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South Korea s distribution sector looks set for a major realignment, with CJ Entertainment announcing plans to invest in both halves of soon-to-be-split rival Plenus Entertainment.CJ s initial focus will be on the internet/game business, part of its efforts to expand into a total entertainment company encompassing film, exhibition, cable TV, and games.This weekend it announced the purchase of a 18.8% controlling stake in Plenus, which is a major player in the lucrative online game industry through its NetMarble internet business. The $69.6m WON 80bn purchase of shares from primary shareholder Bang Joon-hyuk w
stanley cup as jointly funded by CJ Entertainment $36.5m and parent company CJ Corp. $33.1m .Although CJ will gain management control of the company, it has given NetMarble founder Bang a three-year mandate to continue running the busi
stanley cup ness.Meanwhile, rival distributor Cinema Service, which is scheduled to complete its formal separation from Plenus on May 28 see Scre
stanley italy enDaily, January 16 , looks likely to receive a substantial cash infusion from CJ Entertainment.Cinema Service, which will need to provide Plenus with an estimated $69.6m WON 80bn to secure its independence, is expected to receive a portion of this amount up to 25%, according to local press reports from CJ Entertainment.Although exact terms of the deal are not confirmed -- one solution floated was for Cinema Service to provide CJ Entertainment with the rights to three films per year -- CJ has stressed that Cin Ndpu UK-China producers join forces; The Proving Ground first project
Psychological thriller completes Rome shoot.Principal photography has wrapped on AMBIs psychological thriller Black Butterfly, starring Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Piper Perabo.The movie, directed by Brian Goodman What Doesnt Kill You , shot for seven weeks in Rome.Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardis AMBI Group and Silvio Muraglias Paradox Studios financed and produced. Executive producers are Mikael Wiren and Alexandra Klim. Marc Frydman is also a producer.The movie is based on the French film Papillon Noir written by Herv茅 Korian. Justin Stanley Stigmata and Steve Hilts wrote the screenplay.The thriller centres on Paul Banderas , a down on his luck screenwriter who picks up a drifter Rhys Meyers and offers him a place to stay. However, when the deranged stranger takes Paul hostage and forces him to write, their unhinged relationship brings buried secrets to light.TopicsEuropeProduction No comments Related articles
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