This move will completely change the Oscar competition landscape. September 5It is the best-selling film at this year’s fall film festival and a strong contender for various awards. It is now available at Paramount Pictures. hollywood reporter Learned exclusively.
The studio has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film (except for Germany, Switzerland and Austria, where it will be handled by Constantine Films), and it will be released in the United States starting on November 27 (Thanksgiving Wednesday). Expanding its theatrical footprint into December and supporting it with a comprehensive awards push.
Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro and Leonie Benesch Starring director’s third feature film Tim Fellbaum (colony and hell) is a dramatic thriller about ABC Sports’ coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack, in which Palestinian militants took Israeli athletes hostage. The resulting confrontation became the first live television coverage of an act of terrorism, and reporters on the scene, including ABC Sports’ legendary chief correspondent, faced a variety of moral and ethical dilemmas Ruane Arledge (Sarsgaard), the young coordinating producer for the network’s Olympic coverage Jeff Mason (Magaro) and a German national (Benesch) who helped them master the language and culture.
Paramount’s Republic Pictures acquired global sales rights to the film September 5 Back in July and started buying its US rights. Distributor interest has peaked after the film premiered at the recent Venice and Telluride Film Festivals and became an instant hit, drawing comparisons to past Best Picture Oscar winners Argo and spotlight. Ultimately, Paramount Pictures decided it was a property that should remain in the family. It now joins the studio’s already strong awards roster, which also includes Gladiator 2, better person and Transformers One.
hollywood reporterin our review September 5describing it as “an illuminating, utterly gripping experience” with a “brilliant cast” that is “more than just a time capsule of how news was processed in the pre-digital age; it’s also one that’s relevant to our own time.” Narrative.
The film’s producers include Feilbaum; Sean Penn, Philip Mourning, Thomas Warbook (Berghaus Wöbke Film Production), John Ella Palmer and John Wildermuth (Projected picture work).
