Katy Perry's 3D Concert Movie, "Katy Perry: Part of Me", Due for July 5, 2012

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Katy Perry in Talks With Paramount For 3D Movie (Exclusive)
1/31/2012
by Borys Kit


Pop sensation Katy Perry could be headed to the big-screen—and in 3D, to boot.

Paramount has initiated talks with Perry's camp, as well as Imagine Entertainment, to create a documentary-style 3D film centered on the powerhouse singer-songwriter.





Dealmaking is still in the early stages, and no director is officially on board yet, but both sides are eager to make the details work, and insiders say it's just a matter of working out the logistics.

A source close to the dealing says Paramount wants to use the model it employed for its successful concert film featuring Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. That film, released February 11, 2011, holds the domestic box office record for a concert film with $73 million.

(The worldwide record is held by Michael Jackson’s This Is it, which grossed $261.2 million in 2009.)





After a long absence, concert films have come back in vogue in recent years, especially those that focus on young-skweing acts and include a documentary aspect allowing fans into the personal lives of the stars.

Disney’s Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour started off the new wave in 2008, grossing a surprising $65 million.

A year later, Disney repeated the success with Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience.

This Is It and Never Say Never followed.



However, not every effort has been a success.

Fox’s Glee the 3D Concert Movie, released in August, was the last concert movie to hit screens. It’s weak $11.8 million performance was blamed on "Glee" overload.







Perry could prove to be an ideal subject for a documentary-style concert film. Not only is she a top-selling act, her core audience consists of teen girls, the same demo that made the Bieber, Cyrus and Jonas Bros. films successful.

On top of that, her performances and style are so colorful and visual that they may lend themselves to the cinema experience.



Perry is repped by CAA and Direct Managment Group.

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Katy Perry Reveals 3D Concert Movie Name, Release Date
3/31/2012
by THR Staff


Pop star Katy Perry announced that her 3D concert movie will be released in time for the 4th of July holiday.

The singer broke the news on the red carpet at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards on Saturday, telling E! correspondent and pal Kelly Osbourne that it will be called Katy Perry: Part of Me.

Though she didn't reveal the exact date, only that it would be around the holiday, Perry encouraged fans to “go and see it and be a firework,” in reference to her No. 1 hit song 'Firework'.

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Katy Perry's Concert Pic Hits Theaters July 5
4/3/2012
by Pamela McClintock


Paramount will open 3D concert pic Katy Perry: Part of Me on Thursday, July 5, looking to take advantage of the long holiday weekend.

The film, which will go out through the studio's Insurge label, opens two days after Sony's The Amazing Spider-Man and hopes to serve as counter-programming to four-quadrant popcorn fare.





Paramount is partnering on the film with EMI -- which will co-finance the project -- AEG, Direct Management and Imagine Entertainment. It documents the international superstar's recent California Dreams Tour as well as her life offstage.

Magical Elves, the powerhouse producing duo of Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz behind some of the biggest reality and nonscripted TV, will direct the movie, while Craig Brewer (Footloose) will executive produce.





Perry began documenting her California Dreams Tour, consisting of 124 performances, more than a year ago. Her management team at Direct Management soon brought AEG into the project to film two of the shows at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The partnership with Imagine followed.

"I am so excited to paint the silver screen in 3D color with help from our friends at Paramount and Imagine," Perry said.

"For the last year and a half, I have intimately documented my life both on and off the stage of the California Dreams Tour. I want to take you behind the cotton-candy clouds and reveal the highs and lows, nuts and bolts of this extraordinary ride. I promise you, after seeing this film, you will truly know me."





Paramount was the studio behind Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, which became the most successful music documentary at the domestic box office, grossing $73 million. The pic was released via the studio's Insurage label, headed by Amy Powell.

Paramount Film Group president Adam Goodman said the Perry project was a natural fit.

"We're beyond excited to offer her fans, who inspired this movie, and moviegoers everywhere this once-in-a-lifetime look into her world and capture a moment in time."

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