Sundance Secures Star-Studded Summer Slate

0:00On April 28, Sundance sales kept rolling slow but steady into April, with stand-out pickups like Beth De Arrujos, Josephine grabbing a seven-figure. Deal from Samaritan pictures after snagging grand jury and audience awards. This drama stars Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan, centering on a kid witnessing trauma in Golden Gate Park and its eyeing awards buzz with a theatrical push. Other big ones include oscilloscope laboratories taking Adam Meeks's Union County, a recovery tale with Will Poulter and Noah Centineo, set in Ohio's Opioid World. Earlier this week, Greenwich Entertainment nabbed the Friends' House is here, a secret shot. Tehran Art Scene Story by Mariam Atayi and Hossane Keshavars that boasts a perfect critic score on Ron Tomatoes. Another million pictures grabbed the Doc American Doctor, tracking Docs and Gaza amid politics, while rich spirits scored road trip dramedy, heat-tea, hot water, and...

1:01Coming of age flick, if I go, will they miss me, both primed for fall releases. Stars lit up reactions from Olivia Coleman and Alexander Skarsgaard's weird vibes and Black Bear's wicker to John Hamm and Zoe Deutsch in Sony Pictures. This hilarious, gale-dotry and the celebrity sex pass, dropping July 10th. IFC's The Shedheads, with Dave Franco and O'Shea Jackson Jr., promises Mayhem, and Sumerians the Incomer earned innovator nods with Dom Null. Gleason. New Docs to shine too, like Netflix is short, the baddest speechwriter of all, co-directed by Steph N. K. E. R. E. on MLK's Wordsmith Clarence Jones, packing hand-painted animation. Kino Lorber's Philippiana, wowed as a tense class critique, and Neon revived once upon a time in Harlem, a Harlem Renaissance gem. These grabs signal strong theatrical slates this summer and fall, blending bold indies with star power to keep Sundance heat alive on screens, everywhere.

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