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Film News: Studio to distrib in Russia for indie — Universal Pictures Intl. (Russia) has signed a distribution deal for Russia and former Soviet territories with leading indie production shingle Leopolis.

Film News: Company takes North American rights — The Weinstein Company has picked up North American and South African rights to upcoming Michelle Yeoh starrer “Reign of Assassins.”

Film News: Gil Scott-Heron docu to screen at festival — Novelist and screenwriter Nick Hornby (“An Education”) and author-musician-screenwriter Nick Cave (“The Proposition”) have been added to the 64th Edinburgh Film Festival lineup.

Film News: ‘Glee’ star to voice animated 3D musical — Summertime Entertainment’s animated 3D musical “Dorothy of Oz” has snagged Lea Michele of “Glee” to voice the lead part and provide vocals on several original musical numbers.

Film News: Theaters brace for loss of core male audience — The monthlong World Cup soccer tournament kicks off today in South Africa — and theaters in Europe can say goodbye to much of their core male audiences, who will be glued to TVs and portable devices.

Film News: Media magnate owns 5.3% of minimajor — Carl Icahn’s received a major boost from Mark Cuban in his ongoing battle with Lionsgate.

Film News: Six films set for production this summer — DreamWorks Studios has gone from a dead stop to flat-out gallop: It has six films in production this summer, all eyeing 2011 bows.

Film News: Fremaux enforces rules after ‘Burnt’ violation — The Cannes Film Festival will take a more stringent line on competition films after it emerged that Russia’s entry, Nikita Mikhalkov’s “Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus,” had been released outside its home territory before the fest unspooled.

Film News: Film stars Rudd, Banks, Deschanel — Adam Scott has joined the cast of the indie comedy “My Idiot Brother.”

Film News: Long-delayed pic is brothers’ first Asian project — It was a long time coming, but the Weinstein Co.’s first Asian production, “Shanghai,” finally premiered in Beijing on Thursday, two years after shooting in Shanghai was stopped for political reasons and moved to Thailand and the U.K.