Entertainment
LIONSGATE ACQUIRES U.S. DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS TO TWO STUDIOCANAL THRILLERS
THE COMMUTER & OUR KIND OF TRAITOR
(Source: Liongsgate)
(Source: Liongsgate)
Lionsgate has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to two films from Europe's leading studio STUDIOCANAL, the suspense thriller 'The Commuter', starring Liam Neeson, and the international thriller 'Our Kind of Traitor', starring Ewan McGregor. It was announced today by Lionsgate Co-COO and Motion Picture Group President Steve Beeks and STUDIOCANAL President of International Distribution & Marketing Rodolphe Buet.
- 'The Commuter' stars Neeson : as an ordinary businessman on his daily commute home, a commute that becomes anything but routine as he realizes a deadly plan is unfolding and he is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that has life and death consequences. Written by Byron Willinger and Phil de Blasi, The Commuter is produced by The Picture Company's Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman.
- 'Our Kind of Traitor' is an international thriller starring McGregor : Based on the John Le Carre spy novel, it is directed by Susanna White and produced by The Ink Factory and Potboiler Productions.
- 'Our Kind of Traitor' is an international thriller starring McGregor : Based on the John Le Carre spy novel, it is directed by Susanna White and produced by The Ink Factory and Potboiler Productions.
The two companies' multi-faceted alliance already encompasses STUDIOCANAL's distribution of Lionsgate films in Germany, Lionsgate's distribution of the prestigious STUDIOCANAL library in North America and the Elevation Sales home entertainment joint venture in the UK.
Source : Lionsgate
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