By Denise Petski, Nellie Andreeva
28.01.2020 - 08:36 / variety.com
Andy Samberg’s “Palm Springs” has just broken the record for the biggest sale in the history of the Sundance film festival — by $0.69.
A joint announcement from Hulu and indie distributor Neon confirmed the existential comedy was purchased for $17,500,000.69 in a sale brokered by UTA Independent Film Group — which exceeds the record set by “The Birth of a Nation” in 2016, sold for $17.5 million.
An early Monday report said the film went for around $15 million, though insiders disputed that
By Denise Petski, Nellie Andreeva
Fresh off its Oscar victory for “Parasite,” Neon has acquired worldwide rights to “Spaceship Earth,” an acclaimed documentary about the construction of a biosphere. The film had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for the grand jury prize.
Yes, the shortened Oscars season has left film folks exhausted, but now that it's over, industry execs and talent alike can finally enjoy February's three-day President's Day weekend (four days if you're throwing in Friday's Valentine's Day). And what better place to rest and relax than Palm Springs as it showcases the best of its modernist art, design and architecture during Modernism Week (Feb.
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By Anthony D'Alessandro
Andy Samberg reflected on the sale of his comedy Palm Springs at the Sundance Film Festival while visiting The Tonight Show on Monday.Following the film's premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Neon and Hulu landed the worldwide rights, for$17,500,000.69. That figure breaks the record for the biggest sale ever at Sundance by 69 cents.
Andy Samberg time-loop comedy “Palm Springs” broke sales records (by the cheeky sum of 69¢), and “Taylor Swift: Miss Americana” inspired a mini mob scene at an otherwise star-starved Sundance. But in the end, the film that defined the 2020 edition of America’s most important indie-movie showcase was a #MeToo revenge thriller called “Promising Young Woman.”
By Mike Fleming Jr
The Sundance Film Festival is fighting a battle that’s been building for several years, and what it’s fighting for can be summed up in one word: relevance. What makes a Sundance movie relevant? In a sense, the old criteria still hold. It’s some combination of box-office performance, awards cachet, and that buzzy, you-know-it-when-you-see-it thing of penetrating to the heart of what we used to call the conversation.
By Brandon Choe
By Mike Fleming Jr
Neon and Hulu are in negotiations for the worldwide rights to Andy Samberg-fronted comedy Palm Springs, individuals familiar with the deal tell The Hollywood Reporter.The Saturday Night Live alum plays wedding guest Nyles, who befriends reluctant maid of honor Sarah (Cristin Milioti).
Tom Quinn’s Neon and streamer Hulu are looking to partner on a multimillion dollar, worldwide rights deal for Andy Samberg’s Sundance comedy “Palm Springs,” sources told Variety.
By Mike Fleming Jr
By Mike Fleming Jr
In the words of the brilliant adventurer-physicist Buckaroo Banzai, "Wherever you go, there you are." This holds true even if where you're going is, as a somewhat less brilliant voyager puts it, "one of those infinite-time-loop situations you mighta heard about." That lesser intellect is Andy Samberg's Nyles, stuck in a rut in Max Barbakow's thoroughly enjoyable rom-com Palm Springs.
Andy Samberg has been a reliable favorite hosting awards ceremonies, in recent years emceeing the Independent Spirit Awards, the Emmys and the 2019 Golden Globes with Sandra Oh. So it’s only natural to wonder if Samberg would consider taking the reins on the Oscars, which will return again this year without a host.
First and second wives are natural enemies, one bitter and the other greedy: That well-traveled cliché has fueled countless comedies and dramas alike. In its low-key way,The Rest of Us — starring Heather Graham as the ex-spouse and Jodi Balfour as newly widowed Wife No.