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Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe look to have found their next project to partner on as the Oscar-nominated actor is in talks ...
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp, who starred in Robert Eggers' "Nosferatu," are set to re-team with the filmmaker for ...
In “Nosferatu,” Taylor-Johnson played Friedrich Harding, a wealthy shipbuilder who does not heed Thomas and Ellen Hutter’s ...
Niels Swinkels has been promoted to president of international distribution at Focus Features. He was previously EVP and ...
Universal Pictures International’s EVP and Manager Director Niels Swinkels will now add President, International Distribution ...
Variety ranks the 30 best films from Focus Features, celebrating its 20th anniversary, including "Brokeback Mountain" and "Atonement." ...
Focus Features Announces More Key Senior Hires UDATED: Incoming Focus CEO Peter Schlessel is expanding his team to include additional FilmDistrict executives.
FilmDistrict founder and chief executive Peter Schlessel will transition to Focus Features as its chief executive and lead an expansion of the specialty label, Universal Pictures said Wednesday ...
Focus Features has announced a shift in ideology, folding in FilmDistrict and focusing on a broader cache of product. While the label isn’t dead, the identity will most certainly change. Here ...
The London-based Focus Features International will close its doors on Dec. 31, marking the final step in a dramatic overhaul of the Universal-owned specialty division. Official word of the closure ...
Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Focus Features has in that time become a fixture of the art-house scene and awards circuit. The company is known for releasing such movies as “Brokeback ...
In an overhaul of its Focus Features imprint, Universal Pictures is installing FilmDistrict founder Peter Schlessel as the new head of the specialty movie label.