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Sundance Institute. Photo by Shane Mahood.
EXCLUSIVE: In another big Sundance deal worth more than $15 million, Amazon MGM is in final negotiations to acquire the Sundance title. my old ass. This was a hotly contested deal that today had Searchlight, Netflix and Focus Features in the mix for a crowd-pleasing coming-of-age film that has garnered strong reviews and reactions since its release in the Premieres category on January 20. at the Eccles Theatre.
Amazon MGM is targeting a wide theatrical release in the US and Canada, and they are working on international strategy. The image will then move to the Prime Video streaming site globally.
Directed and written by Megan Park, the film stars Maisey Stella, Audrey Plaza, Maddie Ziegler and Percy Hynes White. The summer before college, the brilliant but irreverent Elliott (Stella) comes face to face with her older self (Plaza) during a mushroom trip. The encounter sparks a funny and heartfelt journey of self-discovery and first love as Elliott prepares to leave her childhood home. The film earned a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and Park received a standing ovation and leaves Sundance as a director to watch.
The pic is produced by LuckyChap’s Tom Ackerley and Margot Robbie, Josey McNamara and Steven Rales. Dan Bekerman, Bronte Payne and Park are executive producers.
This is Amazon MGM’s second big hit with Robbie and Ackerley’s LuckyChap after the studio scored on the festival circuit and in theaters with the provocative Saltburn, directed by Emerald Fennell. The film, with a cast including Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosemund Pike, Carey Mulligan and Richard E. Grant, has been one of Prime Video’s top titles since it followed theaters and premiered on the streamer. It grossed more than $20 million at the box office, a considerable figure for a specialized title.
The film is Park’s second appearance, after her debut The Fallout won many awards at SXSW.
CAA Media Finance is closing the deal.