‘Carnage’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday April 14, 2011 @ 9:11am PDTTags: Christoph Waltz, ICM, Jeff Berg, Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet, Michael Barker, Roman Polanski, Sony Pictures Classics, Tom Bernard, Yasmina Reza
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Deadline told you last week that Sony Pictures Classics was wrapping up distribution on Roman Polanski’s adaptation of the Broadway hit God of Carnage. They’ve just announced the deal for the movie, with the abbreviated title Carnage:

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Sony Classics Nears ‘God Of Carnage’ Deal

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday April 7, 2011 @ 12:49pm PDTTags: Christoph Waltz, God of Carnage, Hope Davis, ICM, James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels, Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet, Marcia Gay Harden, Michael Barker, Sony Pictures Classics, Tom Bernard, Yasmina Reza
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: I’m told that Sony Pictures Classics partners Michael Barker and Tom Bernard are tying up a deal to acquire US rights to God Of Carnage, the  Roman Polanski-directed feature adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s Tony-winning play. Polanski shot the film … Read More »

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‘God of Carnage’ Original Cast Returns For LA Run

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday January 12, 2011 @ 9:50am PSTTags: God of Carnage, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels, Marcia Gay Harden, Theater, Yasmina Reza
Mike Fleming

With a foot of snow on my Long Island doorstep, it’s already easy to envy anyone in Los Angeles. Now, the original cast of Yasmina Reza’s Tony-winning play God of Carnage has agreed to reunite for a six-week run at … Read More »

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Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet To Star In Roman Polanski’s ‘God Of Carnage’

By TIM ADLER in London | Thursday September 23, 2010 @ 6:00am PDTTags: Christoph Waltz, God of Carnage, God of Carnage Casting, Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Matt Dillon, Movies, Roman Polanski, Yasmina Reza

UPDATE: Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) will also star in Polanski’s adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s Tony-winning play. I’m told the second male lead isn’t cast yet. Shooting begins in Paris in February for 12 weeks. Although the film is set in … Read More »

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