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Focus Features is no longer Focus Features. It’s FilmDistrict — with a new owner and a new name. That’s the takeaway from Universal’s announcement on Tuesday, which unveiled the label’s ...
Focus Features and Working Title Films new redo of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility has added Caitríona Balfe, Frank ...
Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe look to have found their next project to partner on as the Oscar-nominated actor is in talks ...
Focus Features has announced a shift in ideology, folding in FilmDistrict and focusing on a broader cache of product. While the label isn't dead, the identity will most certainly change. Here's an ...
Current CEO James Schamus, who co-founded Focus Features more than 12 years ago, will leave the company to concentrate on Ang Lee’s next film, which he is producing with Lee and developing at ...
James Schamus, Focus’ current chief executive, will leave the company. Schlessel, FilmDistrict’s chief executive, will assume the CEO role at Focus in January, Universal announced Wednesday.
Variety ranks the 30 best films from Focus Features, celebrating its 20th anniversary, including "Brokeback Mountain" and "Atonement." ...
Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski said, "Cinema holds great power. That is the simple belief that has guided us since we asked you to join us on a journey of discovery that began twenty years ...