Fred Kogel’s budding media powerhouse, backed by Kkr but still without a name, has acquired “Hustlers” for Germany and Austria in an all-rights deal with STXfilms. The movie, starring Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu, will be released in Germany via Universum Film on Dec. 5.
The pic, about a group of enterprising strippers, premiered to strong reviews at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this month and opened in the U.S. last Friday in the No. 2 spot as the best-performing new release, taking in $33.2 million in box office over its first weekend.
“Hustlers,” whose cast also includes Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer and Lili Reinhart, follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients. “We’re looking for films that have the potential to inspire audiences,” Kogel said. “From our point of view, ‘Hustlers’ has all the prerequisites: The...
The pic, about a group of enterprising strippers, premiered to strong reviews at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this month and opened in the U.S. last Friday in the No. 2 spot as the best-performing new release, taking in $33.2 million in box office over its first weekend.
“Hustlers,” whose cast also includes Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer and Lili Reinhart, follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients. “We’re looking for films that have the potential to inspire audiences,” Kogel said. “From our point of view, ‘Hustlers’ has all the prerequisites: The...
- 9/17/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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