Dick Cook Studios (Dcs), an independent production company helmed by former Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook, will receive Aud $30 million in Australian government funding to produce two fantasy features in the country.
The funding is part of an Australian Location Incentive Program with a warchest of Aud $140 million. The fund was announced in May 2018 to lure foreign productions to Australia. Melbourne’s Docklands Studios will also receive government money to construct a massive new soundstage as part of that push. The government is backing a Aud $46 million, 3700-square-metre soundstage. Dcs will also establish an ongoing production office at the studio.
The new facility is being expanded to enable Docklands to compete with Sydney’s Fox Studios and the Gold Coast’s Village Roadshow Studios for foreign film projects. The project will be under construction for an estimated two years.
Dcs is planning on first producing Ranger’s Apprentice,...
The funding is part of an Australian Location Incentive Program with a warchest of Aud $140 million. The fund was announced in May 2018 to lure foreign productions to Australia. Melbourne’s Docklands Studios will also receive government money to construct a massive new soundstage as part of that push. The government is backing a Aud $46 million, 3700-square-metre soundstage. Dcs will also establish an ongoing production office at the studio.
The new facility is being expanded to enable Docklands to compete with Sydney’s Fox Studios and the Gold Coast’s Village Roadshow Studios for foreign film projects. The project will be under construction for an estimated two years.
Dcs is planning on first producing Ranger’s Apprentice,...
- 10/19/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Days after ScreenDaily reported from the China-us Motion Picture Summit that Dick Cook Studios (Dcs) was in talks with additional Asian investors including Film Carnival, the former Disney chairman has closed a half-billion slate financing deal with the Chinese company.
Film Carnival, which has business interests with lead Dcs investor Citic Guoan, will provide full financing on all Dcs films, while Cook and his team latter will develop, produce, market and distribute the slate worldwide.
First on the slate is Ranger’s Apprentice, a literary adaptation from the fantasy series by Australian author John Flanagan that Paul Haggis is set to direct later this year.
Dcs also will provide strategic assistance to Film Carnival, run by chairman Lou Xiaolou, as it seeks to build out its own slate of films in China.
And in what the parties have called an unprecedented move, Film Carnival will facilitate investment in single Dcs films by other Chinese entities.
Cook said: “We...
Film Carnival, which has business interests with lead Dcs investor Citic Guoan, will provide full financing on all Dcs films, while Cook and his team latter will develop, produce, market and distribute the slate worldwide.
First on the slate is Ranger’s Apprentice, a literary adaptation from the fantasy series by Australian author John Flanagan that Paul Haggis is set to direct later this year.
Dcs also will provide strategic assistance to Film Carnival, run by chairman Lou Xiaolou, as it seeks to build out its own slate of films in China.
And in what the parties have called an unprecedented move, Film Carnival will facilitate investment in single Dcs films by other Chinese entities.
Cook said: “We...
- 3/29/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Days after Screendaily reported from the China-us Motion Picture Summit that Dick Cook Studios (Dcs) was in talks with additional Asian investors including Film Carnival, the former Disney chairman has closed a half-billion slate financing deal with the Chinese company.
Film Carnival, which has business interests with lead Dcs investor Citic Guoan, will provide full financing on all Dcs films, while Cook and his team latter will develop, produce, market and distribute the slate worldwide.
First on the slate is Ranger’s Apprentice, a literary adaptation from the fantasy series by Australian author John Flanagan that Paul Haggis is set to direct later this year.
Dcs also will provide strategic assistance to Film Carnival, run by chairman Lou Xiaolou, as it seeks to build out its own slate of films in China.
And in what the parties have called an unprecedented move, Film Carnival will facilitate investment in single Dcs films by other Chinese entities.
Cook said: “We...
Film Carnival, which has business interests with lead Dcs investor Citic Guoan, will provide full financing on all Dcs films, while Cook and his team latter will develop, produce, market and distribute the slate worldwide.
First on the slate is Ranger’s Apprentice, a literary adaptation from the fantasy series by Australian author John Flanagan that Paul Haggis is set to direct later this year.
Dcs also will provide strategic assistance to Film Carnival, run by chairman Lou Xiaolou, as it seeks to build out its own slate of films in China.
And in what the parties have called an unprecedented move, Film Carnival will facilitate investment in single Dcs films by other Chinese entities.
Cook said: “We...
- 3/29/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Fernando Bustamante/AP/Press Association Images
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers might be on the verge of making his first significant summer acquisition.
Sky sources claim that Liverpool have made an offer to Sevilla for their left-back Alberto Moreno. No official word yet on how much the offer is but The Guardian say it could be as high as £16 million (20 million euros) with Liverpool midfielder Suso also included into the deal.
The 21-year-old was one of Sevilla’s best players last season and helped them to their Europa League winning success which also caught the eye of the Spain boss who included Moreno in his preliminary 30-man World Cup squad. He had also been linked with a move to Champions League winners Real Madrid as a replacement for the Portugese full-back Fabio Coentrao but Liverpool are looking to move quickly to secure their man.
Left full-back has been a bit of...
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers might be on the verge of making his first significant summer acquisition.
Sky sources claim that Liverpool have made an offer to Sevilla for their left-back Alberto Moreno. No official word yet on how much the offer is but The Guardian say it could be as high as £16 million (20 million euros) with Liverpool midfielder Suso also included into the deal.
The 21-year-old was one of Sevilla’s best players last season and helped them to their Europa League winning success which also caught the eye of the Spain boss who included Moreno in his preliminary 30-man World Cup squad. He had also been linked with a move to Champions League winners Real Madrid as a replacement for the Portugese full-back Fabio Coentrao but Liverpool are looking to move quickly to secure their man.
Left full-back has been a bit of...
- 5/29/2014
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Media Image Ltd
Date: Sunday, December 1 Venue: Kc Stadium Kick-off: 14:05
Hull City are looking to bounce back in the best possible fashion after losing at home to Crystal Palace last week, while Liverpool are flying-high in second place thanks to the Sas partnership up front.
Team News
Curtis Davies is expected to start despite a minor shin problem and is likely to be joined in defence by Alex Bruce in Paul McShane’s absence.
Hull are also without Stephen Quinn and Sone Aluko but James Chester is available after two months on the sidelines.
Liverpool are expected to be without Daniel Sturridge who hobbled out of training on Friday, how long is ankle injury will keep him out is not yet known.
Jose Enrique’s continued absence means John Flanagan will continue at left-back.
Key Stats
The last time the two clubs faced off was on the final day of the 2009-10 season,...
Date: Sunday, December 1 Venue: Kc Stadium Kick-off: 14:05
Hull City are looking to bounce back in the best possible fashion after losing at home to Crystal Palace last week, while Liverpool are flying-high in second place thanks to the Sas partnership up front.
Team News
Curtis Davies is expected to start despite a minor shin problem and is likely to be joined in defence by Alex Bruce in Paul McShane’s absence.
Hull are also without Stephen Quinn and Sone Aluko but James Chester is available after two months on the sidelines.
Liverpool are expected to be without Daniel Sturridge who hobbled out of training on Friday, how long is ankle injury will keep him out is not yet known.
Jose Enrique’s continued absence means John Flanagan will continue at left-back.
Key Stats
The last time the two clubs faced off was on the final day of the 2009-10 season,...
- 12/1/2013
- by Josh Challies
- Obsessed with Film
Venue: Anfield Kick Off Time: Sunday 17th February 2013 Referee: Howard Webb Team News
Brendan Rodgers will have a near full strength squad to pick from when his old friends visit his new home this weekend. Both Sturridge and Coutinho are widely expected to return to at least the bench after being cup tied for the recent trip to Russia in the Europa League after playing for Chelsea and Inter Milan in Europe already this season, respectively.
This squad boost will indeed be a welcome one for Br after seeing his team fall back into last season’s nightmare where nobody in a red shirt can be seen anywhere near the opposition’s six yard box – the loss of Sturridge for the West Brom and Zenit matches made it all too obvious that Liverpool still lack major fire power. The only missing players from the squad through injury are young John Flanagan...
Brendan Rodgers will have a near full strength squad to pick from when his old friends visit his new home this weekend. Both Sturridge and Coutinho are widely expected to return to at least the bench after being cup tied for the recent trip to Russia in the Europa League after playing for Chelsea and Inter Milan in Europe already this season, respectively.
This squad boost will indeed be a welcome one for Br after seeing his team fall back into last season’s nightmare where nobody in a red shirt can be seen anywhere near the opposition’s six yard box – the loss of Sturridge for the West Brom and Zenit matches made it all too obvious that Liverpool still lack major fire power. The only missing players from the squad through injury are young John Flanagan...
- 2/17/2013
- by Zak Forster
- Obsessed with Film
It’s now twelve Premier League matches into his maiden season at the helm of Liverpool Fc, and with the former ‘top 4’ club sitting in lowly 11th place, just how do Fenway Sports Group (Fsg) measure the success of their summer appointment?
With the mercurial talent of Luis Suarez carrying the team over the line whether it be to steal a draw at Stamford Bridge or to stop the nail-biting at Anfield with a well-taken brace, Brendan’s revolution is under way but is it enough for a group of fans who expect success and American Owners who want more exposure via the highly coveted Champions League places?
In all honesty, sitting in 11th place will not appease either Fsg or the Kop but what will is the improvements the club has shown in recent weeks under Brendan’s guidance. This article will look at four of those positives…
1. If...
With the mercurial talent of Luis Suarez carrying the team over the line whether it be to steal a draw at Stamford Bridge or to stop the nail-biting at Anfield with a well-taken brace, Brendan’s revolution is under way but is it enough for a group of fans who expect success and American Owners who want more exposure via the highly coveted Champions League places?
In all honesty, sitting in 11th place will not appease either Fsg or the Kop but what will is the improvements the club has shown in recent weeks under Brendan’s guidance. This article will look at four of those positives…
1. If...
- 11/23/2012
- by Chris Boyle
- Obsessed with Film
Dirk Kuyt attempting to calm Tom Adeyemi down
Last Friday saw the first Fa Cup fixture of 2012 being played out between Liverpool and Oldham Athletic at Anfield. The home team understandably the favourites of the tie, expected to ease past their League One counterparts, and that they did, eventually. It was a match where the football and achievements of the game itself were completely overshadowed by one petty incident involving a 20-year-old fan and a 20-year-old player. The Reds went into the fixture with the news of Luis Suarez being banned for 8 games, for allegedly racially abusing Patrice Evra, still fresh on their minds. Three days before the third round cup tie, Liverpool played Manchester City away in the Premier League, losing 3-0. The Anfield outfit had decided not to appeal against Suarez’s ban, choosing to put the case to bed and to move on. This decision meant the...
Last Friday saw the first Fa Cup fixture of 2012 being played out between Liverpool and Oldham Athletic at Anfield. The home team understandably the favourites of the tie, expected to ease past their League One counterparts, and that they did, eventually. It was a match where the football and achievements of the game itself were completely overshadowed by one petty incident involving a 20-year-old fan and a 20-year-old player. The Reds went into the fixture with the news of Luis Suarez being banned for 8 games, for allegedly racially abusing Patrice Evra, still fresh on their minds. Three days before the third round cup tie, Liverpool played Manchester City away in the Premier League, losing 3-0. The Anfield outfit had decided not to appeal against Suarez’s ban, choosing to put the case to bed and to move on. This decision meant the...
- 1/10/2012
- by Matt English
- Obsessed with Film
Liverpool play hosts to League One side and former Premier League club, Oldham Athletic, in the first Fa Cup game of the new year.
Oldham were one of the 22 inaugural founding members of the Premier League in 1992, but their top-flight status lasted just two seasons and the club have since slumped to 14th in the third tier of English football.
It will provide little shock if the Premier League outfit rotate their squad for their meeting with the Latics, with a Carling Cup Semi-Final against Manchester City only four days away. The Reds have two more fixtures against City, who they lost 3-0 to in the league on Tuesday, in what will be a busy January for the club, especially with the absence of their star striker, Luis Suarez, whose eight-match ban is underway.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is taking the cup fixtures extremely seriously, with the aim of getting...
Oldham were one of the 22 inaugural founding members of the Premier League in 1992, but their top-flight status lasted just two seasons and the club have since slumped to 14th in the third tier of English football.
It will provide little shock if the Premier League outfit rotate their squad for their meeting with the Latics, with a Carling Cup Semi-Final against Manchester City only four days away. The Reds have two more fixtures against City, who they lost 3-0 to in the league on Tuesday, in what will be a busy January for the club, especially with the absence of their star striker, Luis Suarez, whose eight-match ban is underway.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is taking the cup fixtures extremely seriously, with the aim of getting...
- 1/6/2012
- by Matt English
- Obsessed with Film
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Are you going to Comic-Con in San Diego? Don't miss these panels about chicks in sci-fi, horror, and fantasy.
Thursday, July 22
1:00-2:00 Spotlight on Charlaine Harris— Author and Comic-Con special guest Charlaine Harris gathered a huge fan base with her novels and stories featuring her characters mystery-solving librarian Aurora Teagarden; Shakespeare, Arkansas resident Lily Bard; and the telepathic barmaid who befriends vampires, werewolves, and various other odd creatures, Sookie Stackhouse. Once Sookie and company moved to the small screen with HBO's True Blood, Harris entered the superstar realm. Be a part of the very first Spotlight panel devoted to Charlaine and hear what she has to say about what comes next for Sookie and everyone else! Room 6Bcf
3:00-4:00 Spotlight on Jenette Kahn— For 27 years Comic-Con special guest Jenette Kahn steered the course for DC Comics as its president and publisher, the...
Are you going to Comic-Con in San Diego? Don't miss these panels about chicks in sci-fi, horror, and fantasy.
Thursday, July 22
1:00-2:00 Spotlight on Charlaine Harris— Author and Comic-Con special guest Charlaine Harris gathered a huge fan base with her novels and stories featuring her characters mystery-solving librarian Aurora Teagarden; Shakespeare, Arkansas resident Lily Bard; and the telepathic barmaid who befriends vampires, werewolves, and various other odd creatures, Sookie Stackhouse. Once Sookie and company moved to the small screen with HBO's True Blood, Harris entered the superstar realm. Be a part of the very first Spotlight panel devoted to Charlaine and hear what she has to say about what comes next for Sookie and everyone else! Room 6Bcf
3:00-4:00 Spotlight on Jenette Kahn— For 27 years Comic-Con special guest Jenette Kahn steered the course for DC Comics as its president and publisher, the...
- 7/20/2010
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
Friday is Star Wars Day at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, but that doesn't mean horror hounds won't find a lot to do there as well. In fact, if you're lucky enough to get into Hall H early in the morning, you'll have a chance to see Nicolas Cage and Nicolas Cage's hair!
Friday – July 23
10:00-11:00 Comedy Central: Ugly Americans — David M. Stern (showrunner and executive producer), Dan Powell (executive producer), Jeff Poliquin (supervising producer), Devin Clark (producer and series creator), Aaron Augenblick (director of animation), Matt Oberg (voice of Mark Lilly), Kurt Metzger (voice of Randall Skeffington), and Randy Pearlstein (voice of Leonard) take you behind the scenes at this animated series sensation. Featuring a sneak peek of the new season, Q&A, and more. One audience member selected will be drawn into an upcoming episode! Room 25Abc
11:15-11:45 Summit Entertainment: Drive Angry 3D...
Friday – July 23
10:00-11:00 Comedy Central: Ugly Americans — David M. Stern (showrunner and executive producer), Dan Powell (executive producer), Jeff Poliquin (supervising producer), Devin Clark (producer and series creator), Aaron Augenblick (director of animation), Matt Oberg (voice of Mark Lilly), Kurt Metzger (voice of Randall Skeffington), and Randy Pearlstein (voice of Leonard) take you behind the scenes at this animated series sensation. Featuring a sneak peek of the new season, Q&A, and more. One audience member selected will be drawn into an upcoming episode! Room 25Abc
11:15-11:45 Summit Entertainment: Drive Angry 3D...
- 7/9/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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