Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate Nab Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘Ironbark’ Out of Sundance

LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions have picked up North American rights to the splashy Gloria Steinem movie The Glorias.The two companies recently partnered on the Judy Garland biopic Judy, which earned Renee Zellweger an Oscar for her performance as Garland.Based on Steinem’s memoir My Life on the Road, the movie sees Julianne Moore and Alicia Vikander play two of five onscreen Gloria Steinems, ranging from her time in India, to the founding of Ms.

Gloria Steinem’s biopic is officially hitting the road, securing domestic distribution from LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions.

By Amanda N'Duka

Laura Chinn has signed an overall deal with Lionsgate Television.

By Anthony D'Alessandro

Despite being shut out of most major awards shows this season, women filmmakers will not go gentle into that good night. Instead they’re pushing back even harder, carving out a space for themselves in tentpole productions, petitions to the Directors Guild and with #GiveHerABreak, a campaign aimed at the Academy Awards’ lack of representation.

Tom Paul can finally exhale. At the end of each November, for more than 20 years, the New York-based sound designer turns nocturnal. Forgoing sleep means he’ll have just enough time to complete the sound edit and mix for the multitude of films he was hired to work on that are premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, the most recent edition of which wrapped on Sunday.

PARK CITY, Utah — What do “Reservoir Dogs,” “Napoleon Dynamite,” “Clerks” and “Wet Hot American Summer” all have in common? The Sundance Film Festival.

Anne Hathaway enjoyed a rare public night out with her husband, Adam Shulman, on Monday night. 

Sony Pictures Classics has teamed with Sony’s Stage 6 Films to oversee the global release of Heidi Ewing’s feature narrative debut “I Carry You With Me (Te Llevo Conmigo),” a gay love story about two men who immigrate to the United States. The deal follows the movie’s enthusiastic reception at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The romantic drama debuted to multiple standing ovations in Park City, where it was shown in the NEXT section. It will be released later this year.

The tale of the McDonald’s Monopoly-game heist was one hell of a story. Indeed, it seems to have been too much story for “McMillions,” a documentary series premiering at Sundance ahead of a bow on HBO, to tell — even with the benefit of six episodes.

By Andreas Wiseman

Amid the snow-covered mountains of Park City, Utah – South African filmmakers, producers, and directors have made a strong representation this year at Sundance – the largest independent film festival in the US.

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to “The Truffle Hunters” out of the Sundance Film Festival. The pact is for $1.5 million, according to an insider.

Benh Zeitlin hasn’t made a film in seven years since he exploded onto the scene with his Best Picture Oscar-nominated “Beasts of the Southern Wild” in 2013. Coming out of hibernation, the director’s “Wendy,” a take on J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan,” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival Sunday. Well, was his eagerly anticipated followup worth the wait?

The chilling Cold War spy thriller Ironbark will see Benedict Cumberbatch as Greville Wynne, who is a British businessman. Benedict Cumberbatch's character is recruited by two agencies to establish business ties in the Soviet Union.

Next time you’re annoyed with your Uber driver for yapping too much, or because he’s using Axe Body Spray like it’s an ax to your senses, be grateful he’s not Kurt Kunkle.

Sundance Cold War drama Ironbarkhas landed at Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions for North America.Benedict Cumberbatch stars asGreville Wynne, a British businessman who is recruited to help put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The best political documentary at Sundance this year does not star Hillary Clinton or AOC, but a bunch of 17-year-old dudes.