Mediawan Buys Majority Stake in Misfits, U.K. Outfit Behind Sundance-Premiering Christopher Reeve Documentary (EXCLUSIVE)
16.01.2024 - 14:43
/ variety.com
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent European production powerhouse Mediawan has bought a majority stake in Misfits, the prestige U.K. company whose anticipated documentary “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” will play at the Sundance Film Festival.
The London-based production company, founded in 2016, is run by Andee (Dee) Ryder and Ian Bonhôte, the BAFTA-nominated filmmaker-producer duo behind “McQueen,” the critically laureled documentary about the fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen. The company’s thriving track record in the non-fiction space also includes “Rising Phoenix,” a documentary about the Paralympic movement which won a pair of Emmy Awards, and “Kingdom of Dreams,” a four-part premium non-fiction series about the fashion industry which sold across 169 territories, as well as “The Contestant” which premiered at last year’s Toronto and sold to Hulu for a 2024 release.
Aside from being a key player within the feature documentary landscape, the banner recently expanded into fiction with “Alleycats,” a high-concept thriller directed by Bonhôte and is currently developing four feature films. The acquisition of Misfits marks a new milestone in the strategic development of Mediawan into English-language markets.
The company, which is also the owner of Brad Pitt’s Plan B, comprises several companies with topnotch pedigree, including in the U.K. with scripted outfit Drama Republic (“The English,” “One Day”) and animation banner Wildseed Studios (“Dodo,” “Tuff Pom”).
“This new partnership represents a significant opportunity to strengthen Mediawan’s international footprint and grow our premium documentary slate,” said Elisabeth d’Arvieu, Mediawan Pictures CEO. “Mediawan has had big hits in the
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