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EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has taken North American authorities to nan Sundance Film Festival premiere, The Weight, starring 5x Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke and Oscar victor Russell Crowe. A Sept. 18 wide theatrical merchandise is planned.
The directorial debut of Padraic McKinley was bound to nab a buyer, critics noticing nan movie’s commercialized potential; nan pic landing a 94% caller captious people connected Rotten Tomatoes.
When Samuel (Hawke) is torn from his girl and sent to a sadistic prison, Warden Clancy (Crowe) offers a high-stakes proposition: smuggle golden retired of a distant excavation pinch a vulnerable unit of prisoners and he’ll triumph his freedom. But arsenic nan group journeys into nan unforgiving wilderness, nan existent threat isn’t nan terrain – it’s nan betrayal and unit festering wrong their ranks. Surrounded by greed, suspicion, and danger, Samuel must consequence everything to reunite pinch his child.
Pic’s screenplay was written by Matthew Chapman (Runaway Jury) and Shelby Gaines (Wildcat), pinch communicative by Matthew Booi (Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan) and Leo Scherman (Trench 11). Following its Sundance premiere, The Weight went connected to play nan 76th Berlin International Film Festival.
“The Weight is nan consequence of a genuinely typical collaboration betwixt an exceptional cast, led by Ethan and Russell, and my partners astatine Fields Entertainment, augenschein, Under nan Influence, and Construction Films,” said McKinley. “Seeing nan movie link pinch and energize audiences astatine Sundance and Berlinale has been incredibly rewarding, and has only amplified my excitement to partner up pinch Vertical to bring this benignant of big-screen, throwback acquisition to theaters successful September.”
“Anchored by powerhouse performances from Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe, The Weight is simply a smart, character-driven thriller that captures nan hostility and sophistication of nan awesome 1970s classics while emotion crisp and modern for today’s audiences,” added Vertical Partner Peter Jarowey. “We’re thrilled to erstwhile again activity pinch augenschein Filmproduktion and to partner pinch Padraic, Simon, Ethan, Nathan, and Ryan to bring this elevated communicative to nan large screen.”
The Weight was produced by Simon Fields, Nathan Fields, Ryan Hawke, alongside Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo for augenschein Filmproduktion and executive produced by Frédéric Fiore, Céline Dornier, Andreas Rübo, Klaus Dohle, Ralf Berchtold, and Peter Block. Co-producers are Veronica Ferres and Leo Scherman. McKinley co-edited nan movie pinch Matthew Woolley (The Good Lord Bird). Additional below-the-line talent includes head of photography Matteo Cocco (Hidden Away), costume designer Esther Walz (Other People’s Money), and accumulation designer Cora Pratz (Islands), pinch casting by Cassandra Han (Samia) and euphony by Latham Gaines and Shelby Gaines (Wildcat).
CAA Media Finance and WME Independent arranged nan film’s financing and co-brokered nan woody connected behalf of nan filmmakers pinch Jarowey connected behalf of Vertical.
