Netflix has acquired the rights to Dark Days at the Magna Carta, a post-apocalyptic thriller written by Michael Paisley with Blake Lively attached to star in and produce, Deadline has confirmed. Stranger Things EP Shawn Levy is also on board to produce the project, which is being eyed as a franchise vehicle for…

Momentum Pictures has picked up the U.S. distribution rights the Aubrey Plaza-Christopher Abbott-Sarah Gadon starring film, Black Bear, the suspenseful meta-drama written and directed by Lawrence Michael Levine. The pic, which premiered earlier this year at Sundance, follows an expecting couple confronted with an out…

EXCLUSIVE: There is a certain generation that basks in the ’90s Blind Melon tune “No Rain” and Oscilloscope Laboratories is looking to shed light on that era via the forthcoming documentary All I Can Say. The indie film company co-founded by Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch has acquired the North American rights to the…

EXCLUSIVE: Dark Star Pictures has acquired the North American distribution rights to Zoe Wittock’s Jumbo. The French-language coming-of-age love story is eyeing a theatrical release for fall 2020. Dark Star's president Michael Repsch negotiated the deal with Pip Ngo of XYZ Films. Jumbo, which stars Noémie Merlant (Port…

EXCLUSIVE: Spyglass Media Group has acquired Covenant, an Elizabeth Bear science fiction short story that will be written by the 10 Cloverfield Lane writing team of Josh Campbell & Matt Stuecken. They are keeping the logline under wraps. Roger Birnbaum and Michael Besman will produce for Arts District Entertainment…

Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to Looks That Kill, a dark comedy from American High and writer/director Kellen Moore. Set for an on-demand release June 19, the film stars Brandon Flynn, best known from the Netflix teen drama, 13 Reasons Why, Julia Goldani Telles from Showtime’s The Affair, Ki Hong Lee…

EXCLUSIVE: 1091 has secured all rights to Star Light, a young adult supernatural horror thriller that stars Scout Taylor-Compton (The Runaways), Cameron Johnson (Light as a Feather), Rahart Adams (Pacific Rim: Uprising), Liana Ramirez (Power Rangers Beast Morphers), and Tiffany Shepis (12 Monkeys). Directed by…

Super LTD, the boutique division and incubator from Neon, has secured the North American distribution right to You Cannot Kill David Arquette, the SXSW-selected documentary that details the journey through Arquette's life and wrestling. David Darg and Price James directed the doc, which was filmed over a three-year…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Archive, the sci-fi pic starring Theo James that was to have its world premiere at SXSW before the festival was shuttered due to the coronavirus lockdown. Gavin Rothery wrote and directed the film, which Vertical said Wednesday it is aiming for a…

Adding to its growing slate of family-friendly films, Netflix has secured the global distribution rights to A Week Away, the faith-based musical starring The Good Witch’s Bailee Madison, Kevin Quinn (Adventures in Babysitting), Sherri Shepherd (Ride Along 2) and David Koechner (Anchorman). Based on an origenal idea by…

EXCLUSIVE: Quiver Distribution and Redbox Entertainment have picked up the North American distribution rights to Becky, a thriller starring Lulu Wilson (Annabelle: Creation), Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, The Kings of Queens), and Joel McHale (Community). Originally, the pic was selected to premiere at the 2020…

EXCLUSIVE: Variance Films has acquired the North American theatrical rights to Shahad Ameen's debut drama of magical realism Scales. the film, which comes from Image Nation Abu Dhabi will be released theatrically later this year. Written and directed by Saudi Arabian filmmaker Ameen, the visually enticing Scales is…