Paul Rudd’s “Fundamentals of Caring” heading to NetflixJanuary 16, 2016 - 10:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Just as it did with the Ellen Page movie “Tallulah” earlier this week, Netflix is nearing a deal to acquire worldwide SVOD rights to the Paul Rudd film “The Fundamentals of Caring” in advance of its Sundance debut, TheWrap said citing an individual with knowledge of the deal. Netflix’s deals for “Fundamentals of Caring” and “Tallulah” do not include theatrical rights, meaning the streaming service will have to partner with a distributor that doesn’t have an output deal. Both deals are believed to be in the mid-seven-figure range, a fair price for a pair of titles featuring A-list stars in Rudd and Page. Rob Burnett, a longtime veteran of “Late Show With David Letterman,” wrote and directed “The Fundamentals of Caring,” which is based on the 2013 novel by Jonathan Evison. Burnett also produced the film with Donna Gigliotti and James Spies while Jamal Daniel and Renee Witt executive produced. “Fundamentals of Caring” stars Rudd as a man who becomes a caregiver to a teenager with muscular dystrophy, played by Craig Roberts. They embark on a road trip and along the way, they become friends and meet a young woman played by Selena Gomez. “Fundamentals of Caring” will debut at Sundance on Jan. 29. The Netflix deal was negotiated by Burnett and Rudd’s respective representatives at CAA and UTA. Photo: @selenagomezecu_ 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |