Fox Searchlight has announced that it will give Beasts of the Southern Wild a limited platform release beginning June 29. Behn Zeitlin's debut feature won the narrative grand jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

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The Indomina Group has acquired North American rights to Bart Layton's The Imposter. The documentary had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January and will receive a theatrical release later this year.

Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to Beyond the Hills, written and directed by 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days filmmaker Cristian Mungiu.

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On Thursday, Andrew Stanton refuted claims that his upcoming sci-fi opus John Carter went over budget. Following an article by Kim Masters that ran in the Jan. issue of THR's print magazine as well as online which stated his film’s initial $175 million price tag ballooned to a rumored $300 million, Stanton told reporters that those reports were "a complete and utter lie."

Magnolia released the official U.S. trailer Friday for Marley, director Kevin Macdonald’s documentary about the iconic reggae artist. Bob Marley fans will be jammin’ as they get a first real look at the film’s in-depth portrait of the musician, told through the words of the people who knew him best.

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Rock of Ages helmer Adam Shankman is in talks to direct This Is Where I Leave You for Warner Bros., the studio confirms. The project is based on the Jonathan Tropper novel about four grown children who return to the house they grew up in and sit shiva with their mother after their father dies. Dysfunctional comedy ensues.

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Arash Amel has been hired to write a screenplay for I Am Legend 2 for Warner Bros. Will Smith is on board to produce through his Overbrook Entertainment shingle, with the potential once again to star.

Akiva Goldsman, who co-wrote and produced I Am Legend, also will return as a producer.

Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired U.S. rights to 28 Hotel Rooms, written and directed by Matt Ross. The drama had its world premiere in the NEXT <=> section of the Sundance Film Festival in January and will receive a premium VOD release followed by a national theatrical release later this year.

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Studio Eight has optioned the film rights to Norwegian comics artist Jason’s graphic novel I Killed Adolf Hitler. Publisher Fantagraphics announced today that the company recruited screenwriter D.C. Walker of Up Country Productions to adapt the 2007 Eisner Award winner.

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