IFC Films Buys Nicole Riegel’s ‘Holler,’ Plans June Release (EXCLUSIVE)

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAustralia-based theatrical producer Michael Cassel Group is planting a flag in the United States. The company has made its first New York City-based hire, tapping Jane Abramson to serve as its new head of creative development.

God has heard your prayers, and now the film adaptation of the hugely popular “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” has found its eponymous Margaret, as “Ant-Man and the Wasp” star Abby Ryder Fortson has joined the cast, and she will be joined by Rachel McAdams in the role of Margaret’s mother.

EXCLUSIVE:  IFC Films has picked up North American rights to Robert Connolly’s atmospheric mystery thriller The Dry, starring Eric Bana. A May 21 theatrical and on-demand release date is planned for the Made Up Stories feature. The pic is the actor’s first Australian film in over a decade.

Freddy Syborn, a writer and co-exec producer on Disney+’s upcoming Ms. Marvel series and co-creator of Jack Whitehall comedy drama Bounty Hunters, is adapting Daniel Cole’s Ragdoll for AMC and UKTV network Alibi.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaPaul Tamasy and Eric Johnson, the Oscar-nominated screenwriters behind “The Fighter” and “The Outpost,” are on board to adapt “Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II,” a best-seller from Adam Makos.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaGood Deed Entertainment has nabbed North American rights to “Ma Belle, My Beuaty,” a queer polyamorous love story that was embraced by critics when it debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.The film, which marks Marion Hill’s directorial feature film debut, won the Audience Award in the NEXT category at the festival.

Sometimes you just want to get away from things, and REM sleep– rapid eye movement sleep– can be a nice escape and rest. That’s the premise of “Come True,” a new IFC Midnight horror film about sleep paralysis.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentSamuel Goldwyn Films has picked up the U.S. rights for “The Man Who Sold His Skin,” Tunisia’s short-listed entry for the international feature film Oscar.

EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights to explorer biopic Amundsen: The Greatest Expedition about Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen’s epic journeys to the South and North Poles.

Ricky Martin is all smiles while walking around the set of an upcoming music video!

Hayley Williams has said that she is excited to work on the next Paramore album - and has no plans to release more solo music.

IFC Films has picked up the North American rights to Gia Coppola’s romantic drama Mainstream, starring Andrew Garfield and Maya Hawke as outsiders who become unlikely social media celebrities. Coppola's sophomore feature after her directorial debut Pala Alto had its world premiere at Venice in 2020 and is set for a May 7, 2021 release in theaters and on demand.

IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Gia Coppola’s sophomore feature Mainstream which made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

Antonio Ferme editorIFC Films has acquired the North American rights to Gia Coppola’s romantic drama “Mainstream,” which stars Andrew Garfield and Maya Hawke.The film had its worldwide premiere last year at the Venice Film Festival. It was also selected for the Telluride Film Festival in  2020.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDisney CEO Bob Chapek debunked speculation that “Black Widow,” the upcoming Marvel superhero adventure starring Scarlett Johansson, may debut on the Disney Plus streaming service.“Black Widow” is currently scheduled to open theatrically on May 7, which would make it the first blockbuster of 2021.“We are still intending it to be a theatrical release,” Chapek said Thursday during Disney’s quarterly earnings call.However, Chapek declined to clarify if “Black

Royally interesting! Prince Harry stepped back into the spotlight on Friday, February 5, as he filmed a TV segment alongside James Corden.

Prince Harry is teaming up with James Corden.

is in contract — less than a month after it first listed, for $2.34 million, according to StreetEasy. The charming, 19th-century co-op is in a former paper warehouse known as The Harbor House, at 130 Jane St.

IFC Films has acquired the North American rights to “Holler,” a coming-of-age drama starring Jessica Barden (“End of the F***ing World”) that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2020.Nicole Riegel made her directorial debut on “Holler,” which also stars Gus Halper, Pamela Adlon, Becky Ann Baker and Austin Amelio and is executive produced by Paul Feig.IFC Films plans to release “Holler” in June 2021.

Rebecca Davis editorThe dGenerate Collection at indie distributor Icarus Films will release the journalistic Hong Kong doc “Lost Course” in the U.S. starting March 5.The Chinese-language film about a democratic village uprising against corruption known as the “Siege of Wukan” and its aftermath won the best documentary prize at Taiwan’s 2020 Golden Horse Awards, an event sometimes described as Asia’s Oscars.