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Spain is hoping to tap into the revival of the swashbuckler with Lope, the story of 16th playwright Lope De Vega, directed by Brazils Andrucha Waddington and shot in Morocco.The $20m Spanish-Brazilian action adventure Lope has been 10 years in the making and has passed through the hands of some varied players along the way, including Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros and even an acolyte of Opus Dei.The project began life in 1999 when Jordi Gasull, then head of development at renowned Sp
stanley cup anish producer Elias Querejetas company Esicma 鈥?where his credits included Manuel Poiriers Film Les Femmes Ou Les Enfants DAbord starring Sergi Lopez 鈥?decided he wanted to make a film about a Spanish historical figure. Its very important when financing a Spanish movie to have one of the three major
stanley italy national TV networks backing you Jordi Gasull, producer, El Toro Films A friend of mine gave me three biographies, one on [Don Quixote author] Miguel de Cervantes, another on the architect Juan De Herrera and finally one on the 16th century playwright Lope De Vega. It was this final book that grabbed me as his life sounded as interesting as his plays, says Gasull.Querejeta was not happy with the first draft of the script, which focused on Madrid-born Lopes turbulent early life and a love triangle between Lope, his partner Elena Osorio and his lover, Isabel de Urbina, the sister of King Philip IIs earl marshall, who he kidnapped an
stanley cup d took to Lisbon. Elias thought it was too Hollywood, too young and to Pgwx Fantasia
Multi-million pound deal will see the company develop an animated TV series and more films.Studiocanal is set to develop an animated Paddington Bear television series after acquiring the rights to the iconic childrens character in a multi-million-pound deal.The Vivendi-owned French production and distribution giant has bought Paddington and Company and The Copyrights Group, giving it nearly full control of the brand worldwide.Paddington and Com
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stanley cup ellectual property rights, apart from publishing, to Paddington Bear, while the Copyrights Group acts as merchandise licensing agent.Paddington Bear creat
stanley romania or Michael Bond will retain the publishing rights, working with Studiocanal. It is understood he does not wish to add to existing series of books.Studiocanal will be free to exploit the character across film, TV, games and merchandising, as well as other projects, such as theme parks.The companys first instalment in its Paddington film franchise was a global smash securing $260m at the theatrical box office alone last year. A sequel is due to go into production in October while a third film is also in the pipeline.Studiocanal struck the deal with Bond; his daughter Karen Jankel, the managing director of Paddington Bear and Company; Nicholas Durbridge, the boss of Copyrights Group, and The Agencys Stephen Durbridge. It was brokered by About Corporate Finance.This article was first published on Screens sister publication Broadcast.TopicsEuropeProductionTelevisionUK/Irela
