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MUBI has acquired all rights to No Other Choice, the latest film from South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook (Decision to Leave), for Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Benelux (in concert with Cinéart), Spain, Turkey, India, Australia, New Zealand, and SAARC. The news comes following word yesterday…

Neon has taken North American rights to No Other Choice, the next movie from Park Chan-wook. The project puts Neon back in business with the Korean filmmaker, the label having recently handled the helmer’s re-release of 2003’s Oldboy. No Other Choice is Park's 12th movie, and it’s based on…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has acquired rights to The Romantic, a romantic comedy spec from Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, with Dave Bautista attaching to star. Maximum Effort will produce under its first-look deal with the studio, alongside Bautista’s Dogbone Entertainment. The film tells…

EXCLUSIVE: In a major deal that was highly competitive with multiple bidders, Amazon has bought the rights to Collision, a short novel in Don Winslow’s upcoming story collection The Final Score for Jake Gyllenhaal to star in and produce with his Nine Stories partner Josh McLaughlin and The Story…

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Magic Hour, a new indie drama co-written, directed by and starring Katie Aselton, on the heels of its SXSW premiere, slating the film for release in theaters next year. Starring Aselton, Daveed Diggs, and Brad Garrett, the…

EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, has acquired One But Many, a documentary that explores the intensifying conflict between humans and wildlife across the globe. The directorial debut of human-wildlife coexistence…

We told you first that Blumhouse is buying Twisted Pictures’ share of the prospective rights of Saw. That deal, led by CAA Evolution, has now closed. As we previously reported, this puts the future of the Saw franchise back in the hands of its architect James Wan, whose Atomic Monster merged wit…

Alcon Media Group LLC has won its $417.5 million bid to acquire Village Roadshow Entertainment Group's library of 108 feature film titles, Alcon said Wednesday. The deal includes Village Roadshow's entire library of intellectual properties, distribution rights and cash flows. The library…

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has preemptively acquired Survive, a shark-themed thriller feature pitch from screenwriter Ian Levy, which was brought in by Premeditated Productions. In Survive, a desperate mother and her 12-year-old daughter attempt to flee from her abusive boyfriend. Their…

EXCLUSIVE: Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights to The Wilderness, a thriller written and directed by Spencer King (Nickels) and produced by Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and Amy Berg (Deliver Us From Evil). The film stars Hunter Doohan (Wednesday), who also serves as a…

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Amazon MGM Studios has secured film rights to “Code Black,” a new short story by Harrison Query, for seven figures guaranteed, sources tell Deadline. The deal is believed to be one of the biggest of all time for a short story. Scott Glassgold of 12:01 Films…

EXCLUSIVE: Voltage Pictures has taken worldwide rights to The Sicilian, an action thriller led by Another Simple Favor‘s Michele Morrone, Riff Raff‘s Emanuela Postacchini, Transformers‘ Megan Fox and Game of Thrones’ Iain Glen. Swedish filmmaker Amir Chamdin directs with filming commencing this…