As international patrons hustle on the Cannes Movie Pageant to accumulate motion pictures and promote star-studded worldwide packages, Amazon MGM’s Orion Footage Label caught an enormous fish in “The Gap.”
Orion has landed worldwide distribution rights to the function starring Theo James, “Squid Recreation” breakout Hoyeon, Yeom Hye-ran and Golden Globe winner Christian Slater. The studio has dedicated to a big home theatrical launch, with worldwide rollout plans nonetheless coming collectively. The deal approached $20 million, sources stated, and manufacturing not too long ago wrapped on the thriller in Korea.
Kim Jee-Woon (“I Noticed the Satan,” “Cobweb”) is directing the movie, based mostly on the Korean bestseller of the identical identify by Hye-Younger Pyun. Christopher Chen (“The Unintended Getaway Driver”) tailored the script.
“The Gap” follows a profitable American professor and author (James) dwelling overseas in South Korea. Bedridden after a devastating automotive accident that killed his spouse, he’s left underneath the care of his Korean mother-in-law, who begins to unravel the reality behind their marriage.
Producers embrace Anthology Studios, Okay. Interval Media, and Esmail Corp. Division M and Medan financed and function govt producers. CAA Media Finance, UTA Unbiased Movie Group, and The Veterans brokered the deal. CAA Media Finance and UTA co-rep U.S. rights, with The Veterans handing worldwide.
James has had fairly a run since checking in for the second installment of HBO’s “The White Lotus.” His profitable Man Ritchie-Netflix crime sequence “The Gentleman” was additionally renewed for a second season. The actor is repped at UTA.
Hoyeon, Kim and Esmail Corp. are all represented by CAA.
