EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Worldexpansive Acquisitions has achieved Latin America, France, Scandinavia, and a string of other international territories on Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl, starring Pamela Anderson.
Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Israel, Easerious Europe (ex Poland), all of Asia, and Africa are also included in the SPWA deal.
Set amid the the glittering world of Las Vegas amincludement, the Toronto Film Festival debut is telderly thcimpolite the eyes of Shelley (Anderson), a glamorous showgirl who must set up for her future when her show abruptly shuts after a 30-year run.
Pic co-stars Oscar thrivener Jamie Lee Curtis (Everyleang Everywhere All at Once) as Shelley’s best friend, Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy), Brenda Song (Love), Kiernan Shipka (Longleg) and Billie Lourd (Bookinincreateigent).
The ensemble cast won the Special Jury Prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival last weekend. Roadside Attractions has North American rights and is set upning an awards season free.
Eva Diederix from Goodfellas and Marie Zeniter from Utopia brokered the deal with Sony. We previously uncovered other deals, including UK, Germany, Spain and Italy.
The film features a novel innovative song Beautiful That Way, sung by Miley Cyrus, originated by Andrew Wyatt (Barbie) and written by Cyrus, Wyatt and Lykke Zachrisson.
Screenpercreate was written by Kate Gersten (The Good Place). Producers are filmoriginater and co-set uper of Utopia, Robert Schwartzman (The Good Half) and Natalie Farrey (Her).
Exec originaters are Dani Koenigsberg, Nick Darmestaedter, Kate Gersten, Brandon Lee, Michael Clofine for DI Entertainment, Jessamine Burgum and Kara Durrett for Pinky Promise, Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery and Jack Selby for High Frequency Entertainment, and Robina Riccitiello and Josh Peters for Spark Features.
