Sony Photos has acquired the worldwide rights to “A Huge Daring Stunning Journey,” a fantasy romance starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, within the first main deal of the European Movie Market in Berlin.
The movie will likely be directed by Kogonada, who additionally helmed the TV collection “Pachinko” and the sci-fi drama “After Yang.” “The Menu” scribe Seth Reiss penned the script.
“A Huge Daring Stunning Journey” marks Robbie’s follow-up function to “Barbie,” the $1 billion blockbuster that she additionally produced. Plot particulars are being saved beneath wraps, however the movie is teased as “an imaginative story of two strangers and the extraordinary emotional journey that connects them.” Manufacturing begins this spring in California.
Crucial Leisure’s Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas and Ryan Friedkin will produce “A Huge Daring Stunning Journey” alongside Reiss and Youree Henley. Govt producers embody Kogonada, Ilene Feldman and Unique Movies’ Ori Eisen. The movie is financed by 30West.
“Each as soon as in a fantastic whereas on this job you learn a script so particular and unique, that you just fly to the final web page, impressed and uplifted,” Tom Rothman, chairman and CEo of Sony Photos’ Movement Image Group, mentioned in a press release. “‘A Huge Daring Stunning Journey,’ by Seth Reiss, is such a script and along with the excellent director Kogonada, the right solid of Colin and Margot, and high flight producers Bradley Thomas, Dan Friedkin and Ryan Friedkin, it’s a mission from heaven. We imagine the viewers is determined for originality and we really feel honored and grateful to all concerned to have gained out for it.”
Added Crucial Leisure, “We’re thrilled to associate once more with our good buddy, Tom Rothman, and the good crew at Sony. We’re huge believers within the theatrical expertise, which is Sony’s specialty, and we’re excited Kogonada’s creation will likely be loved on the large display.”
The package deal was dropped at the studio by Sony Photos president of worldwide acquisitions Joe Matukewicz together with Virginia Longmuir, EVP of enterprise affairs; Katie Anderson, VP of worldwide acquisitions; Elan Kovo, VP of enterprise growth. The crew additionally made the deal in Berlin. CAA Media Finance and 30West negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers.
Deadline Hollywood was the primary to report information of the sale.
