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Elie Samaha's Franchise Pictures is in aggressive form at the American Film Market this year, having already closed an eight-picture deal with Artport in Japan that Samaha says is worth in excess of $9m.
Among the titles to which Artport picked up rights are David Mamet's new picture Spartan, which stars Val Kilmer and William H Macy, Out Of Reach starring Steven Seagal and new action vehicles for Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
The deal was closed between Franchise's president of international distribution Mimi Steinbauer and Artport chief Junichi Matsu****a.
Newly financed Franchise has some of the market's most eagerly awaited films including Paul Verhoeven's next film Void Moon that is based on the best-seller by Michael Connolly and Kevin Reynolds' Tristan And Isolde, produced by Ridley Scott and starring James Franco.
Southern California construction magnate Ronald Tutor and co-investor David Bergstein recently acquired 49% of Franchise, which has a distribution deal with Warner Bros whereby Warner handles domestic rights on all Franchise pictures budgeted at more than $20m.
This year the arrangement will yield Rob Reiner's Alex And Emma aka Loosely Based On A True Story with Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson, the sequel The Whole Ten Yards with Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry reprising their original roles, and Andrew Fleming's The Wedding Party starring Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks among others.
The company has also signed a three-picture deal with Norris Film Works, the production company run by Chuck Norris' son Mike Norris, kickboxing off with the completed effects-heavy action picture Bells Of Innocence starring Chuck Norris as an angel overseeing a chess game between good and evil.
Taken from http://www.screendaily.com/story.asp?storyid=11355
Elie Samaha's Franchise Pictures is in aggressive form at the American Film Market this year, having already closed an eight-picture deal with Artport in Japan that Samaha says is worth in excess of $9m.
Among the titles to which Artport picked up rights are David Mamet's new picture Spartan, which stars Val Kilmer and William H Macy, Out Of Reach starring Steven Seagal and new action vehicles for Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
The deal was closed between Franchise's president of international distribution Mimi Steinbauer and Artport chief Junichi Matsu****a.
Newly financed Franchise has some of the market's most eagerly awaited films including Paul Verhoeven's next film Void Moon that is based on the best-seller by Michael Connolly and Kevin Reynolds' Tristan And Isolde, produced by Ridley Scott and starring James Franco.
Southern California construction magnate Ronald Tutor and co-investor David Bergstein recently acquired 49% of Franchise, which has a distribution deal with Warner Bros whereby Warner handles domestic rights on all Franchise pictures budgeted at more than $20m.
This year the arrangement will yield Rob Reiner's Alex And Emma aka Loosely Based On A True Story with Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson, the sequel The Whole Ten Yards with Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry reprising their original roles, and Andrew Fleming's The Wedding Party starring Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks among others.
The company has also signed a three-picture deal with Norris Film Works, the production company run by Chuck Norris' son Mike Norris, kickboxing off with the completed effects-heavy action picture Bells Of Innocence starring Chuck Norris as an angel overseeing a chess game between good and evil.
Taken from http://www.screendaily.com/story.asp?storyid=11355