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Sony Classics Acquires David Cronenberg’s ‘A Dangerous Method’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday June 16, 2011 @ 12:39pm PDTTags: A Dangerous Method, David Cronenberg, Sony Pictures Classic

NEW YORK (June 16, 2011) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired the US Rights to David Cronenberg’s A DANGEROUS METHOD from UK based Hanway Films. The film, produced by Jeremy Thomas (THE LAST EMPEROR, SEXY BEAST), stars Viggo Mortenson, Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender, and Vincent Cassel. The film is currently in post-production.

Cronenberg once again gathered a prestigious crew to work on A DANGEROUS METHOD, director of photography Peter Suschitsky (A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, EASTERN PROMISES), composer Howard Shore (THE LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy, AVATAR), editor Ronald Sanders (A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, EASTERN PROMISES, CORALINE), costume designer Denise Cronenberg (A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, EASTERN PROMISES, THE INCREDIBLE HULK) and production designer James McAteer (GOOD WILL HUNTING, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN). The screenplay was adapted by Christopher Hampton (ATONEMENT, THE QUIET AMERICAN) from his own play. READ MORE »

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Sony Classics Acquires Hamptons Fest Opener ‘Barney’s Version’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday September 8, 2010 @ 6:36am PDTTags: Barney's Version, Black Swan, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Sony Pictures Classic, The Hamptons International Film Festival
Mike Fleming

UPDATE: Moments after I wrote that Barney’s Version was rumored to be headed for Sony Pictures Classics, the distributor has announced that it acquired U.S. rights to the film. They might not be done with acquisitions: I wrote … Read More »

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Cannes Festival Film ‘Life, Above All’ Acquired By Sony Pictures Classics

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday June 28, 2010 @ 8:13am PDTTags: Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Sony Pictures Classic, Tom Bernard Sony
Mike Fleming

While everybody wonders when a domestic distribution deal will be locked for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Javier Bardem-starrer Biutiful, another film that premiered at Cannes has gotten a deal. Sony Pictures Classics bought North American rights to Life, Above All, the Oliver Schmitz-directed film that was awarded the Francois Chalais Prize … Read More »

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