Film Acquisition
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DeadlineNetflix Acquires WWII Thriller Play Dead from Director Jaume Collet-Serra
Netflix has acquired the film Play Dead, a WWII thriller directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. The movie stars Noah Jupe and Matthias Schweighöfer and follows a soldier's survival after an ambush. Deadline reported the acquisition, which it first scooped last February.
VarietySearchlight Pictures Acquires U.S. Rights to Horror Film 'Monitor' for 2027 Release
Searchlight Pictures has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the horror movie 'Monitor' from filmmakers Matt Black and Ryan Polly. The film, which premiered at SXSW last month, stars Brittany O’Grady and Taz Skylar and was produced by Nostromo Pictures and Temple Hill. Searchlig…
Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Bleecker Street Acquires Global Rights to Emilia Clarke Horror Film 'When Darkness Loves Us' for 2027 Release
Bleecker Street has acquired distribution rights to the horror film 'When Darkness Loves Us,' starring Emilia Clarke, for most global territories excluding Australia and New Zealand. The film, directed by James Ashcroft and adapted from Elizabeth Engstrom's 1980s novella, follows…