River Lands a $10M+ TIFF Deal From Blumhouse & Universal
IFC’s TIFF Midnight Madness thriller River, directed by Joshua Giuliano and starring Jane Levy and Jessica Rothe, sold for more than $10 million to Blumhouse and Universal after a competitive bidding among Sony, Focus Features, Paramount, A24 and Netflix; the film follows three embittered siblings stalked by a faceless killer on a country boat, and the sale underlines Blumhouse Atomic Monster’s continued push into genre hits; Giuliano’s next project Occupant is being developed with Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Spooky Pictures.
