A24 acquires Robert Pattinson's High Life for theatrical release!

A24 acquires Robert Pattinson's High Life for theatrical release!

Yesssssss! Very cool!

The Robert Pattinson-A24 Quartet is nearly complete.

— A24 (@A24) September 13, 2018

From Deadline:

A24 has acquired North American distribution rights to the provocative sci-fi drama High Life, which made its Toronto Film Festival debut Sunday night at Roy Thomson Hall. The film marks French filmmaker Claire Denis’ long-anticipated English-language debut, and stars Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Mia Goth and André Benjamin. Script was written by Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau and Geoff Cox. 

Deal was low seven figures, and A24 will go with a traditional theatrical release. 

 The Beau Travail director this time has tackled a Kubrick-ian science fiction tale set in deep space, where a group of criminals head toward a black hole. The spaceship’s crew is a collection of dangerous prisoners. Monte (Pattinson) is the only crew member awake as the voyage unfolds in solitude, tending to the ship to keep them all alive as they hurtle through space. And also caring for a baby daughter, Willow, who was born on board. As the crew awakens, conflicts and chaos ensue. 

Oliver Dungey, Laurence Clerc, Olivier Thery-Lapiney, Andrew Lauren and DJ Gugenheim produced. The deal was brokered by CAA Media Finance, with Wild Bunch handling offshore.

Robert Pattinson gives his two cents on rising distribution star, A24 (The Rover, Good Time)

Robert Pattinson gives his two cents on rising distribution star, A24 (The Rover, Good Time)

UPDATE: I missed these other remarks from Rob in the article! That's criminal :( He gave way more than 2 cents. I should have known. He's such a giver :))
Better late than never:

Pattinson: I mean, with Twilight, the first tour we did was literally going to suburban shopping malls and doing local-news stuff. And I think that really helped the movie. But I think in experiences since then, doing mid-budget or relatively low-budget movies, if you try to do a toned-down version of that—I’ve just seen it not work, again and again and again. And so with [The Rover], they took that into account, and instead of blowing loads of money, [they did] more targeted marketing and also really sophisticated online campaigns and stuff. They just seem like they’re the first company that’s really abandoned a lot of the old models.

Pattinson: They’re definitely the place to be now. I mean, I have no idea what they’re doing, really. They’re just on it. They have a very good understanding of the Zeitgeist. You get a movie with them and it represents something. Everybody was talking a few years ago how cinema had died. And I think A24 and companies like that are—you know, people want to go to the cinema. People want to see movies. And I think they’re creating a kind of renaissance in filmmaking. They’re making people want to go to the cinema again to see this kind of stuff, rather than staying at home. People had thought that entire part of the industry had just died. And you can really see over the past few years, it really, really hasn’t at all. And I think it is down to companies like A24.

Rob has a film back in the hands of A24 with Good Time, coming to the US this summer and premiering this month at the Cannes Film Festival, in competition! The distribution company brought The Rover to the screen back in 2014 and they snatched up Good Time last fall. The company has also had recent success winning Best Picture for their film Moonlight at a little known award show called The Oscars. ;)

GQ profiled A24 in an article titled How A24 is Disrupting Hollywood and spoke to some folks that have worked with them about their thoughts on the company's rise. Rob, of course, was totally Rob:

Robert Pattinson (actor, ‘The Rover,’ ‘Good Time’): It’s crazy that there is an article about a distribution company. That’s completely nuts.

You can just see his bewilderment and amusement can't you? Click HERE to read the whole article!

Source: GQ

IFC Films is distributing Robert Pattinson's Queen of the Desert Spring 2017!

IFC Films is distributing Robert Pattinson's Queen of the Desert Spring 2017!



IFC Films has acquired Queen of the Desert and they're bringing it stateside Spring 2017! I was lucky enough to see the film last year but there are so many Rob fans that have not been able to catch Rob as T.E. Lawrence. That is a tragedy!!!!!!! I'm hoping the film makes it to theaters (some gorgeous shots in QOTD) but also VOD so more of you can see it.

Check out the press release:

IFC Films announced today from the American Film Market conference that the company has acquired US rights to Werner Herzog‘s QUEEN OF THE DESERT. The film, written and directed by Herzog, stars Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Robert Pattinson and Damian Lewis. 

The film was produced by Michael Benaroya, Cassian Elwes and Nick Raslan and was executive produced by Jonathan Debin, Cathy Gesualdo, James Lejsek, Ben Sachs, D. Todd Shepherd, Shelley Madison, Harmon Kaslow and John Aglialoro. IFC Films will release QUEEN OF THE DESERT in Spring 2017. 

QUEEN OF THE DESERT is the true story of British explorer, cartographer and archaeologist Gertrude Bell (Kidman). Set against the backdrop of the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, Bell sets off on an epic odyssey as an attaché of the British Empire to chart and define the modern borders of the Middle East. 

IFC Films stated: “The entire team at IFC Films is thrilled to be working once more with Werner Herzog who is undoubtedly a modern master of cinema. Having previously worked with him on his award-winning CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS, Werner continues to bring innovation, elegance and poignancy to each of his films and his latest work is no exception.” 

The deal was negotiated by Arianna Bocco, EVP of Acquisitions and Production from Sundance Selects/IFC Films, with Cassian Elwes, Lawrence Kopeikin and CAA on behalf of the filmmakers. 

IFC Films is a sister label to Sundance Selects and IFC Midnight, and is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc. 

QUEEN OF THE DESERT was financed by Benaroya Pictures.

Via: The Wrap

A24 is back in business with Robert Pattinson and acquires North American distribution for GOOD TIME

A24 is back in business with Robert Pattinson and acquires North American distribution for GOOD TIME


The Rover distributor, A24, has picked up another highly anticipated Rob film! The company has swooped up Rob's next big role, Good Time!

From Variety:

A24 has acquired North American rights to “Good Time,” a caper film with Robert Pattinson, Variety has learned.  

The film follows a bank robber’s race to evade the police dragnet that threatens to send him behind bars. Josh and Benny Safdie directed the movie from a screenplay by Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein. “Good Time” also stars Jennifer Jason-Leigh and Barkhad Abdi.  

The Safdie brothers are well known in the indie film community for their work on “Go Get Some Rosemary” and “Heaven Knows What.” Pattinson shot to fame as the brooding vampire in the “Twilight” films. Since accelerating the heart rates of teen girls the world over, he’s used his heartthrob status to get backing for edgier fare, working with David Cronenberg on “Map to the Stars” and “Cosmopolis,” and appearing in the upcoming James Gray drama “Lost City of Z.”

Since The Rover, A24 has continued to gather notable works and made a mark last year during awards season with the film, Room (starring Oscar winner, Brie Larson). They also have some buzzy projects for this award season as well. Click HERE to keep reading the Variety exclusive.

Little is known or seen about the film (the pic in this post is ALL we got during filming and it's not even filming. Click HERE to revisit) so it will be exciting to see how everything unfolds. It's great to see Jennifer Jason-Leigh as a cast member. She's a classic actor and recently gained attention again with her role in Tarantino's The Hateful Eight scoring a supporting actor Oscar nomination. Rob's other co-star, Barked Abdi, has also scored an Oscar nom with his role in Captain Phillips. So this is an exciting bunch! Can't wait to see the film :)))))

Source: Variety

Robert Pattinson's "hotly contested" The Lost City of Z coming as soon as Spring 2017 and more!

Robert Pattinson's "hotly contested" The Lost City of Z coming as soon as Spring 2017 and more!


We already know about the Amazon deal but The Hollywood Reporter scored some more 411 about The Lost City of Z distribution and deals while at TIFF this week.

From The Hollywood Reporter:

A week after Amazon Studios picked up North American rights to the hotly contested Charlie Hunnam starrer The Lost City of Z, the streaming giant has closed a deal with Bleecker Street to release the film theatrically.
Sources peg the overall deal, which was brokered by CAA, at a whopping mid-eight figures.
Amazon is putting the finishing touches on the deal with Andrew Karpen's Bleecker Street to release the James Gray-helmed film in spring 2017 -- though the rollout plan is still being worked out. Amazon's Bob Berney will spearhead the marketing and distribution.
The film, which also stars Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller, is produced by Brad Pitt's Plan B.

Click HERE to read the entire article.

THR also reports that "Bleecker Street, the upstart distributor behind Eye in the Sky and Captain Fantastic, is expected to be an active buyer at Toronto." They have a great article about how Bleecker Street is going to aggressively campaign during awards season for their film, Eye in the Sky. Great movie too. Love to see Rob's film falling in good hands. :)

MOVIE NEWS: Studiocanal To Distribute Robert Pattinson’s ‘Lost City of Z’ In France, the U.K., Germany & Australia/New Zealand

MOVIE NEWS: Studiocanal To Distribute Robert Pattinson’s ‘Lost City of Z’ In France, the U.K., Germany & Australia/New Zealand

Variety is reporting that Studio Canel has acquired The Lost City Of Z and will distribute the film in France, the U.K., Germany and Australia/New Zealand.
Check out more details below.......



From Variety

Pan-European major Studiocanal has acquired James Gray’s anticipated “Lost City of Z” with Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller and Tom Holland, in multiple territories.

Studiocanal will distribute the action-adventure film in France, the U.K., Germany and Australia/New Zealand.

Sold by Sierra/Affinity, “Lost City of Z” is produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner via Plan B Entertainment along with Anthony Katagas and Dale Johnson.

Based on David Grann’s 2009 novel, “Lost City of Z” follows the adventures of Percy Fawcett, a soldier and explorer who embarked with his son on an expedition to find the mythical kingdom of El Dorado in the Amazon jungles of Brazil and disappeared.

The ambitious pic marks Gray’s follow up to “The Immigrant,” his 2013 period drama with Marion Cotillard which world premiered in competition at Cannes. “Lost City of Z,” however, is not expected to play in Cannes since it’s still in early post and will not be completed in time for the festival.

MadRiver Pictures’ Marc Butan is exec producing with MICA’s Julie B. May and Glenn Murray. MICA Entertainment is financing.

“Lost City of Z” shot in Belfast, Northern Ireland and in Colombia. Sierra/Affinity unveiled a promo at the EFM.

Paramount Pictures will release the film in the U.S..

Thanks Nancy