NEON Acquires Domestic Rights To Anne Hathaway Sundance Movie ‘Eileen’
24.03.2023 - 19:35
/ deadline.com
NEON has taken the North American rights to the Anne Hathaway starring Sundance Film Festival premiere, Eileen from director William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth). The distributor is eyeing a fall theatrical release for the film.
Oldroyd’s connection to Sundance began in 2013 when his short film, Best, won the Short Film Competition at Sundance Film Festival. Eileen, coming out of Sundance, has already notched 87% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with critics.
The pic, based on the 2015 debut novel by Otessa Moshfegh, is set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, where young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.
Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, and Owen Teague also star in the pic which was adapted for the screen by Moshfegh with Luke Goebel.
The pic was produced by FIFTH SEASON, Likely Story’s Anthony Bregman, Stefanie Azpiazu, and Peter Cron, along with Goebel and Moshfegh’s Omniscient Productions, as well as Oldroyd, with backing from Film4.
Eileen is FIFTH SEASON and Likely Story’s second high-profile Sundance Film Festival sale after Apple acquired John Carney’s Flora and Son.
“It’s a thrill to have NEON on board and give this film a platform to reach a wide audience. This production has been a labor of love, from collaborating with Ottessa and Luke to the exceptionally talented actors and crew,” said Oldroyd. “NEON are the perfect partners and we look forward to working with them.”
“Seeing my book come to life on screen has always been a career goal. The premiere at Sundance was a beautiful glimpse of what is to come,” said