Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired US rights to the epic adventure starring Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Derek Jacobi, Charlie Cox and Rodrigo Santoro.

There Be Dragons tells the story of London-based investigative journalist who tries to unravel a decades-old mystery that links his father to the founder of secretive religious sect Opus Dei.

Ignacio Gomez-Sancha, Joffe and Gomez-Sancha Nunez produced.

Goldwyn has set a May 6 release. “This beautifully mounted and executed film based on true events, is moving and inspirational and will make moviegoers cheer and applaud,” Meyer Gottlieb said.

Gomez-Sancha produced and attorney Rob Nau negotiated the deal with

Sancha and attorney Rob Nau negotiated the deal with Peter Goldwyn, vp of acquisitions for Samuel Goldwyn Films.