Magnet Releasing nabs Tom Hiddleston drama “High-Rise”December 8, 2015 - 17:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Magnolia Pictures’ genre label Magnet Releasing has acquired U.S. rights to Ben Wheatley’s “High-Rise”, which premiered to decidedly mixed reviews at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, TheWrap reports. Tom Hiddleston stars alongside Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans and Elizabeth Moss. Based on the 1975 novel by J.G. Ballard, “High-Rise” takes a darkly comic look at class warfare within a luxury apartment building. Also Read: 19 Winners and Losers of Toronto: Matt Damon, Jake Gyllenhaal Score, Tom Hiddleston Stumbles “High Rise” was produced by Jeremy Thomas and written by Wheatley’s wife, Amy Jump. There were at least 30 walkouts during the film’s first screening in Toronto, which may explain why it took three months for producers to find a U.S. buyer. Wheatley has history with Magnet Releasing, which distributed his first film, “Down Terrace.” The director has developed a cult following thanks to his films “Kill List,” “Sightseers” and “A Field in England.” The deal was negotiated by Magnolia’s Dori Begley and John Von Thaden, while HanWay Films negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers. 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |