Clarius nabs Owen Wilson comedy “She’s Funny That Way” September 15, 2014 - 16:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Peter Bogdanovich's ensemble screwball comedy She’s Funny That Way is selling to U.S. distributor Clarius Entertainment in a deal valued at $4.5 million, The Hollywood Reporter said. The movie, which screened privately for buyers at the Toronto Film Festival following Venice, stars Owen Wilson as a married film and Broadway director who falls for a prostitute-turned-actress (Imogen Poots). Jennifer Aniston plays a therapist whose mother is in rehab. She's Funny That Way, receiving mixed reviews and marking Bogdanovich's first film in 13 years, co-stars Will Forte, Kathryn Hahn, Rhys Ifans, Cybill Shepherd and Richard Lewis, with Tatum O’Neal, Jennifer Esposito, Graydon Carter, Jake Hoffman and Michael Shannon making cameos. The filmmaker penned the script 15 years ago with his then-wife, Louise Stratten. CAA and UTA brokered the deal with Clarius, which is aggressively pursuing star-driven movies, including And So It Goes, starring Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton. The film, released this summer, was a disappointment however, earning only $15 million to date. Upcoming titles include Rowan Joffe's Before I Go to Sleep, starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman. That film hits theaters Oct. 31. She's Funny That Way is the second fall festival title starring Aniston that's seeking U.S. distribution. She also stars in Daniel Branz's searing drama Cake, which made its worldwide premiere in Toronto.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
