Skip to main content

BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE Featurette

By
48 comments

"Buried"Acquired By Lionsgate

By

"Buried"Acquired By Lionsgate
To watch the trailer click Here

"In the first major feature pickup of the Sundance Film Festival, Lionsgate has acquired North American rights to Ryan Reynolds' thriller "Buried," about a private contractor who is kidnapped in Iraq and buried alive.
Insiders say the price tag was in the $3 million to $4 million range.

Directed by Spanish helmer Rodrigo Cortes and penned by Peter Safran, the film whipped up a flurry of interest among buyers after making its world premiere late Saturday night. Pic was produced by Safran and Adrian Guerra.

" 'Buried' is one of the tightest, most intense thrillers we've ever seen, and we were absolutely determined to bring it home to Liosngate," said Jason Constantine, prexy of acquisitions and co-productions at Lionsgate. He and Lionsgate co-chief operating office Joe Drake announced the deal.

Cortes said the deal with Lionsgate ensures that the film will be released with the strongest possible impact. "So it's a very natural fit," he said.

The speed with which the deal was made defies recent history. Buyers are taking longer and longer to finalize distribution deals for films playing at festivals. A prime example of the slower dealmaking process came on Saturday, when a distrib deal was announced for "Paper Man," a Jeff Daniels-Ryan Reynolds starrer that premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June of last year.

Please Leave A Comment
Sourc-Variety
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Enter For A Chance To Win Pass To See MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS In Austin

By
Enter For A Chance To Win Pass To See MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS on December 5th at 7:30 PM in Austin. MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS explores the turbulent life of Mary Stuart ( Saoirse Ronan ). Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne alongside her cousin Elizabeth I ( Margot Robbie ), who rules as England’s Queen. Rivals in power and in love, and female monarchs in a masculine world, the two must decide how to play the game of marriage versus independence. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth’s sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both thrones – and change the course of history. CLICK HERE TO ENTER- #MaryQueenMovie www.focusfeatures.com/mary-queen-of-scots twitter.com/maryqueenmovie facebook.com/maryqueenmovie instagram.com/maryqueenmovie SEATING IS LIMITE...
Post a Comment
Read more

Winona Ryder- An "Alienation" Expert?

By
Winona Ryder- An "Alienation" Expert? We're halfway checked out for the holiday weekend, so let's end with bit of comedy. A litigious videogame player is calling Winona Ryder to testify as an expert in "alienation." Erik Estavillo has filed a $1 million lawsuit in California Superior Court against Activision Blizzard, publisher of "World of Warcraft," saying it "maintain(s) a harmful virtual environment to many of its customers by forcing them to follow the game's sneaky and deceitful practices." The plaintiff says he suffers from several mental health problems brought on by WoW's "alienating" features, such as forcing beginners to walk or run to get from one point to another instead of speedier options available to those who master the game or buy an expansion pack. Estavillo says that the slow pace is "deceitful" because more time = more subscription revenue for Activision. Here's where Winona Ryder comes...
Post a Comment
Read more

Sex Tape Review: Overly Sexual, Rude, Vulgar, and Absolutely Hilarious

By Matt Cummings
The raunchy Sex Tape will divide audiences and critics, but who cares? Sex Tape suggests a growing practice among loving partners: that of making a raunchy testament of their escapades for posterity. But what happens when that evidence gets seen by friends, neighbors, and even the mailman? This is the plot that pits Jay (Jason Segel) and Annie (Cameron Diaz) in an effort to secure every iPad gift Jay has given, his record company playlists being the envy of the recipients, but which has also inadvertently spread the video to every device. The reason for the act - termed in the movie as pulling "the full Lincoln " for its three-hour length - stems from the couple's non-existent social life, brought on by the constant demands of their children. The couple has a lot to lose: a burgeoning business relationship between Annie and Hank (Rob Lowe) could end if the iPad she's given to Hank exposes the video, and so the couple sets out to reclaim and wipe the incrim...
69 comments
Read more