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Film News: Sheen, Collette join Red Om Films’ comedy — Michael Sheen and Toni Collette are toplining Red Om Films’ family comedy “Jesus Henry Christ” with Julia Roberts, Philip Rose and Lisa Gillan producing through Red Om.

Film News: Sokoloff, Righetti pour talents into pic about winery — Marla Sokoloff and Amanda Righetti (“The Mentalist”) are toplining indie romantic comedy “The Chateau Meroux” for Contradictions Films.

Film News: Indie drama to shoot in Baton Rouge — Lorraine Nicholson, Lee Majors and Bruce Dern are rounding out the cast of indie drama “The Big Valley,” set for shooting in Baton Rouge, La., on July 26.

Film News: Indie drama to shoot in Baton Rouge — Lorraine Nicholson, Lee Majors and Bruce Dern are rounding out the cast of indie drama “The Big Valley,” set for shooting in Baton Rouge, La., on July 26.

Film News: May’s haul is almost double April’s take — South Korea’s theater biz soared in May thanks to local films and the beginning of the blockbuster season.

Film News: Thesp will star opposite Banderas in long-gestating pic — Spanish actress Elena Anaya will star opposite Antonio Banderas in Pedro Almodovar’s “La piel que habito.”

Film News: Leong has been tapped as senior VP — Elie Dekel, who left as chief of Fox Consumer Products last year to head up Saban Brands, is starting to fill out his executive ranks to manage how “The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” and other properties are exploited across various licensing and merchandising platforms.

Film News: It partners with Gyeonggi province on the cash pot — Korean distrib Next Entertainment World and Gyeonggi province are setting up a $16.2 million film fund with the Gyeonggi Performing & Film Commission, the first time a local government org. will invest in movies directly.

Film News: Geater takes over for the interim — In a surprise move, Lorraine Heggessey — CEO of one of Blighty’s biggest shingles, Talkback Thames — quit Tuesday, apparently without another job in place.

Film News: Geater takes over for the interim — In a surprise move, Lorraine Heggessey — CEO of one of Blighty’s biggest shingles, Talkback Thames — quit Tuesday, apparently without another job in place.