Peter Schlessel
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Focus Features Hires Jason Cassidy as President of Marketing
Executive had been chief marketing officer for Open Road Films
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Focus Features CEO Peter Schlessel to Exit as Unit Merges With Universal Pictures International
Schlessel to leave April 1 as Peter Kujawski becomes chairman of new global unit
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Tom Ford’s ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Amy Adams Sells for $20 Million to Focus Features
Cannes 2015: Focus has Universal backing in the acquisition
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Focus Features Names Jim Burke President of Production
Current SVP of Production Josh McLaughlin also promoted to Executive Vice President
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Eddie Redmayne’s Transgender Drama ‘The Danish Girl’ Gets Awards Season Release Date
Focus Features will unveil the Working Title production in New York and Los Angeles on Nov. 27, 2015
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‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Sequel Lands Jackie Earle Haley As First New Cast Member (Exclusive)
Babak Najafi is directing the Gerard Butler action movie “London Has Fallen” for Focus and Millennium Films
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Focus Features to Distribute ‘Boxtrolls’ Studio Laika’s Next Three Movies
Universal Pictures International will release the films overseas
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Jason Sudeikis, ‘Batman v Superman’s’ Jeremy Irons Join Jesse Owens Movie
Stephen Hopkins will direct the Focus Features drama, which stars Stephan James as the Olympic legend
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Supernatural Thriller ‘The Forest’ Goes to Focus Features
A January 2016 release is set for film based on idea by David Goyer, which will be directed by Jason Zada
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Gerard Butler’s ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Sequel Acquired by Focus Features
The original movie grossed nearly $100 million at the domestic box office
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‘World War Z’ Sequel Director Juan Antonio Bayona to Tackle ‘A Monster Calls’ First
Focus Features is nearing a deal to acquire the high-profile project, which was packaged by CAA
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Third ‘Insidious’ Film in the Works
News comes after $40M+ opening weekend for “Insidious: Chapter 2”
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FilmDistrict Acquires Zac Efron Comedy ‘Are We Officially Dating?’
Tom Gormican's movie co-stars Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller
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FilmDistrict Launches High Top Releasing, a New Boutique Label
The label's first two releases will be a romantic drama starring Ja Rule and a sequel to "The Ultimate Gift"
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FilmDistrict, TriStar Partner on ‘Pompeii,’ Period Drama to Arrive Feb. 2014
"Resident Evil" director Paul W.S. Anderson is directing
