EXCLUSIVE: Negotiations have begun. Searchlight Pictures closed its first major on-the-ground deal at the Sundance Film Festival: $10 million for rights to WW a real pain, directed and written by Jesse Eisenberg. He stars with new Emmy-winning Succession star Kieran Culkin as mismatched cousins David and Benji. They reunite for a tour of Poland in honor of their grandmother, but old tensions resurface in the context of their family history. The film will have a major theatrical release later this year.
The film also stars Jennifer Grey, Will Sharpe, Kurt Egyiawan (Beasts of no nation), Lisa Sadovy (“Some light”), and Daniel Oreskes (Just murders in the building.). and is produced by Topic and Fruit Tree, with Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Ewa Puszczynska, Jennifer Semler, Eisenberg and Emma Stone producing. The film, entered in the American dramatic competition, has been a great success and the buzz at auctions has been increasing since its premiere yesterday in Eccles.
The deal was negotiated by CAA Media Finance and WME. It was a true all-night auction, a throwback to years past at Sundance. There were many bidders in the running. Searchlight executives Paul Hoffman and Chan Phung brokered the deal.
“We are impressed by Jesse’s vision and talent for telling this hilarious and insightful film,” said Searchlight presidents Matthew Greenfield and David Greenbaum. “It tells a deeply personal story and makes it universal. We can’t wait to bring it to audiences around the world.
Eisenberg added: “Do a real pain It was a true labor of love and it was very exciting to premiere at Sundance. I couldn’t be more honored to work with Searchlight and bring this story to a wider audience.
“We couldn’t be more proud of Jesse and this magnificent film, and we are absolutely thrilled to team up again with David, Matthew and our friends at Searchlight when it is released,” said Ryan Heller, executive vice president of film and documentaries. at Topic Studios.
The Fruit Tree Camp said: “We firmly believe in Jesse as a creative voice and are delighted to collaborate again on his second film with such ambitious scope and themes. Having another dear friend and collaborator on board, Kieran Culkin, was more than we could ask for, as was working with the incredible team at Searchlight.
Searchlight is currently working with Stone on the Oscar-nominated film, directed by Golden Lion and Golden Globe winner Yorgos Lanthimos. poor things; and Andrew Haigh’s critically acclaimed romantic drama. All of us strangers. Searchlight world premiere at Sundance, directed by Laura Chinn solar coast, with Laura Linney, Nico Parker and Woody Harrelson. Searchlight has a long history of exploiting Sundance jewelry Napoleon dynamite to last year’s offers for theater camp Y Magazine dreamsthe latter fell apart not because of the film’s quality and performances, but because of star Jonathan Majors’ legal problems.
There was a lot of excitement for many of the films that premiered during the first phase of the festival, and more will be released today. There’s more talk about deals than I’ve heard at this point in the festival in several years. I’m not sure there will be a record like the $25 million Apple paid for eventual Best Picture Oscar winner CODA, but many of these films will find their place. It is very likely that sales will not be made until buyers and sellers return home, as the pace of negotiations is much more deliberate than in the past, as one can appreciate the artistic side of a film, but one must be sure you can market it. Release it, release it and make it happen. money. But it’s a good time in Park City.
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