Roadside Attractions and LD Entertainment partner for their 7th collaboration with Roadside’s domestic distribution acquisition of Bethany Ashton Wolf’s uplifting family romance Forever My Girl, it was jointly announced today by Roadside Attractions co-founders Howard Cohen & Eric d’Arbeloff, and Mickey Liddell of LD Entertainment. Forever My Girl will be released wide in theaters on October 27, 2017.
The two companies previously collaborated on numerous films including multiple Academy Award® nominee Albert Nobbs and Biutiful.
Forever My Girl tells the story of country music super-star Liam Page (Alex Roe) who left his bride, Josie (Jessica Rothe), at the altar choosing fame and fortune instead. However, Liam never got over Josie, his one true love, nor did he ever forget his Southern roots in the small community where he was born and raised. When he unexpectedly returns to his hometown for the funeral of his high school best friend, Liam is suddenly faced with the consequences of all that he left behind.
Written and directed by Bethany Ashton Wolf based upon the novel by Heidi McLaughlin, the film stars Alex Roe, Jessica Rothe, Abby Ryder Fortson, Travis Tritt, Judith Hoag and John Benjamin Hickey.
The film was produced by Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon and Jennifer Monroe. Executive producers are Alison Semenza King, Nicole Stojkovich and Zach Tann. The film features original country music written for the screen by Brett Boyett.
“We fell in love with this special movie the moment we saw it and we are excited to partner again with Mickey Liddell and our friends at LD Entertainment,” said Cohen and d’Arbeloff. “Forever My Girl is the kind of film that will play everywhere but we believe it will play especially well in the heartland. It has tested through the roof around the country – far above the norms with sensational reactions across the board. We can’t wait for audiences to discover the film and its soulful songs and heartfelt performances.”
Mickey Liddell stated, “Forever My Girl is one of those rare films that only comes along once every decade. It’s an uplifting, romantic and fun family film with amazing original country music. Writer-Director Bethany Ashton Wolf knocked it out of the park creating an atmosphere which allowed Alex and Jessica to develop a magnetic chemistry which delivered remarkable performances. I am thrilled to be back in business with Roadside and excited to share this movie with audiences across the country.”
LD Entertainment was represented by CEO Mickey Liddell, ICM’s Peter Trinh and Eric Thompson at The Law Offices of Eric W Thompson. Cohen negotiated the deal on behalf of Roadside Attractions.
ABOUT ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS
Since its founding in 2003, ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS films have grossed over $300M and garnered nineteen Academy Award® nominations. Roadside has released such critical and commercial hits as Manchester by the Sea, Love & Friendship, Hello My Name is Doris, Mr. Holmes, Love & Mercy, A Most Wanted Man, Dear White People, The Skeleton Twins, All Is Lost, Mud, Winter’s Bone, The Cove, Arbitrage, Margin Call and Super-Size Me. Its upcoming slate includes Doug Liman’s The Wall starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena; Rama Burshtein’s The Wedding Plan starring Noa Koler, Amos Tamam and Oz Zehavi; Miguel Arteta’s Beatriz at Dinner starring Salma Hayek, John Lithgow, Chloë Sevigny and Connie Britton; William Oldroyd’s Lady Macbeth starring Florence Pugh; Marc Webb’s The Only Living Boy in New York starring Kate Beckinsale, Pierce Brosnan and Jeff Bridges; and David Gordon Green’s Stronger starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany and Miranda Richardson.
ABOUT LD ENTERTAINMENT
LD Entertainment is an independent film studio that finances the development and production of elevated and thoughtful films and television. Founded in 2007 by veteran television and film executive Mickey Liddell, LD Entertainment has produced numerous award winning films covering all genres.
LD’s recent films include the Academy Award nominated “Jackie”, starring Natalie Portman and directed by Pablo Larrain, “The Zookeeper’s Wife” starring Jessica Chastain and directed by Niki Caro. This June, LD is set to release “Megan Leavey” starring Kate Mara and directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. Past films include “Anthropoid”, with Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan, “The Grey” starring Liam Neeson, and “Risen” starring Joseph Fiennes and Cliff Curtis. LD’s also produced and received Oscar nominations for the poignant and complex films BIUTIFUL starring Javier Bardem and ALBERT NOBBS starring Glen Close.
LD Entertainment is in post on three films; “Jacob’s Ladder” starring Michael Ealy and directed by David Rosenthal, “Fast Color” directed by Julia Hart and starring GuGu Mbatha-Raw and “Live Like Line” starring Helen Hunt and William Hurt and directed by Sean McNamara.
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