Distinctive: Vertical Entertainment has picked up U.S. rights to Misanthrope, a psychological thriller marking the 1st English-aspect from BAFTA-winning Argentinian director Damián Szifron (Wild Tales). The indie distributor has slated the movie starring Emmy nominee Shailene Woodley (Significant Tiny Lies), Emmy winner Ben Mendelsohn (The Outsider) and Emmy nominee Jovan Adepo (Babylon) for launch completely in theaters nationwide in the very first fifty percent of 2023.
The movie published by Szifron and Jonathan Wakeham picks up in Baltimore on New Year’s Eve, as a proficient but troubled police officer (Woodley) is recruited by the FBI’s main investigator (Mendelsohn) to enable profile and monitor down a mass assassin.
Pic’s producers are Szifron, Woodley, Aaron Ryder and Stuart Manashil. Its exec producers are Glen Basner, Alison Cohen, Milan Popelka, Michael A. Jackman, Clay Pecorin, Russell Geyser, Russ Posternak and Jane Sinisi. FilmNation Entertainment and Rainmaker Films financed the film, with the former also managing throughout the world income.
“Misanthrope is a movie that revitalizes one’s love for unbiased filmmaking, from the course down to cinematography. Just about every actor’s overall performance is charming and pivotal to the tale being spun,” remarked Vertical Leisure Partner, Peter Jarowey. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with FilmNation to provide this edge-of-your-seat thriller to screens just about everywhere.”
“We’re immensely fired up that our movie has discovered a home with Vertical and know this thrilling tale will entertain and resonate with moviegoers all-around the globe,” included producers Ryder and Manashil in a joint statement.
Vertical Entertainment’s recent and impending releases include Michael Jacobs’ Perhaps I Do starring Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon, Richard Gere, William H. Macy, Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey K. Asher Levin’s Fantastic Side of a Undesirable Guy starring Emile Hirsch, Thomas Jane, Harvey Keitel and Ashley Benson Darren Le Gallo’s Sam & Kate starring Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek Hans Canosa’s The Storied Daily life of A.J. Fikry, centered on the New York Times bestselling novel by Gabrielle Zevin John Patton Ford’s Sundance 2022 thriller Emily the Prison starring Aubrey Plaza, who is nominated for a 2022 Gotham Award for Exceptional Lead Performance the 2022 SXSW thriller Long gone in the Night time, directed by Eli Horowitz and starring Winona Ryder and John Gallagher Jr. Krystin Ver Linden’s Sundance 2022 pic Alice, starring Keke Palmer, Popular, Gaius Charles and Jonny Lee Miller and John Michael McDonagh’s The Forgiven, starring Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain and Matt Smith, which premiered at Tribeca 2022.
Jarowey and SVP of Acquisitions Tony Piantedosi negotiated the offer for Misanthrope on behalf of Vertical Enjoyment, with Matt Aizenstadt of FilmNation Amusement and David Spiegelman on behalf of the filmmakers.
