Blue Fox Entertainment has picked up worldwide rights ahead of Cannes to financial thriller The Panic with Donald Sutherland attached to join Carey Elwes, Malcolm McDowell, Justin Chatwin, and Cristiana Dell’Anna.
Daniel Adams, whose credits include The Walk and The Golden Boys, wrote and will direct the feature, which is based on a true story and takes place in 1907 in New York as real-life bankers J. P. Morgan and Charles Barney grapple with a financial crisis sparked by Barney’s failed attempt to manipulate the copper market.
As Morgan strives to safeguard his empire he becomes entangled in a clandestine struggle involving his brilliant mistress,...
Daniel Adams, whose credits include The Walk and The Golden Boys, wrote and will direct the feature, which is based on a true story and takes place in 1907 in New York as real-life bankers J. P. Morgan and Charles Barney grapple with a financial crisis sparked by Barney’s failed attempt to manipulate the copper market.
As Morgan strives to safeguard his empire he becomes entangled in a clandestine struggle involving his brilliant mistress,...
- 5/2/2024
- ScreenDaily
Blue Fox Entertainment has picked up worldwide rights ahead of Cannes to financial thriller The Panic with Donald Sutherland, Carey Elwes, Malcolm McDowell, Justin Chatwin, and Cristiana Dell’Anna attached to star.
Daniel Adams, whose credits include The Walk and The Golden Boys, wrote and will direct the feature, which is based on a true story and takes place in 1907 in New York as real-life bankers J. P. Morgan and Charles Barney grapple with a financial crisis sparked by Barney’s failed attempt to manipulate the copper market.
As Morgan strives to safeguard his empire he becomes entangled in a clandestine struggle involving his brilliant mistress,...
Daniel Adams, whose credits include The Walk and The Golden Boys, wrote and will direct the feature, which is based on a true story and takes place in 1907 in New York as real-life bankers J. P. Morgan and Charles Barney grapple with a financial crisis sparked by Barney’s failed attempt to manipulate the copper market.
As Morgan strives to safeguard his empire he becomes entangled in a clandestine struggle involving his brilliant mistress,...
- 5/2/2024
- ScreenDaily
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights to the survival thriller Lost On A Mountain In Maine produced by Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions and is kicking off EFM sales this week.
Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger directed the true story from a screenplay by Luke Paradise about a 12-year-old boy separated from his family during a storm while hiking on Mount Katahdin who must fight to stay alive over the course of nine days.
Caitlin FitzGerald, Paul Sparks (House Of Cards), Ethan Slater (Universal’s upcoming Wicked), and Luke David Blumm (The Watcher) star.
Blue Fox will preview first footage for buyers in EFM.
Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger directed the true story from a screenplay by Luke Paradise about a 12-year-old boy separated from his family during a storm while hiking on Mount Katahdin who must fight to stay alive over the course of nine days.
Caitlin FitzGerald, Paul Sparks (House Of Cards), Ethan Slater (Universal’s upcoming Wicked), and Luke David Blumm (The Watcher) star.
Blue Fox will preview first footage for buyers in EFM.
- 2/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
The ruthless backwoods cannibals return to take a bite out of a second helping of unsuspecting humans in our exclusive trailer premiere for Adrian Langley's Butchers Book Two: Raghorn, the sequel to Butchers.
Written and directed by Adrian Langley, and produced by Adrian Langley, Doug Phillips, and James Huntsman, Butchers Book Two: Raghorn stars Nick Biskupek, Sam Huntsman, Hollie Kennedy, Mark Templin, Miguel Cortez, and Michael Swatton.
Butchers Book Two: Raghorn will slice into select theaters on February 23rd before heading to VOD on February 29th via Red Hound Entertainment.
Synopsis: "Butchers: Book One" introduced a family of sadistic butchers, living in the backcountry, who see anyone that crosses their path as dead meat. In “Butchers Book Two: Raghorn,” the story continues when a car accident leaves the captors in the hands of brutal cannibals who plan to hack them up for meat."
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Written and directed by Adrian Langley, and produced by Adrian Langley, Doug Phillips, and James Huntsman, Butchers Book Two: Raghorn stars Nick Biskupek, Sam Huntsman, Hollie Kennedy, Mark Templin, Miguel Cortez, and Michael Swatton.
Butchers Book Two: Raghorn will slice into select theaters on February 23rd before heading to VOD on February 29th via Red Hound Entertainment.
Synopsis: "Butchers: Book One" introduced a family of sadistic butchers, living in the backcountry, who see anyone that crosses their path as dead meat. In “Butchers Book Two: Raghorn,” the story continues when a car accident leaves the captors in the hands of brutal cannibals who plan to hack them up for meat."
The post “The Missing May Never...
- 2/8/2024
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights excluding Australia and New Zealand and will launch sales at EFM next month on the romance Take My Hand starring Radha Mitchell and Adam Demos.
John Raftopoulos directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Dave Paterson about a widow who loses her job in London and returns to her native Australia where she reconnects with her childhood sweetheart. The cast includes Bart Edwards.
Blue Fox’s US distribution division has earmarked a release later this year on Take My Hand, which was produced by Blake Northfield of Bronte Pictures. Rialto distributes in Australia and New Zealand.
John Raftopoulos directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Dave Paterson about a widow who loses her job in London and returns to her native Australia where she reconnects with her childhood sweetheart. The cast includes Bart Edwards.
Blue Fox’s US distribution division has earmarked a release later this year on Take My Hand, which was produced by Blake Northfield of Bronte Pictures. Rialto distributes in Australia and New Zealand.
- 1/29/2024
- ScreenDaily
A shark attack period piece, how ’bout that? Screen Daily reports this morning that Blue Fox Entertainment is launching sales on Fear Below at the upcoming American Film Market.
Blue Fox has worldwide sales rights on the film, which comes from Bronte Pictures.
Screen Daily reports, “Matthew Holmes directs the story of a team of professional divers in 1940’s Australia hired to locate a sunken car in a river whose efforts are thwarted by a deadly bull shark hunting in the waters.
“When the divers discover they are working for ruthless criminals trying to recover their stolen gold bullion, the bank robbers prove to be as treacherous as what lurks beneath the surface.”
Hermione Corfield (Sea Fever), Will Fletcher (The Rings Of Power), Jake Ryan (Wyrmwood: Apocalypse), Clayton Watson (Matrix Revolutions), Josh McConville (Elvis), Kevin Dee (Road To Boston), Sam Parsonson (Transfusion), Jacob Nayingul (Higher Ground), and Arthur Angel (The King’s Daughter) star.
Blue Fox has worldwide sales rights on the film, which comes from Bronte Pictures.
Screen Daily reports, “Matthew Holmes directs the story of a team of professional divers in 1940’s Australia hired to locate a sunken car in a river whose efforts are thwarted by a deadly bull shark hunting in the waters.
“When the divers discover they are working for ruthless criminals trying to recover their stolen gold bullion, the bank robbers prove to be as treacherous as what lurks beneath the surface.”
Hermione Corfield (Sea Fever), Will Fletcher (The Rings Of Power), Jake Ryan (Wyrmwood: Apocalypse), Clayton Watson (Matrix Revolutions), Josh McConville (Elvis), Kevin Dee (Road To Boston), Sam Parsonson (Transfusion), Jacob Nayingul (Higher Ground), and Arthur Angel (The King’s Daughter) star.
- 10/26/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Company to show first footage in Santa Monica.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights on Bronte Pictures’ shark thriller Fear Below and is launching talks with buyers at the AFM next week.
Matthew Holmes directs the story of a team of professional divers in 1940’s Australia hired to locate a sunken car in a river whose efforts are thwarted by a deadly bull shark hunting in the waters.
When the divers discover they are working for ruthless criminals trying to recover their stolen gold bullion, the bank robbers prove to be as treacherous as what lurks beneath the surface.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights on Bronte Pictures’ shark thriller Fear Below and is launching talks with buyers at the AFM next week.
Matthew Holmes directs the story of a team of professional divers in 1940’s Australia hired to locate a sunken car in a river whose efforts are thwarted by a deadly bull shark hunting in the waters.
When the divers discover they are working for ruthless criminals trying to recover their stolen gold bullion, the bank robbers prove to be as treacherous as what lurks beneath the surface.
- 10/26/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Blue Fox Entertainment announced it has acquired worldwide rights and will be launching sales on the sci-fi thriller Site at the upcoming American Film Market in November. The gripping and thought-provoking film is written and directed by the award-winning Jason Eric Perlman, who was recently named #4 in LA Weekly’s “Top 10 Entertainment Professionals to Watch in 2023.” His debut feature Threshold was released by Sony Pictures after a decorated festival run in 2017.
Blue Fox Entertainment is handling worldwide sales and will preview first look footage of the film for buyers at the upcoming American Film Market (AFM). Blue Fox Entertainment’s US distribution division is planning a theatrical release for the film.
The film stars Jake McLaughlin, Arielle Kebbel, Theo Rossi, and Miki Ishikawa, and Yoson An.
In Site, Neil (Jake McLaughlin) experiences an inexplicable time distortion in an abandoned military test site while inspecting it with his business partner Garrison (Theo Rossi). Soon, Neil is having repeated traumatic flashes back to a WWII prison camp in China called Unit 731, which somehow holds the thread to his own unraveling present. Neil begins to realize that the past lives and events in this place of unspeakable brutality seem to mirror his own trauma with his son Wiley and his wife Elena (Arielle Kebbel). Desperate for answers, Neil enlists Naomi (Miki Ishikawa) to help him find the facility’s last surviving scientist. Ultimately, Neil awakens to a new redemptive responsibility, both within his own family and the greater society around him.
Site is produced by publicist and entrepreneur Benjamin Cooke, Sundance alum, Kelly Hayes, international businesswoman, Yvonne Supangkat, and Jason Eric Perlman.
Blue Fox Entertainment’s James Huntsman said, “Audiences are hungry for high quality science fiction thrillers, which have been scarce in the market recently. With Site, Jason and his talented cast and crew have created an exciting journey that has something relevant to say beneath the surface of the film.”
Director Jason Eric Perlman said, “We are thrilled to have this film beginning its journey in the viewing world. In this time of such unthinkable conflicts I believe it’s vital that creativity explores the interconnectedness of mankind, as well as the atrocities we are capable of inflicting upon one another. Site is intent upon doing both, but with the philosophical imperative that if we ignore history, or the darkness within each of us, we are doomed to repeat the same traumas over and over.
It has been an honor to work with our incredibly talented cast in bringing this story to life, and their commitment to the material elevates it to a remarkable plane. Our visionary crew is also to be credited with what I believe we’ve achieved. The cinematography of Eunah Lee and the brilliant production design of Gabor Norman were integral in the telling of this story to full potential. We are excited to team now with Blue Fox in launching this film into the world.”...
Blue Fox Entertainment is handling worldwide sales and will preview first look footage of the film for buyers at the upcoming American Film Market (AFM). Blue Fox Entertainment’s US distribution division is planning a theatrical release for the film.
The film stars Jake McLaughlin, Arielle Kebbel, Theo Rossi, and Miki Ishikawa, and Yoson An.
In Site, Neil (Jake McLaughlin) experiences an inexplicable time distortion in an abandoned military test site while inspecting it with his business partner Garrison (Theo Rossi). Soon, Neil is having repeated traumatic flashes back to a WWII prison camp in China called Unit 731, which somehow holds the thread to his own unraveling present. Neil begins to realize that the past lives and events in this place of unspeakable brutality seem to mirror his own trauma with his son Wiley and his wife Elena (Arielle Kebbel). Desperate for answers, Neil enlists Naomi (Miki Ishikawa) to help him find the facility’s last surviving scientist. Ultimately, Neil awakens to a new redemptive responsibility, both within his own family and the greater society around him.
Site is produced by publicist and entrepreneur Benjamin Cooke, Sundance alum, Kelly Hayes, international businesswoman, Yvonne Supangkat, and Jason Eric Perlman.
Blue Fox Entertainment’s James Huntsman said, “Audiences are hungry for high quality science fiction thrillers, which have been scarce in the market recently. With Site, Jason and his talented cast and crew have created an exciting journey that has something relevant to say beneath the surface of the film.”
Director Jason Eric Perlman said, “We are thrilled to have this film beginning its journey in the viewing world. In this time of such unthinkable conflicts I believe it’s vital that creativity explores the interconnectedness of mankind, as well as the atrocities we are capable of inflicting upon one another. Site is intent upon doing both, but with the philosophical imperative that if we ignore history, or the darkness within each of us, we are doomed to repeat the same traumas over and over.
It has been an honor to work with our incredibly talented cast in bringing this story to life, and their commitment to the material elevates it to a remarkable plane. Our visionary crew is also to be credited with what I believe we’ve achieved. The cinematography of Eunah Lee and the brilliant production design of Gabor Norman were integral in the telling of this story to full potential. We are excited to team now with Blue Fox in launching this film into the world.”...
- 10/19/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Nationwide theatrical release set for spring 2024.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales on cycling drama Hard Miles starring Matthew Modine and will kick off sales talks in TIFF next week.
Sean Astin, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, and Leslie David Baker also star in the coming-of-age sports film about a coach who must get students at a medium security correctional school to work together on a gruelling bike ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon.
Nicholl Fellow R.J. Daniel Hanna directed the film and co-wrote the screenplay with producer Christian Sander. Scott Sander at Pensé Productions also served as a producer.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales on cycling drama Hard Miles starring Matthew Modine and will kick off sales talks in TIFF next week.
Sean Astin, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, and Leslie David Baker also star in the coming-of-age sports film about a coach who must get students at a medium security correctional school to work together on a gruelling bike ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon.
Nicholl Fellow R.J. Daniel Hanna directed the film and co-wrote the screenplay with producer Christian Sander. Scott Sander at Pensé Productions also served as a producer.
- 8/29/2023
- ScreenDaily
A new animated feature adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost is on the way. Deadline reports today that Shout! Studios and Blue Fox have teamed up to bring The Canterville Ghost to theaters this Halloween.
While no release date has been set just yet, Deadline reports that Shout! Studios and Blue Fox “sets the film for a strategic rollout across multiple platforms, beginning with a theatrical launch timed for Halloween.” That might make this another great gateway horror entry for the whole family this spooky season.
The animated reimagining of Wilde’s short story tells “of a modern American family that moves to their recently purchased country home, Canterville Chase in England, only to find it is haunted by a ghost. Effectively, Sir Simon de Canterville (Stephen Fry) has been haunting the grounds of Canterville Chase successfully for over 300 years, but he meets his match when he tries...
While no release date has been set just yet, Deadline reports that Shout! Studios and Blue Fox “sets the film for a strategic rollout across multiple platforms, beginning with a theatrical launch timed for Halloween.” That might make this another great gateway horror entry for the whole family this spooky season.
The animated reimagining of Wilde’s short story tells “of a modern American family that moves to their recently purchased country home, Canterville Chase in England, only to find it is haunted by a ghost. Effectively, Sir Simon de Canterville (Stephen Fry) has been haunting the grounds of Canterville Chase successfully for over 300 years, but he meets his match when he tries...
- 8/28/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Shout! Studios and Blue Fox Entertainment have jointly acquired North American rights to the starry new animated feature The Canterville Ghost from Beverly Hills-based sales agent Cinema Management Group, Deadline has learned.
Emerging from a multi-year alliance between Shout! Studios and Blue Fox, the deal sets the film for a strategic rollout across multiple platforms, beginning with a theatrical launch timed for Halloween.
A Stephen Fry-led reimagining of the same-name short story by Oscar Wilde that screened as an Official Selection of the 2023 Annecy Animation Film Festival, The Canterville Ghost tells the story of a modern American family that moves to their recently purchased country home, Canterville Chase in England, only to find it is haunted by a ghost. Effectively, Sir Simon de Canterville (Fry) has been haunting the grounds of Canterville Chase successfully for over 300 years, but he meets his match when he tries to scare out the new arrivals.
Emerging from a multi-year alliance between Shout! Studios and Blue Fox, the deal sets the film for a strategic rollout across multiple platforms, beginning with a theatrical launch timed for Halloween.
A Stephen Fry-led reimagining of the same-name short story by Oscar Wilde that screened as an Official Selection of the 2023 Annecy Animation Film Festival, The Canterville Ghost tells the story of a modern American family that moves to their recently purchased country home, Canterville Chase in England, only to find it is haunted by a ghost. Effectively, Sir Simon de Canterville (Fry) has been haunting the grounds of Canterville Chase successfully for over 300 years, but he meets his match when he tries to scare out the new arrivals.
- 8/28/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Blue Fox Entertainment has picked up U.S. rights to the stop-motion adventure comedy The Inventor, starring Stephen Fry as Leonardo da Vinci. Also starring Daisy Ridley, Marion Cotillard, Gauthier Battoue and Matt Berry, the film is set for an exclusive release in theaters nationwide on August 25th.
World premiering in competition at last month’s Annecy Animation Film Festival, The Inventor marks the directorial debut of Oscar-nominated Ratatouille scribe Jim Capobianco. A co-production among the United States, France and Ireland, it follows inventor and artist Da Vinci as he leaves Italy to join the French court where he can freely experiment, invent flying contraptions and incredible machines, and study the human body. Joined in his adventures by the audacious Princess Marguerite (Ridley), Leonardo attempts to uncover the answer to the ultimate question: “What is the meaning of life?”
Capobianco directed from his own script, with Pierre-Luc Granjon serving as co-director.
World premiering in competition at last month’s Annecy Animation Film Festival, The Inventor marks the directorial debut of Oscar-nominated Ratatouille scribe Jim Capobianco. A co-production among the United States, France and Ireland, it follows inventor and artist Da Vinci as he leaves Italy to join the French court where he can freely experiment, invent flying contraptions and incredible machines, and study the human body. Joined in his adventures by the audacious Princess Marguerite (Ridley), Leonardo attempts to uncover the answer to the ultimate question: “What is the meaning of life?”
Capobianco directed from his own script, with Pierre-Luc Granjon serving as co-director.
- 7/10/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
mk2 handles international rights.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired US rights to animated comedy adventure and Annecy selection The Inventor featuring a voice cast led by Stephen Fry, Daisy Ridley, Marion Cotillard, Gauthier Battoue, and Matt Berry.
Directed by Oscar-nominated Ratatouille co-screenwriter Jim Capobianco in his feature debut, the stop-motion feature tells the story of Leonardo da Vinci (voiced by Fry) as he leaves Italy to join the French court where he can experiment, invent flying contraptions and other machines, and study the human body.
Joined in his adventure by the audacious Princess Marguerite (Ridley), da Vinci attempts to uncover...
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired US rights to animated comedy adventure and Annecy selection The Inventor featuring a voice cast led by Stephen Fry, Daisy Ridley, Marion Cotillard, Gauthier Battoue, and Matt Berry.
Directed by Oscar-nominated Ratatouille co-screenwriter Jim Capobianco in his feature debut, the stop-motion feature tells the story of Leonardo da Vinci (voiced by Fry) as he leaves Italy to join the French court where he can experiment, invent flying contraptions and other machines, and study the human body.
Joined in his adventure by the audacious Princess Marguerite (Ridley), da Vinci attempts to uncover...
- 7/10/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Blue Fox Entertainment has taken U.S. rights to the sci-fi comedy Relax, I’m from the Future, starring Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords) and Gabrielle Graham (Possessor), from Wango Films. The film written and directed by Luke Higginson will be released in theaters nationwide this fall.
Based on a same-name 2013 short from Higginson, Relax follows Casper (Darby), a charming, but embarrassingly underprepared time traveler, now trapped in the past. When he befriends Holly (Graham), a jaded drifter, she helps him exploit his trivial knowledge of the future for a series of quick payouts, oblivious to the consequences they have set in motion. When tracked down by a more competent time traveler, Casper and Holly are forced to figure out what they mean to each other and whether the future they’ve threatened is even worth saving. Will they embrace their fate, or do they have the courage to change it?...
Based on a same-name 2013 short from Higginson, Relax follows Casper (Darby), a charming, but embarrassingly underprepared time traveler, now trapped in the past. When he befriends Holly (Graham), a jaded drifter, she helps him exploit his trivial knowledge of the future for a series of quick payouts, oblivious to the consequences they have set in motion. When tracked down by a more competent time traveler, Casper and Holly are forced to figure out what they mean to each other and whether the future they’ve threatened is even worth saving. Will they embrace their fate, or do they have the courage to change it?...
- 6/2/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
A version of this story about the Cannes market first appeared in Cannes issue of TheWrap magazine.
Saying last year’s Cannes was a return to normal might have been a misnomer. Sure, Covid was manageable and people were able to gather in person without the mandatory testing of previous years, but the transition from almost two years of isolation back to travel was a slow one. “Even though last year was a pretty robust market, there were still the remnants of Covid and certain territories not traveling,” said Dylan Leiner, Sony Pictures Classics’ EVP of acquisitions and production.
For many traveling to France in May, this year’s festival may finally be the return to normal that people are hoping for. “This may be one of the largest, most attended markets we’ve ever seen for Cannes,” said Jason Buckley, EVP of worldwide sales and distribution for Village Roadshow Entertainment Group,...
Saying last year’s Cannes was a return to normal might have been a misnomer. Sure, Covid was manageable and people were able to gather in person without the mandatory testing of previous years, but the transition from almost two years of isolation back to travel was a slow one. “Even though last year was a pretty robust market, there were still the remnants of Covid and certain territories not traveling,” said Dylan Leiner, Sony Pictures Classics’ EVP of acquisitions and production.
For many traveling to France in May, this year’s festival may finally be the return to normal that people are hoping for. “This may be one of the largest, most attended markets we’ve ever seen for Cannes,” said Jason Buckley, EVP of worldwide sales and distribution for Village Roadshow Entertainment Group,...
- 5/16/2023
- by Kristen Lopez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired North America rights to the indie drama Mending the Line, starring Golden Globe winner Brian Cox (Succession) and Sinqua Walls (White Men Can’t Jump), slating it for release in theaters nationwide on June 9th.
The story follows Colter (Walls), a marine who has just returned home after being wounded in Afghanistan on his last patrol. His doctor (Patricia Heaton) at the Va hospital introduces him to a Vietnam War veteran (Cox) who has been treated at the facility for decades and teaches him to fly fish, hoping it will help the young man deal with his physical and emotional trauma.
Mending the Line opened the 2022 Woodstock Film Festival and later played the San Diego Film Festival, where it won the Valor Award, given to a military-themed film that conveys the impact of war while unfolding the emotional layers and the human condition of fighting a war.
The story follows Colter (Walls), a marine who has just returned home after being wounded in Afghanistan on his last patrol. His doctor (Patricia Heaton) at the Va hospital introduces him to a Vietnam War veteran (Cox) who has been treated at the facility for decades and teaches him to fly fish, hoping it will help the young man deal with his physical and emotional trauma.
Mending the Line opened the 2022 Woodstock Film Festival and later played the San Diego Film Festival, where it won the Valor Award, given to a military-themed film that conveys the impact of war while unfolding the emotional layers and the human condition of fighting a war.
- 5/11/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Momentum Pictures previously acquired North American rights.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international sales on the comedy Maximum Truth starring Ike Barinholtz from Suicide Squad and Dylan O’Brien from The Maze Runner franchise and will kick off sales in Cannes next week.
David Stassen (The Mindy Project) directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Barinholtz about a documentary film crew following political grifters who set out to take down a rival congressional candidate.
Maximum Truth also features Kiernan Shipka, Mia Serafino, and Max Minghella. Momentum Pictures previously acquired North American rights.
QC Entertainment financed and served as executive producer. Patrick Rizzotti...
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international sales on the comedy Maximum Truth starring Ike Barinholtz from Suicide Squad and Dylan O’Brien from The Maze Runner franchise and will kick off sales in Cannes next week.
David Stassen (The Mindy Project) directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Barinholtz about a documentary film crew following political grifters who set out to take down a rival congressional candidate.
Maximum Truth also features Kiernan Shipka, Mia Serafino, and Max Minghella. Momentum Pictures previously acquired North American rights.
QC Entertainment financed and served as executive producer. Patrick Rizzotti...
- 5/9/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Cédric Klapisch’s (“The Spanish Apartment”) hit dance film “Rise” (“En corps”) from Studiocanal.
One of 2022’s highest grossing French films, “Rise” sold nearly 1.3 million tickets in local theaters and was sold around the world. The movie tells the story of a young ballet dancer whose life is upended when she suffers a career-threatening injury and catches her boyfriend cheating on her. As she begins her physical and emotional rehabilitation, she finds solace in friends, a new love, and a new contemporary dance troupe.
Marion Barbeau, a dancer-turned-actor, delivers a breakthrough performance in the lead role, and stars opposite French stars, including François Civil (“Three Musketeers”), Pio Marmaï (“How I Became a Super Hero”), Denis Podalydès (“Anaïs in Love”), as well as Hofesh Shechter (“Send Me an Angel”).
“We are so thrilled to bring Cedric’s beautiful film to US audiences,...
One of 2022’s highest grossing French films, “Rise” sold nearly 1.3 million tickets in local theaters and was sold around the world. The movie tells the story of a young ballet dancer whose life is upended when she suffers a career-threatening injury and catches her boyfriend cheating on her. As she begins her physical and emotional rehabilitation, she finds solace in friends, a new love, and a new contemporary dance troupe.
Marion Barbeau, a dancer-turned-actor, delivers a breakthrough performance in the lead role, and stars opposite French stars, including François Civil (“Three Musketeers”), Pio Marmaï (“How I Became a Super Hero”), Denis Podalydès (“Anaïs in Love”), as well as Hofesh Shechter (“Send Me an Angel”).
“We are so thrilled to bring Cedric’s beautiful film to US audiences,...
- 4/25/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired North American rights to “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” a queer coming-of-age story about two teens who form a special bond after a chance meeting one summer. The sale comes a few months after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Blue Fox is planning a wide theatrical release of the film this summer, though the exact date has yet to be determined. Blue Fox’s international division is handling the international sales.
“It’s rare when a best-selling book, talented crew, amazing director and cast all come together to create a ‘must see’ film, and we are very proud to bring ‘Aristotle and Dante’ to audiences across the U.S.,” said Blue Fox executive James Huntsman.
Filmmaker Aitch Alberto wrote and directed “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” marking her directorial debut. It’s based on...
Blue Fox is planning a wide theatrical release of the film this summer, though the exact date has yet to be determined. Blue Fox’s international division is handling the international sales.
“It’s rare when a best-selling book, talented crew, amazing director and cast all come together to create a ‘must see’ film, and we are very proud to bring ‘Aristotle and Dante’ to audiences across the U.S.,” said Blue Fox executive James Huntsman.
Filmmaker Aitch Alberto wrote and directed “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” marking her directorial debut. It’s based on...
- 4/18/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Super Ltd presents Best International Feature Oscar nominee The Quiet Girl and, as the Academy Awards approach, Rrr ramps up again and Navalny returns to theaters for one-week run.
Also opening, Aaron Eckhart in Ambush, Charlotte Rampling in Juniper and comedian Jim Gaffigan as the host of a failing children’s science TV show in Linoleum. Roadside Attractions presents My Happy Ending, IFC debuts God’s Time and Netflix premieres Idris Elba in film spinoff Luther: The Fallen Son.
Bunker, produced by Blue Fox Entertainment founder James Huntsman and written by his son Michael Huntsman opens on 225+ screens, Montana-based indie The Year Of The Dog, whose director sold his condo to finance the production, debuts on over 100.
Oscar noms: Drama The Quiet Girl, written and directed by Colm Bairéad and starring Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley and Andrew Bennett, opens in six locations in NY, LA, San Francisco and Chicago. In rural...
Also opening, Aaron Eckhart in Ambush, Charlotte Rampling in Juniper and comedian Jim Gaffigan as the host of a failing children’s science TV show in Linoleum. Roadside Attractions presents My Happy Ending, IFC debuts God’s Time and Netflix premieres Idris Elba in film spinoff Luther: The Fallen Son.
Bunker, produced by Blue Fox Entertainment founder James Huntsman and written by his son Michael Huntsman opens on 225+ screens, Montana-based indie The Year Of The Dog, whose director sold his condo to finance the production, debuts on over 100.
Oscar noms: Drama The Quiet Girl, written and directed by Colm Bairéad and starring Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley and Andrew Bennett, opens in six locations in NY, LA, San Francisco and Chicago. In rural...
- 2/24/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
After a successful festival run, the WWI genre thriller Bunker is opening only in theaters (250+ theaters in over 50 markets) today.
In the film…
“Trapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other. As paranoia and fear grow between them, the men experience the true hell of war.”
Bunker is directed by Adrian Langley (Butchers), written by Michael Huntsman, and stars Luke Baines (Under the Silver Lake), Kayla Radomski (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Sean Cullen (Netfilx’s “Mindhunter”), Roger Clark (“Red Dead Redemption II”), Julian Feder, and Eddie Ramos, with theater veteran Patrick Moltane as the volatile “Lieutenant Turner.”
It was produced by Blue Fox Entertainment’s James Huntsman (Church and State) and Patrick Rizzotti (The Collector franchise) on behalf of Crossroad Productions.
Bloody has an exclusive clip that takes place not long...
In the film…
“Trapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other. As paranoia and fear grow between them, the men experience the true hell of war.”
Bunker is directed by Adrian Langley (Butchers), written by Michael Huntsman, and stars Luke Baines (Under the Silver Lake), Kayla Radomski (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Sean Cullen (Netfilx’s “Mindhunter”), Roger Clark (“Red Dead Redemption II”), Julian Feder, and Eddie Ramos, with theater veteran Patrick Moltane as the volatile “Lieutenant Turner.”
It was produced by Blue Fox Entertainment’s James Huntsman (Church and State) and Patrick Rizzotti (The Collector franchise) on behalf of Crossroad Productions.
Bloody has an exclusive clip that takes place not long...
- 2/24/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Bunker is directed by Adrian Langley (Butchers), written by Michael Huntsman (Fish Lake), and produced by his father and Blue Fox Entertainment founder James Huntsman (Church And State), and Patrick Rizzotti (The Collector franchise). It stars Luke Baines (Under The Silver Lake), Eddie Ramos (TNT’s Animal Kingdom), Roger Clark (Red Dead Redemption II), Sean Cullen (Netfilx’s …
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- 2/19/2023
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Blue Fox has acquired the U.S. distribution rights for the family adventure movie “School of Magical Animals” from sales agency Global Screen, which has also sold the film’s sequel to several territories.
“School of Magical Animals” will be released with 300 copies in the U.S. on March 24 nationwide. James Huntsman of Blue Fox said: “There is a strong appetite for high quality live action family movies and ‘The School of Magical Animals’ delivers on all fronts.”
Global Screen has sold the sequel, “School of Magical Animals 2,” which was the most successful local film at the German box office last year with a 21 million gross, to Spain (Flins & Piniculas), Poland (Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty), Denmark (Another World Entertainment), Hungary (Ads Service), Cis and the Baltic States (Investacommerce), and has closed a worldwide airline deal. It will have its market premiere at Berlin’s European Film Market on Saturday.
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“School of Magical Animals” will be released with 300 copies in the U.S. on March 24 nationwide. James Huntsman of Blue Fox said: “There is a strong appetite for high quality live action family movies and ‘The School of Magical Animals’ delivers on all fronts.”
Global Screen has sold the sequel, “School of Magical Animals 2,” which was the most successful local film at the German box office last year with a 21 million gross, to Spain (Flins & Piniculas), Poland (Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty), Denmark (Another World Entertainment), Hungary (Ads Service), Cis and the Baltic States (Investacommerce), and has closed a worldwide airline deal. It will have its market premiere at Berlin’s European Film Market on Saturday.
In the second part,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Blue Fox Entertainment has picked up U.S. rights to the romantic comedy The End of Sex, starring Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek) and Jonas Chernick (James vs. His Future Self), from Vortex Media. The film directed by Sean Garrity will be released in theaters nationwide in April, hitting theaters across Canada via Vortex at the same time.
World premiering at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival, The End of Sex tells the story of a married couple (Hampshire and Chernick) who are feeling the pressures of parenting and adulthood. After they send their young kids to camp for the first time, they embark on a series of comic sexual adventures to reinvigorate their relationship.
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World premiering at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival, The End of Sex tells the story of a married couple (Hampshire and Chernick) who are feeling the pressures of parenting and adulthood. After they send their young kids to camp for the first time, they embark on a series of comic sexual adventures to reinvigorate their relationship.
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- 2/15/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Blue Fox Entertainment has taken on worldwide rights to the American crime thriller “The Stolen Valley,” which it will be launching sales at the Berlin Festival’s European Film Market.
Directed by Jesse Edwards (“Draft Academy”), the film stars Briza Covarrubias and Allee Sutton Hethcoat. Edwards also wrote the script and produced the film with Joel Edwards (“Without You”).
The film turns on Lupe (Covarrubias), a Mexican-Navajo mechanic who teams up with an outlaw cowgirl (Hethcoat) to help save her dying mother. En route, they cross a desert, outpace criminals, and run into into a corrupt landowner.
Blue Fox’s U.S. division will release the film theatrically later this year. The film is produced by six-time Emmy winner Evolve Studios.
Said Blue Fox’s Founder James Huntsman: “Jesse and his team have done a great job creating a fresh take on the thriller genre set against the stunning backdrop of the American West.
Directed by Jesse Edwards (“Draft Academy”), the film stars Briza Covarrubias and Allee Sutton Hethcoat. Edwards also wrote the script and produced the film with Joel Edwards (“Without You”).
The film turns on Lupe (Covarrubias), a Mexican-Navajo mechanic who teams up with an outlaw cowgirl (Hethcoat) to help save her dying mother. En route, they cross a desert, outpace criminals, and run into into a corrupt landowner.
Blue Fox’s U.S. division will release the film theatrically later this year. The film is produced by six-time Emmy winner Evolve Studios.
Said Blue Fox’s Founder James Huntsman: “Jesse and his team have done a great job creating a fresh take on the thriller genre set against the stunning backdrop of the American West.
- 2/15/2023
- by Liza Foreman
- Variety Film + TV
New arrival will serve as vice president of international sales.
LA-based sales, financing and distribution company Blue Fox Entertainment has hired Kalani Dreimanis as vice president of international sales ahead of the EFM later this month.
Dreimanis arrives from Epic Pictures and will work closely with Blue Fox Entertainment founder James Huntsman, head of international Lisa Gutberlet, and head of worldwide marketing and distribution Audrey Delaney.
“We are thrilled to have Kalani join the Blue Fox team. She comes with a tremendous amount of experience,” said Gutberlet. “She is highly regarded among buyers, producers, and agents and has a great...
LA-based sales, financing and distribution company Blue Fox Entertainment has hired Kalani Dreimanis as vice president of international sales ahead of the EFM later this month.
Dreimanis arrives from Epic Pictures and will work closely with Blue Fox Entertainment founder James Huntsman, head of international Lisa Gutberlet, and head of worldwide marketing and distribution Audrey Delaney.
“We are thrilled to have Kalani join the Blue Fox team. She comes with a tremendous amount of experience,” said Gutberlet. “She is highly regarded among buyers, producers, and agents and has a great...
- 2/1/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Blue Fox Entertainment is excited to announce that the highly-anticipated WW1 genre thriller Bunker will be opening in theaters only February 24th! Bunker is directed by Adrian Langley (Butchers), written by Michael Huntsman (Fish Lake), and produced by his father and Blue Fox Entertainment founder James Huntsman (Church And State), and Patrick Rizzotti (The Collector …
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- 1/23/2023
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Blue Fox plans Q1 theatrical release in US.
Blue Fox Entertainment has announced at AFM a raft of territory sales led by the UK, Germany and Australia on elevated First World War genre horror-thriller Bunker.
Rights have gone to 101 Films for the UK, Tiberius for Germany, Eagle Films in Australia, and FilmFinity in South Africa.
In further deals Tanweer has acquired Bunker for Greece, Phoenicia Pictures for Middle East, Galpogos for Poland, Ads for Hungary, and Pictureworks for India.
Adrian Langley (Butchers) directed Michael Huntsman’s (Fish Lake) screenplay about a group of soldiers trapped in a bunker who encounter...
Blue Fox Entertainment has announced at AFM a raft of territory sales led by the UK, Germany and Australia on elevated First World War genre horror-thriller Bunker.
Rights have gone to 101 Films for the UK, Tiberius for Germany, Eagle Films in Australia, and FilmFinity in South Africa.
In further deals Tanweer has acquired Bunker for Greece, Phoenicia Pictures for Middle East, Galpogos for Poland, Ads for Hungary, and Pictureworks for India.
Adrian Langley (Butchers) directed Michael Huntsman’s (Fish Lake) screenplay about a group of soldiers trapped in a bunker who encounter...
- 11/4/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Blue Fox Entertainment is launching worldwide sales at the American Film Market on two new slasher features that complete its “Butchers Trilogy” horror project.
The global film sales and U.S. domestic distributor has greenlit production on “Butchers Book Three: Bonesaw,”which is due to go into production this fall in Canada. The second title in the trilogy, “Butchers Book Two: Raghorn,” is currently in post-production.
Blue Fox will debut first-look footage of “Raghorn” for buyers at the Santa Monica market, whilst handling worldwide sales on all three films.
The trilogy is being produced and distributed through Blue Fox’s Red Hound Entertainment label. Grimehouse and NW9 Productions are also producing.
“Most Hollywood producers can only dream about creating a top notch trilogy that will entertain fans around the world. Together with Adrian and Doug, we have done just that,” said Blue Fox’s James Huntsman.
Written and directed by Grimehouse’s Adrian Langley,...
The global film sales and U.S. domestic distributor has greenlit production on “Butchers Book Three: Bonesaw,”which is due to go into production this fall in Canada. The second title in the trilogy, “Butchers Book Two: Raghorn,” is currently in post-production.
Blue Fox will debut first-look footage of “Raghorn” for buyers at the Santa Monica market, whilst handling worldwide sales on all three films.
The trilogy is being produced and distributed through Blue Fox’s Red Hound Entertainment label. Grimehouse and NW9 Productions are also producing.
“Most Hollywood producers can only dream about creating a top notch trilogy that will entertain fans around the world. Together with Adrian and Doug, we have done just that,” said Blue Fox’s James Huntsman.
Written and directed by Grimehouse’s Adrian Langley,...
- 10/28/2022
- by Liza Foreman
- Variety Film + TV
Blue Fox Entertainment announced today that their highly-anticipated WWI genre thriller Bunker will have its World Premiere on October 8, 2022, at the Buffalo International Film Festival (Biff) as the festival’s “City Centerpiece” selection.
Ahead of the World Premiere, Blue Fox Entertainment has shared with Bloody an exclusive look at the first trailer, as well as this official theatrical poster designed by Christopher Shy from Ronin Studios.
“Trapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other. As paranoia and fear grow between them, the men experience the true hell of war.”
Bunker is directed by Adrian Langley (Butchers), written by Michael Huntsman, and stars Luke Baines (Under the Silver Lake), Kayla Radomski (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Sean Cullen (Netfilx’s “Mindhunter”), Roger Clark (“Red Dead Redemption II”), Julian Feder, and Eddie Ramos, with...
Ahead of the World Premiere, Blue Fox Entertainment has shared with Bloody an exclusive look at the first trailer, as well as this official theatrical poster designed by Christopher Shy from Ronin Studios.
“Trapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other. As paranoia and fear grow between them, the men experience the true hell of war.”
Bunker is directed by Adrian Langley (Butchers), written by Michael Huntsman, and stars Luke Baines (Under the Silver Lake), Kayla Radomski (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Sean Cullen (Netfilx’s “Mindhunter”), Roger Clark (“Red Dead Redemption II”), Julian Feder, and Eddie Ramos, with...
- 10/6/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Global film sales agency and U.S. domestic distributor Blue Fox Entertainment has announced that production has wrapped on family comedy “Popular Theory,” starring Cheryl Hines (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”), Marc Evan Jackson (“The Good Place”), Sophia Reid-Gantzert (“The Baby-Sitters Club”), Lincoln Lambert (“Nope”), and Chloe East (“The Fabelmans”).
Century City-based Blue Fox Entertainment is handling worldwide sales and will release the film theatrically in the U.S. in 2023, the company said in a statement.
“Popular Theory” is a coming-of-age comedy that plumbs the complexities of companionship and ambition.
In the film, Erwin (Reid-Gantzert) is a 12-year-old girl genius completely out of sorts as the youngest student in high school. She’s faced with only one problem she can’t solve: Social isolation. With fellow outcast and chemistry guru Winston (Lambert), the duo team up to invent a chemical that will change the high school hierarchy forever.
“Popular Theory” is directed...
Century City-based Blue Fox Entertainment is handling worldwide sales and will release the film theatrically in the U.S. in 2023, the company said in a statement.
“Popular Theory” is a coming-of-age comedy that plumbs the complexities of companionship and ambition.
In the film, Erwin (Reid-Gantzert) is a 12-year-old girl genius completely out of sorts as the youngest student in high school. She’s faced with only one problem she can’t solve: Social isolation. With fellow outcast and chemistry guru Winston (Lambert), the duo team up to invent a chemical that will change the high school hierarchy forever.
“Popular Theory” is directed...
- 9/1/2022
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Studiocanal’s “Railway Children,” an anticipated period family adventure film penned by BAFTA-winning Danny Brocklehurst (“Brassic”) and directed by Morgan Matthews (“X+Y”).
Based on a treatment by BAFTA-winning producer Jemma Rodgers (“Double Take”), the film is inspired by the beloved British family film “The Railway Children” dating back to 1970 which was itself adapted from Edith Nesbit’s classic children’s book.
The film is set in rural England against the backdrop of WW2 when children are flooding into the countryside to escape the bombing of industrial cities. With the help of Bobbie Waterbury (Jenny Agutter), a group of young evacuees are taken into her rural homeS and begin to settle into their new life. But when the children encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home, a true adventure ensues. The cast is headlined by Agutter,...
Based on a treatment by BAFTA-winning producer Jemma Rodgers (“Double Take”), the film is inspired by the beloved British family film “The Railway Children” dating back to 1970 which was itself adapted from Edith Nesbit’s classic children’s book.
The film is set in rural England against the backdrop of WW2 when children are flooding into the countryside to escape the bombing of industrial cities. With the help of Bobbie Waterbury (Jenny Agutter), a group of young evacuees are taken into her rural homeS and begin to settle into their new life. But when the children encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home, a true adventure ensues. The cast is headlined by Agutter,...
- 6/16/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to “Unexpected,” an offbeat comedy starring Anna Camp, Joseph Mazzello, Neil Flynn and Ryann Shane. The movie is currently in post-production. Blue Fox Entertainment will distribute the film in North America and launched worldwide sales in Cannes.
“Unexpected” centers around music critic Bob, who is struggling with a demotion, addicted to Zoloft and trying to wrangle the menagerie of animals that his wife Amy has accumulated.They face a crossroads. Will adopting a baby cure their existential angst? Or should they rescue another duck?
Camp’s credits include “Pitch Perfect” and “The Lovebirds.” Mazzello has appeared in “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “The Social Network.” Flynn’s resume includes “The Middle” and “Scrubs.” Shane has appeared in “Banshee.” The movie is directed by David Hunt, an actor who has appeared in “Homeland” and “Mad Men,” and was written by Rodney Vaccaro.
Patricia Heaton, of “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Middle,...
“Unexpected” centers around music critic Bob, who is struggling with a demotion, addicted to Zoloft and trying to wrangle the menagerie of animals that his wife Amy has accumulated.They face a crossroads. Will adopting a baby cure their existential angst? Or should they rescue another duck?
Camp’s credits include “Pitch Perfect” and “The Lovebirds.” Mazzello has appeared in “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “The Social Network.” Flynn’s resume includes “The Middle” and “Scrubs.” Shane has appeared in “Banshee.” The movie is directed by David Hunt, an actor who has appeared in “Homeland” and “Mad Men,” and was written by Rodney Vaccaro.
Patricia Heaton, of “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Middle,...
- 5/20/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Taraneh Alidoosti’s drama centres on a domestic violence survivor who bids to become an endurance swim record-holder.
LA-based Blue Fox Entertainment has added Sahar Mosayebi’s real-life Iranian swimmer drama Orca and to its growing Cannes sales.
The Iranian drama follows a woman who survives a horrific attack by her estranged husband and finds solace as an endurance swimmer, eventually overcoming political and religious hurdles in a bid to swim further than anyone has done before with her hands bound. Taraneh Alidoosti, whose credits include The Salesman, stars with Mahtab Keramati star.
Tala Motazedi wrote the Orca screenplay and Tahoora Abolghassemi,...
LA-based Blue Fox Entertainment has added Sahar Mosayebi’s real-life Iranian swimmer drama Orca and to its growing Cannes sales.
The Iranian drama follows a woman who survives a horrific attack by her estranged husband and finds solace as an endurance swimmer, eventually overcoming political and religious hurdles in a bid to swim further than anyone has done before with her hands bound. Taraneh Alidoosti, whose credits include The Salesman, stars with Mahtab Keramati star.
Tala Motazedi wrote the Orca screenplay and Tahoora Abolghassemi,...
- 5/20/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Dennis Masel’s Storm City Films, Chad Simpson’s Brain Scratch Productions, Chadd Harbold produced.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international sales rights to the SXSW sci-fi comedy drama Linoleum starring Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seehorn which became one of the more admired selections to emerge from the Austin festival in early spring.
Colin West directed the Narrative Feature Competition entry in which Gaffigan plays the host of a failing children’s science TV show and aspiring astronaut who finds a deep direction to his life after a Space Race satellite crashes into his back yard and he sets about...
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international sales rights to the SXSW sci-fi comedy drama Linoleum starring Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seehorn which became one of the more admired selections to emerge from the Austin festival in early spring.
Colin West directed the Narrative Feature Competition entry in which Gaffigan plays the host of a failing children’s science TV show and aspiring astronaut who finds a deep direction to his life after a Space Race satellite crashes into his back yard and he sets about...
- 5/11/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired the worldwide rights to “Jane,” a YA thriller starring “Riverdale’s” Madelaine Petsch.
The cast also includes Grammy-nominated singer songwriter Chlöe Bailey, Oscar-winning actress Melissa Leo, and model Chloe Yu. Blue Fox Entertainment will release “Jane” theatrically this fall, with the film debuting simultaneously on Creator+. For the unfamiliar, Creator+ produces feature-length films in partnership with digital creators and monetizes through their fanbases across mobile, web and connected TV. Blue Fox will introduce the film to international buyers at the Cannes Film Festival this month.
“Jane” centers on a perfect high school senior, Olivia (Petsch), who struggles with grief from the recent loss of a friend. When she gets deferred from her dream school, she begins to spiral out of control, launching a social media-fueled rampage against those that stand in the way of her success.
The film is part of a slate of originals from Creator+ and,...
The cast also includes Grammy-nominated singer songwriter Chlöe Bailey, Oscar-winning actress Melissa Leo, and model Chloe Yu. Blue Fox Entertainment will release “Jane” theatrically this fall, with the film debuting simultaneously on Creator+. For the unfamiliar, Creator+ produces feature-length films in partnership with digital creators and monetizes through their fanbases across mobile, web and connected TV. Blue Fox will introduce the film to international buyers at the Cannes Film Festival this month.
“Jane” centers on a perfect high school senior, Olivia (Petsch), who struggles with grief from the recent loss of a friend. When she gets deferred from her dream school, she begins to spiral out of control, launching a social media-fueled rampage against those that stand in the way of her success.
The film is part of a slate of originals from Creator+ and,...
- 5/9/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Sales and distribution outfit Blue Fox Entertainment is launching a digital lending platform dedicated to film financing.
Blue Fox Financing is being created following the acquisition of Crossroad Lending, a film financing digital marketplace.
Developed and created by film producer Patrick Rizzotti, Crossroad is designed to service the entertainment industry by connecting filmmakers with a curated database of film and television lenders as well as equity financiers.
The business model for Blue Fox Financing will focus on U.S. tax credit loans, gap/supergap loans, U.S. minimum guarantees and/or foreign pre-sales and estimates, the company said. Rizzotti will head up the new company.
“Crossroads Lending’s platform is uniquely positioned in the entertainment industry for its ability to streamline and expedite funding opportunities, for both filmmakers and lenders. Blue Fox Financing is a natural extension of Blue Fox Entertainment’s distribution and sales business but is a standalone company operated independently by Patrick,...
Blue Fox Financing is being created following the acquisition of Crossroad Lending, a film financing digital marketplace.
Developed and created by film producer Patrick Rizzotti, Crossroad is designed to service the entertainment industry by connecting filmmakers with a curated database of film and television lenders as well as equity financiers.
The business model for Blue Fox Financing will focus on U.S. tax credit loans, gap/supergap loans, U.S. minimum guarantees and/or foreign pre-sales and estimates, the company said. Rizzotti will head up the new company.
“Crossroads Lending’s platform is uniquely positioned in the entertainment industry for its ability to streamline and expedite funding opportunities, for both filmmakers and lenders. Blue Fox Financing is a natural extension of Blue Fox Entertainment’s distribution and sales business but is a standalone company operated independently by Patrick,...
- 3/10/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired all U.S. rights to Martin Bourboulon’s “Eiffel,” a big-budget historical romance drama about celebrated engineer Gustave Eiffel starring Romain Duris (“Mood Indigo”) and Emma Mackey (“Sex Education”).
Pathe co-produced the film and is handling international sales. The company recently distributed it in France, where it’s had a successful box office run, selling over one million admissions. The film will have its North American premiere at Colcoa French Film Festival in Hollywood on Nov. 6.
Produced by Vanessa van Zuylen, the movie revolves around Eiffel as he finishes his collaboration on the Statue of Liberty and is pressured by the French government to design something spectacular for the 1889 Paris World Fair. Eiffel simply wants to design the subway, but everything changes when he crosses paths with a mysterious woman from his past (Mackey). Their long lost, forbidden passion inspires him to build the iconic Eiffel Tower.
Pathe co-produced the film and is handling international sales. The company recently distributed it in France, where it’s had a successful box office run, selling over one million admissions. The film will have its North American premiere at Colcoa French Film Festival in Hollywood on Nov. 6.
Produced by Vanessa van Zuylen, the movie revolves around Eiffel as he finishes his collaboration on the Statue of Liberty and is pressured by the French government to design something spectacular for the 1889 Paris World Fair. Eiffel simply wants to design the subway, but everything changes when he crosses paths with a mysterious woman from his past (Mackey). Their long lost, forbidden passion inspires him to build the iconic Eiffel Tower.
- 11/6/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Studiocanal’s adventure family film “The Wolf and the Lion” from French director Gilles de Maistre (“Mia and the White Lion”).
Released from 2018 in over 50 countries around the world, “Mia and the White Lion” earned north of $40 million at the worldwide box office, an outstanding figure for an independent film.
“The Wolf and the Lion,” starring Molly Kunz (“Colony”), Graham Greene and Charlie Carrick (“Reign”), will be released by Blue Fox in U.S. theaters in early 2022 on over 300 screens. The movie, which recently won best children’s film at the Zurich Intl. Film Festival, was co-penned by Prune de Maistre, whose screenwriting credits include “Mia and the Lion.”
The film kicks off when 20-year-old Alma (Kunz) rescues two helpless cubs, a wolf and a lion, which forge an inseparable bond. Taken away by the forest ranger, the cub brothers embark...
Released from 2018 in over 50 countries around the world, “Mia and the White Lion” earned north of $40 million at the worldwide box office, an outstanding figure for an independent film.
“The Wolf and the Lion,” starring Molly Kunz (“Colony”), Graham Greene and Charlie Carrick (“Reign”), will be released by Blue Fox in U.S. theaters in early 2022 on over 300 screens. The movie, which recently won best children’s film at the Zurich Intl. Film Festival, was co-penned by Prune de Maistre, whose screenwriting credits include “Mia and the Lion.”
The film kicks off when 20-year-old Alma (Kunz) rescues two helpless cubs, a wolf and a lion, which forge an inseparable bond. Taken away by the forest ranger, the cub brothers embark...
- 11/2/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Ace Pictures Entertainment produced thriller.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international rights to elevated thriller Measure Of Revenge starring Melissa Leo and Bella Thorne and is launching talks with buyers at next week’s AFM 2021 Online.
Peyfa directed the story about Lillian Cooper (Leo), a New York stage actress who enters the murky underground rock scene to investigate what she believes to be the suspicious death of her rock star son. Inspired by the characters she has portrayed on stage, Lillian forges an unlikely alliance with her son’s former drug dealer (Thorne) to find the truth.
The cast includes Jake Weary and Adrian Martinez.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international rights to elevated thriller Measure Of Revenge starring Melissa Leo and Bella Thorne and is launching talks with buyers at next week’s AFM 2021 Online.
Peyfa directed the story about Lillian Cooper (Leo), a New York stage actress who enters the murky underground rock scene to investigate what she believes to be the suspicious death of her rock star son. Inspired by the characters she has portrayed on stage, Lillian forges an unlikely alliance with her son’s former drug dealer (Thorne) to find the truth.
The cast includes Jake Weary and Adrian Martinez.
- 10/28/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Blue Fox handles sales.
LA-based Blue Fox Entertainment and Australian producer Antony I. Ginnane have announced the start of principal photography in Melbourne on Radha Mitchell thriller The Girl At The Window.
Mark Hartley is directing the film from a screenplay by Terence Hammond (Last Dance) and Nicolette Minster under strict Covid Safety protocols.
Ginnane, whose producing credits include Screamers and Patrick, described the project about a mother and daughter dealing with an ambiguous threat that brings them closer together as a blend of Rear Window and Disturbia.
Mitchell’s credits include Silent Hill, Finding Neverland and the Has Fallen...
LA-based Blue Fox Entertainment and Australian producer Antony I. Ginnane have announced the start of principal photography in Melbourne on Radha Mitchell thriller The Girl At The Window.
Mark Hartley is directing the film from a screenplay by Terence Hammond (Last Dance) and Nicolette Minster under strict Covid Safety protocols.
Ginnane, whose producing credits include Screamers and Patrick, described the project about a mother and daughter dealing with an ambiguous threat that brings them closer together as a blend of Rear Window and Disturbia.
Mitchell’s credits include Silent Hill, Finding Neverland and the Has Fallen...
- 9/2/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to “I Am Here,” a documentary about 100-year-old Holocaust survivor Ella Blumenthal which recently won the Jury Prize at the Durban Film Festival.
Directed by Jordy Sank, “I Am Here” tells Blumenthal’s incredible life story, starting with her youth in Poland during World War II, where she witnessed the Warsaw ghetto uprising and was a prisoner in the Majdanek, Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps. Shot as Blumenthal celebrated her 98th birthday with family and friends in South Africa, the film uses evocative, hand-drawn animation to illustrate stories from her life.
Blue Fox will release “I Am Here” theatrically in early 2022. Metro International, who is handling worldwide sales on the film, negotiated the deal with Blue Fox. Metro has also concluded deals with Kismet Movies in Australia/New Zealand, where the film will have a theatrical run at the end of the year,...
Directed by Jordy Sank, “I Am Here” tells Blumenthal’s incredible life story, starting with her youth in Poland during World War II, where she witnessed the Warsaw ghetto uprising and was a prisoner in the Majdanek, Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps. Shot as Blumenthal celebrated her 98th birthday with family and friends in South Africa, the film uses evocative, hand-drawn animation to illustrate stories from her life.
Blue Fox will release “I Am Here” theatrically in early 2022. Metro International, who is handling worldwide sales on the film, negotiated the deal with Blue Fox. Metro has also concluded deals with Kismet Movies in Australia/New Zealand, where the film will have a theatrical run at the end of the year,...
- 8/5/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Blue Fox Entertainment has taken the US rights to Paul A. Kaufman’s YA dramedy Butter. An autumn theatrical release is currently planned.
The movie tells the story of Butter (Alex Kersting), a smart, funny high school junior who happens to be obese. Butter manages to befriend the prettiest girl at school, Anna (McKaley Miller), via social media by pretending to be a jock from another school. Butter fears he can never tell Anna, his secret crush, who he really is – sure she would never accept him and his obesity. Meanwhile, Butter struggles with self-esteem and family issues, as his mother (Mira Sorvino) feels the only way she can show her love is by feeding him. Facing constant bullying at school, Butter finally devises a crazy plan: he announces he is going to eat himself to death, on New Year’s Eve, live on the Internet – with the whole school invited to watch.
The movie tells the story of Butter (Alex Kersting), a smart, funny high school junior who happens to be obese. Butter manages to befriend the prettiest girl at school, Anna (McKaley Miller), via social media by pretending to be a jock from another school. Butter fears he can never tell Anna, his secret crush, who he really is – sure she would never accept him and his obesity. Meanwhile, Butter struggles with self-esteem and family issues, as his mother (Mira Sorvino) feels the only way she can show her love is by feeding him. Facing constant bullying at school, Butter finally devises a crazy plan: he announces he is going to eat himself to death, on New Year’s Eve, live on the Internet – with the whole school invited to watch.
- 7/2/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Mark Duplass and Natalie Morales are taking their “Language Lessons” around the world.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired the international rights to the pair’s secret pandemic film. News of the acquisition comes only a few months after “Language Lessons” made an eye-catching debut at the Berlin Festival and won an Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival.
The global distributor plans to introduce it to buyers at the upcoming Cannes virtual market. Shout! Studios snagged the North American rights to the film earlier this year.
“Language Lessons” follows Duplass’ Adam, who is gifted a year’s worth of weekly, virtual Spanish lessons by his husband. Morales plays his teacher Cariño, who becomes a lifeline for Adam when tragedy strikes. The two form an unexpected and complicated emotional bond throughout the film.
It marks Morales’ directorial debut, and was developed, written and shot by the two leads in secret during the pandemic.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired the international rights to the pair’s secret pandemic film. News of the acquisition comes only a few months after “Language Lessons” made an eye-catching debut at the Berlin Festival and won an Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival.
The global distributor plans to introduce it to buyers at the upcoming Cannes virtual market. Shout! Studios snagged the North American rights to the film earlier this year.
“Language Lessons” follows Duplass’ Adam, who is gifted a year’s worth of weekly, virtual Spanish lessons by his husband. Morales plays his teacher Cariño, who becomes a lifeline for Adam when tragedy strikes. The two form an unexpected and complicated emotional bond throughout the film.
It marks Morales’ directorial debut, and was developed, written and shot by the two leads in secret during the pandemic.
- 6/23/2021
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), singer-actor Matt Willis (Allies) and Rupert Graves (Sherlock) have been set to star in WWII action-thriller Wolves Of War, which began filming today in the UK.
Westwick and Busted band member Willis will play British officers who lead a team of allied commandos on a mission in Bavaria near the end of the war to extract an American (Graves) held hostage by the Nazis.
Blue Fox Entertainment will be handling world sales, as well as distributing in North America. Blue Fox will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming virtual Cannes market.
Pic will be directed by Giles Alderson (Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot) and produced by Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar and Jeet Thakrar of Picture Perfect, who recently wrapped the Stephen Moyer-Colm Meaney thriller Confession, another joint production with Signature.
Westwick and Busted band member Willis will play British officers who lead a team of allied commandos on a mission in Bavaria near the end of the war to extract an American (Graves) held hostage by the Nazis.
Blue Fox Entertainment will be handling world sales, as well as distributing in North America. Blue Fox will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming virtual Cannes market.
Pic will be directed by Giles Alderson (Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot) and produced by Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar and Jeet Thakrar of Picture Perfect, who recently wrapped the Stephen Moyer-Colm Meaney thriller Confession, another joint production with Signature.
- 6/18/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
IFC Films picked up North American rights prior to film’s premiere.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international rights to Sunday night’s (June 13) Tribeca Festival premiere and millennial rom-com Dating & New York and will introduce to buyers at the virtual Cannes market.
IFC Films picked up North American rights to the feature from feature writer-director debutant Jonah Feingold prior to the festival.
Jaboukie Young-White and Francesca Reale star in the story of two single twentysomethings who meet on a dating app and despite their best efforts to remain friends with benefits, develop feelings for each other.
Catherine Cohen,...
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international rights to Sunday night’s (June 13) Tribeca Festival premiere and millennial rom-com Dating & New York and will introduce to buyers at the virtual Cannes market.
IFC Films picked up North American rights to the feature from feature writer-director debutant Jonah Feingold prior to the festival.
Jaboukie Young-White and Francesca Reale star in the story of two single twentysomethings who meet on a dating app and despite their best efforts to remain friends with benefits, develop feelings for each other.
Catherine Cohen,...
- 6/14/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Blue Fox Entertainment has picked up North American rights to Brazilian lockdown thriller “The Pink Cloud,” a timely and prescient hit at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema – Dramatic section.
The distributor, which recently opened Julie Delpy’s Toronto Platform title “My Zoe,” plans to release the film in theaters across North America this fall.
UTA Independent Film Group handled the North American sales of “The Pink Cloud,” negotiating with Blue Fox. MPM Premium is selling the film internationally and has already dealt the thriller to Trigon in Switzerland and Russian World Vision in Russia, with distributors from several other major territories currently in negotiations.
In “The Pink Cloud,” humanity is forced indoors by a mysterious cloud of gas which is lethal to anyone who breathes it in. The gas’ arrival is inexplicable, particularly because it pops up across the globe seemingly simultaneously causing lockdowns, food shortages and general panic.
The distributor, which recently opened Julie Delpy’s Toronto Platform title “My Zoe,” plans to release the film in theaters across North America this fall.
UTA Independent Film Group handled the North American sales of “The Pink Cloud,” negotiating with Blue Fox. MPM Premium is selling the film internationally and has already dealt the thriller to Trigon in Switzerland and Russian World Vision in Russia, with distributors from several other major territories currently in negotiations.
In “The Pink Cloud,” humanity is forced indoors by a mysterious cloud of gas which is lethal to anyone who breathes it in. The gas’ arrival is inexplicable, particularly because it pops up across the globe seemingly simultaneously causing lockdowns, food shortages and general panic.
- 6/1/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Breaking Glass Pictures and Blue Fox Entertainment have jointly acquired a title for the first time, landing SXSW and Hot Docs selection We Are The Thousand, which chronicles the journey taken by 1,000 musicians to create the biggest rock band event on Earth.
The film gives a first-hand account of the group’s efforts to play the Foo Fighters anthem Learn to Fly, convince Dave Grohl to play a concert in Cesena, Italy, and the sensation the event became.
Anita Rivaroli directed the movie, Simone Catania and Charlotte Uzu produced. The movie scooped an Audience Award at SXSW and is currently screening at Hot Docs. The two companies will release the feature stateside in Q3 this year.
The distribution partnership was reached between Breaking Glass CEO Rich Wolff and Blue Fox founder James Huntsman, with the acquisition signed by Wolff, Huntsman, and Philippa Kowarsky, Managing Director of Cinephil.
“Blue Fox...
The film gives a first-hand account of the group’s efforts to play the Foo Fighters anthem Learn to Fly, convince Dave Grohl to play a concert in Cesena, Italy, and the sensation the event became.
Anita Rivaroli directed the movie, Simone Catania and Charlotte Uzu produced. The movie scooped an Audience Award at SXSW and is currently screening at Hot Docs. The two companies will release the feature stateside in Q3 this year.
The distribution partnership was reached between Breaking Glass CEO Rich Wolff and Blue Fox founder James Huntsman, with the acquisition signed by Wolff, Huntsman, and Philippa Kowarsky, Managing Director of Cinephil.
“Blue Fox...
- 5/6/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Lumiere Cinema has been able to negotiate a longer term on its lease at the Music Hall’s Beverly Hills theater due to Covid tenant protections, and has reopened the three-screen venue with a program of independent films.
Distributor Blue Fox Entertainment, headed by James Huntsman, had hoped to begin renovations on the historic Wilshire Boulevard theater and reopen next October. But while Blue Fox was in the process of negotiating the handover, theaters were allowed to reopen and Lumiere was able to take advantage of Los Angeles County coronavirus support measures for small businesses and remain in the theater. The county’s temporary eviction moratorium for commercial and residential tenants expires June 30, 2021.
“We’re disappointed but we have engaged with theaters in other locations, and our strategy to expand into theatrical is still in play,” Huntsman said. “The Music Hall was the right fit, but there are other locations...
Distributor Blue Fox Entertainment, headed by James Huntsman, had hoped to begin renovations on the historic Wilshire Boulevard theater and reopen next October. But while Blue Fox was in the process of negotiating the handover, theaters were allowed to reopen and Lumiere was able to take advantage of Los Angeles County coronavirus support measures for small businesses and remain in the theater. The county’s temporary eviction moratorium for commercial and residential tenants expires June 30, 2021.
“We’re disappointed but we have engaged with theaters in other locations, and our strategy to expand into theatrical is still in play,” Huntsman said. “The Music Hall was the right fit, but there are other locations...
- 4/23/2021
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
The historic Music Hall Theater in Beverly Hills has been acquired by film distribution company Blue Fox Entertainment, which will renovate the three-screen complex for a planned October reopening.
Blue Fox, a 6-year old company based in Century City, sees taking over a long-term lease on the theater as a natural extension of its independent film distribution and sales business. Blue Fox owner James Huntsman says “People are going to be blown away” when they see the new design for the theater, which is the only multiplex operating in the city of Beverly Hills.
Built in 1936 and opened in 1937, the art deco landmark had been part of Laemmle Theaters until 2019, when a trio of Laemmle vets took over briefly to run it as the Lumiere until the Covid pandemic closed down theaters.
Huntsman says there’s a need in Los Angeles for space for premieres, special screenings and four-wall bookings.
Blue Fox, a 6-year old company based in Century City, sees taking over a long-term lease on the theater as a natural extension of its independent film distribution and sales business. Blue Fox owner James Huntsman says “People are going to be blown away” when they see the new design for the theater, which is the only multiplex operating in the city of Beverly Hills.
Built in 1936 and opened in 1937, the art deco landmark had been part of Laemmle Theaters until 2019, when a trio of Laemmle vets took over briefly to run it as the Lumiere until the Covid pandemic closed down theaters.
Huntsman says there’s a need in Los Angeles for space for premieres, special screenings and four-wall bookings.
- 2/17/2021
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
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