While the original is one of Canadian cinema’s highest-grossing films, eOne’s Patrick Roy says the action-comedy sequel is an entirely different ball game.
The Vancouver-based company will coproduce The Red Sea Diving Resort, starring Chris Evans.
Horror-thriller Summer of ’84 is set to film in Vancouver this July.
Melanie Hadley joins NSI’s board of directors, plus more news.
Maudie is still at #1, with C’est le coeur qui meurt en dernier at #2 and Colossal at #3.
The Fate of the Furious tops the chart, followed by The Circle at #2 and Beauty and the Beast at #3.
The deal between the two companies calls for an annual production spend of at least $50 million.
Check out the other Canadian documentaries and doc-makers that picked up prizes at the festival this weekend.
The government has also signed an updated treaty with New Zealand, which lowers the minimum financial contribution producers need to put toward a project’s budget.
Ashley McKenzie’s Werewolf and DHX’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes were among the winners on Thursday night.
The Canada/Ireland copro will expand to 82 screens across Canada this weekend.
CMPA has promoted Liz Shorten to an SVP role and the Canadian Cinema Editors will honour Mairin Wilkinson.