Meledandri's Illumination adds two executives

Chris Meledandri's Illumination Entertainment is ongoing to exhibit its growth, announcing the employs of Brooke Breton like a senior production executive and Package Giordano as director of development. The shingle has additionally upped Kristin Wong-Ward to some creative professional position. Breton is presently creating the "Wretched Me" amusement park attraction for Illumination that will open at Universal Galleries Orlando in June 2012. She labored for quite some time at Lightstorm Entertainment, becoming an professional on several projects including "Avatar," which she was an professional producer. Giordano most lately offered as Vice president of Ben Stiller's Red-colored Hour Films and was an connect producer on Sony's "half an hour or Less." Besides these employs, Illumination also lately hired Eddie Egan since it's mind of selling. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

Puss In Boots gets a cool Old Spice Guy TV spot

It has to be said, Shrek-spinoff Puss In Boots is doing little wrong in its mission of stoking up our interest in the film.Considering it initially sounded like a brazen attempt to milk the surly ogre's franchise for all it was worth, Antonio Banderas' ginger moggy has been stealthily building anticipation for his standalone flick.The trailer made it look like he could hold his own, we were impressed with what we saw at the Cannes Film Festival this year, and it recently got a super-cute motion poster to snare in the kitty-lovers.The arrival of this Old Spice-inspired TV spot is possibly the marketing team's best move yet.Presuming you were one of the squillions of people who watched those ads (starring 'Old Spice Guy' Isaiah Mustafa) go viral, you'll want to check out the clip below right now:Puss In Boots opens on 9 December 2011.

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FBI makes arrest within the new the new sony hacking situation

The FBI arrested a Phoenix guy on Thursday suspected of hacking into the pcs in the new the new sony Pictures Entertainment.Cody Kretsinger, 23, of Phoenix, is billed with joining the LulzSec hacking group that mentioned credit for hacking into the The brand new the new sony pcs from May 27 to June 2. Kretsinger is well known with the moniker "recursion." An excellent jury indicted him on Sept. 2 on charges of conspiracy and unauthorized impairment from the protected computer, nevertheless it was saved under seal until his arrest.The FBI alleges that Kretsinger completed the attack by delivering a proxy server to mask his Ip. He together with other cyber-terrorist acquired personal data in the new the new sony personal computers having an "SQL injection" attack against its website, that is frequently utilized by cyber-terrorist to obtain on the pc system's weak points. In those days, LulzSec, connected using the worldwide cyber-terrorist known to as Anonymous, boasted about how precisely easy it absolutely was to destroy into the The brand new the new sony system.The FBI also claims that Kretsinger while others released the stolen info on the LulzSec website, after which it introduced it on Twitter.Kretsinger wound up being to create his first court appearance in Phoenix on Thursday, nevertheless the FBI expects to request he be gone after La. If billed, he faces around 15 years jail time. Contact Ted Manley at ted.manley@variety.com

Lucky

An From Africa Entertainment presentation in colaboration with How Town Film Prods. Created by Lance Samuels. Executive producer, Christopher J. Wilmot. Directed, compiled by Avie Luthra.With: Sihle Dlamini, Jayashree Basavaraj, James Ngcob, Vusi Kunene. (Hindi, British, Zulu dialogue)From "Heidi" and "Harold and Maude" to Takeshi Kitano's "Kikujiro," there is an abundance of odd couplings of the extremely youthful and incredibly old. But rarely are these combinations as provocative as with "Lucky," an psychologically resonant portrait of recent Nigeria in addition to a love story from a black Helps-infected orphan and also the ornery Indian lady who involves his save. A performance through the venerable Jayashree Basavaraj could overcome the natural obstacles of language and geography, and niche release appears possible. Each of author-helmer Avie Luthra's protagonists are irascible figures. Lucky (Sihle Dlamini) is not even close to adorable, but has little reason to become: His mother has came back for their Zulu village inside a coffin, departing him only a sound cassette, that they does not possess the equipment to experience. With nowhere else to show, the headstrong 10-year-old sparks for Durban to locate his uncle Jabulani (James Ngcob), with whom his mother apparently left money for his schooling. Because it works out, the uncle has spent the cash and is not inclined to feel bad about this. It's within this ethnically different and divided city that Lucky meets Padma (Basavaraj), a resolute, ill-tempered old lady whose attitudes about race and segregation are rooted within the Nigeria of old she intuitively fears shades of black and wants nothing related to them. Lucky's tries to use her cassette player so he is able to hear his mother's dying message are met having a broomstick towards the face. But a buddy in a local restaurant recommends Padma concerning the upside of Helps orphans: The federal government pays a monthly stipend for one out of. Therefore the old lady provides the boy food along with a put on her terrace to rest. She still will not allow him to in her own house, though she's not averse towards the money. Quite simply, no a person's particularly pleasant in "Lucky," particularly Jabulani, who, when he discovers of Padma's plan, intends her, sucks her and cuts her having a knife. But she and Lucky both persevere, as her avarice eventually gives method to affection, and the hunger for any parent leads him to Dumisani (Vusi Kunene), whom Lucky thinks to become his father. Padma's reformation offers the heart from the film, and it is a reasonably foreseeable dramatic development youthful Lucky might not be particularly adorable, more determined than endearing, however, you be aware of old lady will change her tune. But helmer Luthra, a mental health specialist in addition to a filmmaker, handles it inside a manner both delicate and real. One extended scene, by which Padma and Lucky possess a conversation within their particular languages, is extremely touching. Tech credits are mixed. D.p. Willie Nel's palette appears more morose than it must be, but Phillip Miller's score is buoyant.Camera (color), Willie Nel editor, Josh Levinsky music, Phillip Burns production designer, Chantel Carter costume designer, Zureta Schulz seem (Dolby Digital), Arthur Kounduris, Charlotte now Buys casting, Moonyeenn Lee. Examined at Toronto Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema), Sept. 11, 2011. Runnign time: 100 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Bollywood looks to TV for ideas

'Khichdi: The Movie' made a successful leap from TV to theaters.LONDON -- In Hollywood, TV series offer easy pickings for studios looking to develop known property for the bigscreen. But in India, filmmakers are just starting to harvest the riches of TV -- with mixed success. Actor-turned-director Anant Mahadevan is adapting a feature version of his '90s culture-clash comedy "Ghar jamai," which aired on pubcaster Doordarshan, with its second season on Zee TV. Show was about a young married man, played by Bollywood star R. Madhavan, living with his wife's family -- a social stigma in India.Mahadevan says the film will not be just a bigscreen version of the TV show, and will feature plots and actors largely different from the series, although Madhavan will reprise his role. A spring shoot in Canada and India is planned.Last year writer-director Aatish Kapadia made a bigscreen version of his successful 2002 sitcom "Khichdi," about a large family living in a crumbling mansion, after series producer Jamnadas Majethia sold the idea to Fox Star Studios India.The series, produced by UTV and Hats Off Prods., ran for 98 episodes over several seasons on News Corp.-owned Star Plus channel.The TV characters reprised their roles for "Khichdi: The Movie," which was a box office success. Budgeted at 20 million rupees ($422,000), it grossed $1.6 million."We saw the opportunity (to bring) Hollywood practices to India," says Vijay Singh, chief exec of Fox Star Studios India. "Popular and successful television shows like 'The Simpsons,' 'Mission: Impossible' and 'Sex and the City' get made into films regularly. This was an opportunity for the first time in India that a television series could be migrated onto the cinema platform."But shifting a property from the smallscreen to the silver screen, as in Hollywood, can be tricky and nothing guarantees success.Another immensely popular sitcom, "Office Office," a satire on Indian bureaucracy that began airing on SAB TV in 2001, was made into a feature by producer Eagle Films this year. "Chala mussaddi Office Office" underperformed at the box office.Producer-director Rajiv Mehra says older auds liked the film, but younger ones didn't."I think we tried too hard to stay true to our subject and did not cater to the wider audience," he says.But that hasn't deterred other filmmakers -- a feature version of AB Corp.'s 1993 sitcom "Dekh bhai dekh" is being planned.Singh and Mehra hope to produce more movie adaptations of hit shows but both feel the Indian market isn't quite ready yet."Audiences clearly differentiate between television content and film content, and (that) content has to be rewritten to suit the idiom of cinema," says Singh, who adds that the boom in film sequels also is slowing the opportunities for smallscreen-to-bigscreen fare.Mehra, too, sees a gap between film and TV auds. "Our television shows have the maximum viewership from housewives and the older generation, and cater to the 35-60 age group, whereas the cinemagoing audience is in the 17-30 age group," he says."I think it may not be out of line to say that our cinema today is more evolved than television programming. There was a time in the '80s when television was offering good and progressive content and cinema was stuck with formula. I think the roles have reversed." Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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'Dark Dark night Rises' Filming Footage Shows Batwing for action (Video)

The Dark Dark night Increases is constantly on the film in downtown La and fans and paparazzi still film the filming. Now footage has leaked online from the Batwing for action underneath the sixth Street bridge. The footage, slightly hidden through the bridge supports, shows the Batwing on the go (by using rigging that won't be observed in the ultimate film). It had been shot about the evening of September 11. More clips submitted to YouTube show the crew preparing the Batwing earlier on that day along with a lengthy-shot of Gary Oldman filming a scene having a Gotham City police vehicle on another evening. The Warner Bros. film, directed by Christopher Nolan, is anticpated to be launched This summer 20, 2012. Christopher Nolan The Dark Dark night Increases Gary Oldman

Josh Brolin Is The New Oh Dae-Su in Spike Lee's 'Oldboy' Remake

After you have word recently that Spike Lee will be the guy behind your camera about the lengthy-looked forward to remake of Chan-wook Park's 'Oldboy,' it appears like Spike finds his leading guy in the one and only Josh Brolin. Since he's finished filming 'Men in Black III' alongside Will Cruz (who had been a lengthy-rumored option for the role) but still includes a part in Jason Reitman's 'Labor Day' to defend myself against, Deadline is confirming that Brolin will begin filming 'Oldboy' in June 2012. For individuals not aware, 'Oldboy' would be a 2005 South Korean revenge film in regards to a middle-aged father who finds themself kidnapped and held captive inside a makeshift prison for fifteen years with no explanations or any connection with the outdoors world. Eventually he finds themself launched back to society and starts searching everywhere to exact his revenge on whomever locked him up. Still not sure on the release date or any extra casting news, but when he plays his cards right, we believe this may be the role that finally will get Brolin that Oscar. Tough to top exactly what the great Min-sik Choi did using the role, but as lengthy as he's awesome with raw octopus, Brolin should work. What exactly would you think about Brolin as Oh Dae-Su? [via Deadline] Photo thanks to Getty Images.