@THR: The Rover Gets “Gobbled Up” in Key Territories
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We already knew that Village Roadshow was the distributor for “The Rover” in Australia (posted here), but according to The Hollywood Reporter:
“The David Michod-helmed drama, which also stars Guy Pearce, has been sold in the U.K., Canada and Benelux territories to eOne, Scandinavia to Nordisk, Latin America to Sun Distribution, the Middle East to Italia Film and Eastern Europe (excluding Russia) to Revolutionary Releasing. Village Roadshow already picked up the film for Australia and New Zealand.
FilmNation acquired the majority of worldwide sales rights to The Rover during the Cannes Film Festival in May and will continue to present the film to buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival. FilmNation also is handling U.S. sales with UTA.
Michôd, who became an in-demand director after the success of his debut Animal Kingdom, also wrote The Rover, which begins shooting in the winter and is based on a story he conceived with actor Joel Edgerton (Zero Dark Thirty, The Great Gatsby).
Set in a dystopian future, the story centers on a hardened loner, Eric (Pearce), who travels the desolate towns and roads of the Australian outback. When a brutal gang of thieves steals his car and his only remaining possession, they leave behind the wounded Rey (Pattinson). Forcing Rey to help track the gang, Eric will go to any lengths to take back the one thing that matters to him.
“We’ve had a great response from buyers so far,†FilmNation’s Glen Basner said. “David has emerged as an innovative filmmaker, generating much anticipation for his next film among both distributors and audiences worldwide.†…
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Oh goodie eOne has it – wonder how they will cope not being able to throw back to Twilight like they’ve done for every one of Rob’s non-Twi films.
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lise-lou
Sooooooooo freaking excited for this film!
Carmel
There should be a lot of excitement about this film. Just look at all those quality ingredients. It’s great to see Rob doing this type of stuff. Doing it on our shores is a huge bonus. Squeeee
Sue
Somehow, “Gobbled Up” seems very appropriate for anything to do with Rob! *giggles*
I do love reading about his future projects, though. Can’t wait til he starts filming (anything) again…..
Jules
That’s great news – thanks Maria. LOL re eOne’s strategies….yes, some have been very strange to say the least. 😉
Can’t wait!!
Trish
Sue, you cheeky thing! (not that I disagree with anything you said!) Yes! and yes! and yes! to more interesting projects for him – he’s armed with ‘balls’ from working with Cronenberg and the world is his oyster. I hope his filming experience in Oz is a good one – we want him back here more often!