Latest in Acquisitions

EXCLUSIVE: Universal International Studios and Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door are set to develop a TV adaptation of Matt Dinniman’s novel Dungeon Crawler Carl. Chris Yost, best known for writing Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok and Disney+’s The Mandalorian, is set to adapt the book.  UIS, which is part of…

Neon has picked up U.S. rights to Hell of a Summer, the horror comedy written and directed by Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) and Billy Bryk (When You Finish Saving the World) in their feature debut, from 30West. A release date has not yet been disclosed. Starring Wolfhard, Bryk and Fred Hechinger (Gl…

EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to The Gutter, a bowling comedy starring Shameik Moore (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse), D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place) and Susan Sarandon (The Fabulous Four), from the project’s producer and financier, Village Roadshow…

Focus has taken worldwide rights on Chloé Zhao's next film Hamnet starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley and will be a creative partner on the project. Universal Picture International will handle international distribution for the studio.Universal Pictures will handle international distribution. Zhao…

EXCLUSIVE: Quiver Distribution has acquired North American rights to A Mistake, a suspenseful medical drama starring three-time Emmy nominee Elizabeth Banks (Skincare), from Cornerstone Films. The film comes to its Quiver deal following its successful launch at the 2024 Tribeca Festival and the now…

Roadside Attractions said Friday that it has acquired rights to Bob Trevino Likes It, the news coming off the indie comedy drama’s premiere at SXSW where it won the Audience Award and Grand Jury Award. The pic, written and directed by Tracie Laymon, stars Euphoria‘s Barbie Ferreira, John Leguizamo…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has acquired U.S. and Latin American rights to State of Silence (Estado de Silencio), Santiago Maza's documentary on the perilous threat facing investigative journalists in Mexico. Actor-activist Diego Luna executive produced the film which made its world premiere at Tribeca…

EXCLUSIVE: Sister has upped its stake in podcast studio Campside Media to a majority shareholding. The Chernobyl producer’s 2023 company accounts, seen by Deadline, revealed that Jane Featherstone and Liz Murdoch’s transatlantic studio “now has a controlling stake” in Campside and “will continue to…

EXCLUSIVE: Viva Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Hitpig!, a new animated feature starring Ted Lasso‘s Jason Sudeikis, for release in theaters nationwide on November 1. Check out a trailer for the film above. Based on the New York Times bestseller Pete & Pickles from Berkeley Breathed, the film…

EXCLUSIVE: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder producer Moonage Pictures is on the sales block, Deadline has learned. We understand that BBC Studios will retain a minority interest in the company it took a stake in in 2018 for the time being, although this could change depending on who comes in for…

Picturehouse has acquired North American rights to Porcelain War, winner of the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. The film directed by Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev will be released in theaters throughout North America in the fall, in advance of an expected Oscar…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired North American and UK & Ireland rights for A New York Story, about a New Yorker torn between the gilded cage of her wealthy uptown life and the bohemian downtown world of a new love interest from outside her social circle. The romantic drama is the second film from…