Will release the film next year.
Fox Searchlight Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to Wes Anderson’s next film, ensemble feature The French Dispatch.
The deal continues the partnership between the filmmaker and the distributor, which has released four of his previous films – Isle Of Dogs, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and The Darjeeling Limited. Fox Searchlight will release the film next year.
The deal was negotiated by Megan O’Brien, executive vice president of business affairs for Fox Searchlight, with Gene Kang, executive vice president of business and legal affairs, and Deborah Wettstein, chief financial officer, for producers and co-financiers Indian Paintbrush.
Fox Searchlight Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to Wes Anderson’s next film, ensemble feature The French Dispatch.
The deal continues the partnership between the filmmaker and the distributor, which has released four of his previous films – Isle Of Dogs, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and The Darjeeling Limited. Fox Searchlight will release the film next year.
The deal was negotiated by Megan O’Brien, executive vice president of business affairs for Fox Searchlight, with Gene Kang, executive vice president of business and legal affairs, and Deborah Wettstein, chief financial officer, for producers and co-financiers Indian Paintbrush.
- 9/19/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Fox Searchlight Pictures has picked up world rights to Wes Anderson’s next movie, The French Dispatch.
The all-star cast includes Benicio Del Toro, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Timothée Chalamet, Léa Seydoux, Tilda Swinton, Mathieu Amalric, Lyna Khoudri, Stephen Park, Owen Wilson, Tony Revolori and Bill Murray. Released is slated for 2020.
Pic is described as “a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city.” The movie will bring to life a collection of stories published in The French Dispatch magazine. Anderson and Indian Paintbrush are producing.
The deal was negotiated by Megan O’Brien, Evp of Business Affairs for Fox Searchlight, and Gene Kang, Evp of Business and Legal Affairs, and Deborah Wettstein, Chief Financial Officer, on behalf of Indian Paintbrush.
Searchlight has a long-running partnership with Anderson, including on movies Isle Of Dogs, The Grand Budapest Hotel,...
The all-star cast includes Benicio Del Toro, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Timothée Chalamet, Léa Seydoux, Tilda Swinton, Mathieu Amalric, Lyna Khoudri, Stephen Park, Owen Wilson, Tony Revolori and Bill Murray. Released is slated for 2020.
Pic is described as “a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city.” The movie will bring to life a collection of stories published in The French Dispatch magazine. Anderson and Indian Paintbrush are producing.
The deal was negotiated by Megan O’Brien, Evp of Business Affairs for Fox Searchlight, and Gene Kang, Evp of Business and Legal Affairs, and Deborah Wettstein, Chief Financial Officer, on behalf of Indian Paintbrush.
Searchlight has a long-running partnership with Anderson, including on movies Isle Of Dogs, The Grand Budapest Hotel,...
- 9/19/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Wes Anderson is officially returning to the big screen in 2020. Fox Searchlight Pictures has announced it has picked up worldwide distribution rights to Anderson’s next feature film, “The French Dispatch.” The journalism-centric drama is Anderson’s 10th directorial effort. The Fox Searchlight acquisition is hardly a surprise and was expected by many in the industry considering the studio was behind Anderson’s “The Darjeeling Limited,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” and “Isle of Dogs.” “Fantastic Mr. Fox” was distributed by Searchlight’s parent company 20th Century Fox. Now that Disney owns Fox, “The French Dispatch” will be Anderson’s first Disney film since “The Life Aquatic” release.
“We are excited to dive back into the unmistakable and entirely original world of Wes Anderson,” Fox Searchlight Pictures chairmen Steve Gilula and Nancy Utley in a statement. “Our collaborations with Wes in the past have been exceptional, and we’re thrilled to...
“We are excited to dive back into the unmistakable and entirely original world of Wes Anderson,” Fox Searchlight Pictures chairmen Steve Gilula and Nancy Utley in a statement. “Our collaborations with Wes in the past have been exceptional, and we’re thrilled to...
- 9/19/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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