Latest in Acquisitions

Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Two of Us, the relationship drama directed by first-time helmer Filippo Meneghetti that just had its world premiere in the Discovery section of the Toronto Film Festival. A theatrical release in early 2020 is in the works. The pic revolves around Nina (Barbara…

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has acquired action comedy The Spoils, a pitch for Malcolm D. Lee to produce through Blackmaled Productions. The screenplay will be written by Roshan Sethi and Hayley Schore. The plot revolves around a group of disparate immigrants who realize the London Museum holds their countries’ most prized…

EXCLUSIVE: Bleecker Street is at the altar for U.S. rights to the Toronto Film Festival acquisitions title Military Wives, the Peter Cattaneo-directed film that stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan and Jason Flemyng. Cattaneo is best known for The Full Monty, and this one also has a feel-good element to it. Pic…

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to After Class, the family comedy starring Justin Long and Fran Drescher that had its world premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival under the title Safe Spaces. Daniel Schechter (Life of Crime, Supporting Characters) wrote and directed the pic…

Focus Features and Universal Pictures International have acquired international rights to Waves, the new Trey Edward Shults movie that had its world premiere at Telluride and is now at the Toronto Film Festival. The deal marks a familiar path for Focus and A24, the film’s North American distributor. Two years ago, the…

Apple has made a deal the the Toronto Film Festival, acquiring worldwide rights to Dads, the new documentary by Bryce Dallas Howard, Deadline has confirmed. The news of the deal comes as the pic is having its world premiere this evening at the festival, where it is screening in the TIFF Docs section. The portrait of…

Saban Films has taken U.S. rights to the Aaron Eckhart action thriller Line of Duty from Escape Plan 2 director Steven C. Miller. The pic follows Eckhart as a disgraced cop who finds himself in a race against time to find a kidnap victim whose abductor he accidentally killed. The film will be receiving a November…

IFC Films is acquiring North American rights to True History of the Kelly Gang, directed by Justin Kurzel and starring George MacKay, Russell Crowe and Nicholas Hoult. The deal comes as the pic will have its world premiere next week in the Gala section of the Toronto Film Festival. A 2020 theatrical release is…

LA-based production, distribution and post-production outfit Electric Entertainment has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Just Noise, starring Harvey Keitel and Malcolm McDowell. The feature, which begins production this month in Malta, is produced and written by Jean-Pierre Magro, produced by Pedja Miletic…

EXCLUSIVE: Ava DuVernay’s Array Releasing has added another title to their slate of films that champion people of color and women. This time it is the Tribeca Film Festival winning drama Burning Cane from 19-year-old filmmaker Phillip Youmans. Array has acquired the worldwide rights to Burning Cane and plans to…

Magnolia Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band, Daniel Roher’s documentary that is set to launch the Toronto Film Festival tonight. Magnolia is planning a theatrical release for early in 2020. Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, the…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired U.S. rights to the critically acclaimed immigration feature The Infiltrators. Directed by Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra, the film made its world premiere earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival where it went on to won the Audience Award: NEXT and the NEXT…