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IFC Acquires Samuel L. Jackson Film ‘The Samaritan’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday November 30, 2011 @ 1:09pm PSTTags: Film Acquistion, IFC Films, Samuel L. Jackson
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New York, NY (November 30, 2011) – IFC Films announced today that the company is acquiring U.S. rights to THE SAMARITAN, starring Academy Award® nominated Samuel L. Jackson, produced by Andras Hamori and directed by David Weaver from a screenplay by Weaver and Elan Mastai. THE SAMARITAN also stars Luke Kirby (TAKE THIS WALTZ), Ruth Negga (LOVE/HATE) and Oscar nominated Tom Wilkinson (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL). READ MORE »

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IFC Acquires U.S. Distribution Rights To ‘Edwin Boyd’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday October 27, 2011 @ 9:55am PDTTags: Edwin Boyd, Film Acquistion, IFC
Mike Fleming

IFC Films has acquired from Myriad Pictures the U.S. distribution rights to director Nathan Morlando’s elegant bank robber action/drama Edwin Boyd, starring Scott Speedman (Underworld, Barney’s Version, Good Neighbours), Kelly Reilly (Sherlock Holmes, Me and Orson Welles ), Kevin Durand (Real Steel, Legion) and Brian Cox (The Bourne Identity, X-Men 2).

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Roadside Nabs U.S. Rights To Dane Cook Drama ‘Answers To Nothing’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday August 9, 2011 @ 11:29am PDTTags: Dane Cook, Film Acquistion, Gillian VIgman, Matthew Leutwyler, Roadside Attractions

Roadside Attractions has acquired U.S. rights to the Dane Cook-starring drama Answers to Nothing and will release it nationally on Dec. 2. The film follows interweaving stories set in Los Angeles against the backdrop of a child kidnapping. Matthew Leutwyler (The River Why) directs and co-wrote the script with Gillian … Read More »

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