Magnolia takes US rights to The Good Heart
Magnolia Pictures has acquired US rights to Dagur Kari’s The Good Heart starring Brian Cox, Paul Dano and Isild Le Besco and plans a 2010 VOD platform release under its Ultra VOD label before the theatrical rollout.
Wild Bunch, a financier of the film, is selling the picture internationally.
The Good Heart screened in Toronto recently and stars Cox as the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar who befriends a young man he believes should inherit his business. Skuli Malmquist produced.
“We’re delighted to be working with Dagur, who has crafted a beautiful tribute to a New York institution – the dive bar,” Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles said. “Brian Cox is one of the best actors working today, and gives a dynamite performance that we’re excited to share with American audiences.”
“Magnolia is a company that I really admire, and I am thrilled about the fact that they are releasing The Good Hear,” Kari added. “I look forward to working with them.”
Magnolia’s senior vice-president Tom Quinn, vice-president of acquisitions Dori Begley, and head of business affairs Chris Matson negotiated the deal with Victoria Cook of Cinetic.
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