JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray recently got to check out the Sundance Film Festival premiere of director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter David Koepp’s ghost story Presence, and in his 7/10 review (which you can read Here), he described the film as “a supernatural tale that’s light on horror but heavy on heart.” A wider audience will have the chance to see the move soon (we assume), as Deadline reports that Neon has picked up the distribution rights to the film. A release date has not yet been announced.
As Deadline notes, “The deal comes 35 years after Soderbergh’s $1 million Sundance deal for sex, lies, & videotape and subsequent Palme d’Or win at Cannes followed by a box office gross of $25 million, helped galvanize independent film into a viable business. It seems poetic he would return with a film for the 40th edition of Sundance, and make a major deal there.
As Deadline notes, “The deal comes 35 years after Soderbergh’s $1 million Sundance deal for sex, lies, & videotape and subsequent Palme d’Or win at Cannes followed by a box office gross of $25 million, helped galvanize independent film into a viable business. It seems poetic he would return with a film for the 40th edition of Sundance, and make a major deal there.
- 1/24/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: The Steven Soderbergh-directed and David Koepp-scripted ghost story Presence is being acquired at Sundance by Neon.
The deal comes 35 years after Soderbergh’s $1 million Sundance deal for sex, lies, & videotape and subsequent Palme d’Or win at Cannes followed by a box office gross of $25 million, helped galvanize independent film into a viable business. It seems poetic he would return with a film for the 40th edition of Sundance, and make a major deal there.
I haven’t got a deal number to share, but there were about 10 bidders so it’s a healthy sum for a thriller that has gotten uniformly strong reviews at the festival.
In Presence, a family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they are not alone. A supernatural force has infiltrated the house, and taken a specific interest in the couple’s daughter. The picture is shot entirely in a single location,...
The deal comes 35 years after Soderbergh’s $1 million Sundance deal for sex, lies, & videotape and subsequent Palme d’Or win at Cannes followed by a box office gross of $25 million, helped galvanize independent film into a viable business. It seems poetic he would return with a film for the 40th edition of Sundance, and make a major deal there.
I haven’t got a deal number to share, but there were about 10 bidders so it’s a healthy sum for a thriller that has gotten uniformly strong reviews at the festival.
In Presence, a family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they are not alone. A supernatural force has infiltrated the house, and taken a specific interest in the couple’s daughter. The picture is shot entirely in a single location,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Well, the Directors Guild of America has had their say this evening. A few minutes ago, Sam Mendes was awarded the top prize from the DGA, wrapping up an Academy Award win in the process. Mark it down, folks. Mendes will win his second Oscar in Best Director for 1917, coming up the middle in the latter stages of the awards season. This Directors Guild win makes it all but a certainty. Read on for the rest of the results, which also included the Best First Time Feature prize going to Alma Har’el for Honey Boy. Congrats to all of the winners! Here are all of the DGA results: Theatrical Feature Film Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite” (Neon) Mr. Bong’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Park Min Chul First Assistant Director: Kim Seong Sik Winner: Sam Mendes, “1917” (Universal Pictures) Mr. Mendes’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Managers: Callum McDougall, Hannah Godwin...
- 1/26/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
FX’s “Fosse/Verdon” dominated the first round of Directors Guild of America TV nominations, landing three in the TV movie/limited series — for directors Jessica Yu, Minkie Spiro and Thomas Kail.
Yu, Spiro and Kail will face off against “Chernobyl” director Johan Renck, who won the Emmy for that HBO limited series in September. Also up for the award are “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” director Vince Gilligan and “When They See Us” director Ava DuVernay, both for Netflix projects.
But the big news Monday was the DGA’s decision to hold back on revealing nominations in other key categories, including drama and comedy. The org said nomination announcements for the Comedy Series, Dramatic Series and Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials categories will be announced on Friday, Jan. 10 “due to a re-vote related to a newly implemented electronic entry submissions process.”
Last week it was revealed that “Transparent” creator...
Yu, Spiro and Kail will face off against “Chernobyl” director Johan Renck, who won the Emmy for that HBO limited series in September. Also up for the award are “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” director Vince Gilligan and “When They See Us” director Ava DuVernay, both for Netflix projects.
But the big news Monday was the DGA’s decision to hold back on revealing nominations in other key categories, including drama and comedy. The org said nomination announcements for the Comedy Series, Dramatic Series and Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials categories will be announced on Friday, Jan. 10 “due to a re-vote related to a newly implemented electronic entry submissions process.”
Last week it was revealed that “Transparent” creator...
- 1/6/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The Directors Guild unveiled nominations Monday in its limited series categories for the 72nd DGA Awards (see list below). But due to what it calls “a re-vote related to a newly implemented electronic entry submissions process,” the series noms aren’t out today.
But just last week, the guild announced that Jill Soloway — a DGA Award winner for her work on Transparent — has had the Amazon comedy’s chances of landing one final Directors Guild of America nomination forseries hampered by an internal DGA error. “We regret to inform you that the following entry was inadvertently omitted from the Comedy Series ballot: #165a. Transparent Musicale Finale, Jill Soloway,” the DGA wrote in an email to members, offering those who wish to recast their vote in this category to do so following a link.
The DGA said its nomination announcements for the Comedy Series, Dramatic Series and Variety/Talk/News/Sports...
But just last week, the guild announced that Jill Soloway — a DGA Award winner for her work on Transparent — has had the Amazon comedy’s chances of landing one final Directors Guild of America nomination forseries hampered by an internal DGA error. “We regret to inform you that the following entry was inadvertently omitted from the Comedy Series ballot: #165a. Transparent Musicale Finale, Jill Soloway,” the DGA wrote in an email to members, offering those who wish to recast their vote in this category to do so following a link.
The DGA said its nomination announcements for the Comedy Series, Dramatic Series and Variety/Talk/News/Sports...
- 1/6/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Jonathan Demme directed the music documentary.
Netflix has confirmed that it has acquired worldwide rights to Jonathan Demme’s Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids and will release the documentary on October 12 after the world premiere in Toronto on September 13.
Demme directed the Netflix Original Film and Gary Goetzman produces, with Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos listed on the festival’s website as one of the executive producers.
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids chronicles the final date of Timberlake’s 20/20 Experience World Tour at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The film is a Playtone Production and Live Nation Productions financed the film.
Rocco Caruso, H.H. Cooper, Rick Yorn, Johnny Wright and Michael Rapino serve as executive producers.
Netflix has confirmed that it has acquired worldwide rights to Jonathan Demme’s Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids and will release the documentary on October 12 after the world premiere in Toronto on September 13.
Demme directed the Netflix Original Film and Gary Goetzman produces, with Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos listed on the festival’s website as one of the executive producers.
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids chronicles the final date of Timberlake’s 20/20 Experience World Tour at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The film is a Playtone Production and Live Nation Productions financed the film.
Rocco Caruso, H.H. Cooper, Rick Yorn, Johnny Wright and Michael Rapino serve as executive producers.
- 9/9/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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