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EXCLUSIVE: RLJE Films and Shudder have acquired worldwide rights to Little Bites, a new horror film from writer-director Spider One. The deal comes following their work with the filmmaker on his 2022 horror pic Allegoria. RLJE will release the film exclusively in theaters on October 4, with its…

EXCLUSIVE: Dwayne Johnson's trip to the Cannes Film Festival in May to support A24's sales launch of MMA fighting drama The Smashing Machine has paid off. A24 has unveiled a raft of deals on the movie starring Johnson as legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr as the biopic wraps production in Japan this…

EXCLUSIVE: U.S.-based distributor Synkronized has acquired world rights for supernatural romance Can You Hear Me. The deal was brokered by Iuvit Media Sales on behalf of UK production company CYHM Ltd, which produced the film in association with Primary Wave Music (Wanna Dance With…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired North American and UK/IRE rights to I Don’t Understand You, the comedic thriller starring Nick Kroll (Don’t Worry Darling), Andrew Rannells (A Simple Favor), Morgan Spector (The Gilded Age) and Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia! franchise), which world premiered at this year’s…

EXCLUSIVE: BritBox has struck a deal to bring British dramas Captivated and Pren ar y Bryn (Tree on a Hill) to its American service. The international streamer will launch both series in the U.S. later this year following the deal with distributor All3Media International. Captivated comes from…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has locked down rights to Hurt People, a legal thriller spec from Monarch creator Melissa London Hilfers, sources tell Deadline. Details as to the plot of the film are under wraps. Written amid last year’s writer’s strike, it marks the rising scribe’s fifth feature spec sale to…

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to Don't Fall in Love With Yourself, a documentary about influential musician-artist-actor Justin Pearson. Gravitas plans to release the film, directed by Jon Nix, on August 20 through its "hybrid distribution system,"…

EXCLUSIVE: Monument Releasing on Friday announced it has acquired rights spanning multiple English language territories to Rule of Two Walls, "a visceral and vital portrait of today's Ukraine through the lens of artists." The documentary directed by David Gutnik and executive produced by actor Liev…

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Television has acquired the television rights to adapt Seveneves by Hugo Award winner Neal Stephenson. Former Color Force executive Allison Friedman (The Mortuary Collection) will executive produce. Seveneves follows how the best scientific minds come to the same conclusion after…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired North American rights to Bad Genius, an English-language remake of the same-name Thai thriller, from Picturestart, Picture Perfect Federation, and Little Ray Media. Marking the directorial debut of J.C. Lee, a veteran producer whose credits include The Morning Show and How…

France’s Newen Studios has bought Johnson Production Group (JPG), a financier, producer and distributor of TV movies. The 32-year-old group’s founding president Timothy O. Johnson will continue to lead the company. JPG said it packages, finances and distributes more than 40 TV movies per year…

EXCLUSIVE: IFC Films and Shudder have acquired North American rights to Azrael, a new action horror thriller from director E.L. Katz (Cheap Thrills), which stars Samara Weaving (Ready or Not) and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Femme). Hailing from Republic Pictures, the film will release exclusively in…