EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Leisure has acquired North American rights to Magic Hour, a brand new indie drama co-written, directed by and starring Katie Aselton, on the heels of its SXSW premiere, slating the movie for launch in theaters subsequent 12 months.
Starring Aselton, Daveed Diggs, and Brad Garrett, the movie follows Erin (Aselton) and Charlie (Diggs) as they escape to the desert to navigate an surprising and difficult new part of their relationship. Nonetheless, the rendezvous reveals they couldn’t be additional aside, revealing an much more putting flip of their marriage.
Written by Aselton and her husband and frequent collaborator Mark Duplass, the movie hails from the latter’s Duplass Brothers Productions. Emily A. Neumann produced, with Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, and Mel Eslyn exec producing for Duplass Brothers Productions. We had been first to report on the mission in April 2024.
“I’m thrilled to be partnering with Greenwich,” mentioned Aselton in a press release to Deadline. “Their collaborative spirit, love of the film, and enthusiasm for a theatrical launch is a dream for any filmmaker.”
Aselton is a multi-hyphenate with directing credit together with The Freebie (2010), Black Rock (2012) and most not too long ago, Mack & Rita (2022) and performing credit that span each TV and movie. On TV, she starred in FX’s Legion and Apple TV+’s The Morning Present; and on the large display, in Outdated Dads (2023), The Unholy (2021), Bombshell (2019) and the John Lithgow and Blythe Danner characteristic The Tomorrow Man.
Different current acquisitions for Greenwich Leisure embrace a pair of Sundance dramas — Cole Webley’s Omaha, starring John Magaro, and Love, Brooklyn, produced by and starring André Holland — in addition to the documentary Angelheaded Hipster on Marc Bolan and the band T. Rex.
Andy Bohn negotiated the deal for Greenwich, with CAA Media Finance repping the filmmakers.
