eOne confirmed on Saturday evening (8) what had been widely reported on Friday, namely that SPC has acquired the US and select territories on Stan & Ollie starring Steven Coogan and John C. Reilly, and has scheduled an awards-qualifying run in the US.
The distributor also picked up the film in Latin America, Eastern Europe, China and South Africa. eOne will distribute directly across its footprint in Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, Spain, and Benelux. eOne’s Sierra/Affinity handled international sales on the film, with CAA Media Finance representing US rights. It will open in the UK on January 11, 2019.
Jon S. Baird directed Stan & Ollie, which will close the BFI London Film Festival on October 21, from a script by Jeff Pope about legendary comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy’s triumphant farewell tour in the UK and Ireland, accompanied by their wives Lucille (Shirley Henderson) and Ida (Nina Arianda).
Producers are eOne, BBC Films and Faye Ward via her Fable Pictures banner. eOne and BBC Films financed the feature.
SPC also said it has picked up all rights from Dogwoof in North America, Middle East, South Africa, Scandinavia, Benelux, India and worldwide airlines to Maiden, by Alex Holmes, about Tracy Edwards skippered the first all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.
The documentary from London-based New Black Films received its world premiere at TIFF this week.
BGBanks on September 9th, 2018 at 18:28 UTC »
When I read "John C. Reilly's" I assumed he had a large part in making it (directing). Turns out, he didn't write, direct, or produce it and his name isn't any bigger than Steve Coogan's on the poster. Strange title for the article.
bukanir on September 9th, 2018 at 18:00 UTC »
I really enjoy John C. Reilly, he seems to have a lot of range.
LGRW_16 on September 9th, 2018 at 17:23 UTC »
So thrilled to be able to take my old man to this. He grew up watching Laurel and Hardy and shared it with me as a youth. We both love John C Reilly and Coogen as well. I showed him the pictures and he said “wow. Perfect casting.”
Really looking forward to this. Going to be more than a movie for me and my pops :)