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Maude Apatow’s TIFF-buzzed directorial debut Poetic License has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics after Row K Entertainment’s distribution collapse; the film, starring Leslie Mann and Cooper Hoffman from a Raffi Donatich script, follows a former therapist who moves to a new town and becomes entangled in the lives of two college friends, prompting self-discovery, with SPC planning a 2027 release.
CinemaCon Day 1 in Las Vegas featured mini-presentations from three indie distributors—Angel Studios, Studiocanal, and Sony Pictures Classics—outlining their upcoming slates. Highlights included Angel’s Young Washington and a genre-forward lineup; Studiocanal’s remakes of Escape From New York and The Howling alongside other development in animation and family properties; and Sony Pictures Classics’ teaser for Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty plus planned re-releases/restorations of Trainspotting and The Piano, signaling a trend toward IP-driven, genre-friendly indie fare for the near term.
Sony Pictures Classics will release 'Becoming Led Zeppelin,' a docu-concert film, exclusively in Imax theaters on February 7, 2025, with early-access screenings starting February 5. The film, directed by Bernard MacMahon, explores the band's origins and rise to fame, featuring rare performance footage and music. It is the first officially sanctioned film about Led Zeppelin, offering an immersive experience with restored sound and visuals. The project involved extensive archival research and collaboration with Imax to enhance the viewing experience.
Irish rap trio Kneecap made a smoky entrance at the Sundance Film Festival to mark the world premiere of their film "Kneecap," featuring Michael Fassbender, which was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. The film, in the native Irish language, follows the trio's rise as unlikely figureheads of a civil rights movement to save their mother tongue. The stunt, involving a Northern Irish PSNI Land Rover, aimed to provoke conversation around Irish language and politics. This marks the first Irish language film to screen at Sundance, and the trio's manager and a creative agency were behind the attention-grabbing stunt.
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the rights to the Irish rap group biopic "Kneecap" prior to its Sundance premiere, with Michael Fassbender playing the role of their charismatic father turned political martyr. The film follows the Belfast trio's rise as figureheads of a civil rights movement to save the Irish language, and is reportedly the first Irish-language movie to play at Sundance. Directed by Rich Peppiatt, the movie was bankrolled by various organizations and produced by Trevor Birney and Jack Tarling.
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the rights to "Kneecap," a raucous comedy biopic about the Irish rap group, at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The film, which stars Michael Fassbender and marks the directorial debut of Rich Peppiatt, follows the emergence of the riotous rap trio in post-Troubles Belfast and their impact on Irish culture. The movie received critical acclaim at its premiere and features the actual members of the group alongside a talented cast.