The Weinstein Co. has landed U.S. and multiple territory distribution rights to Gillian Armstrong's fictionalized Harry Houdini biopic "Death Defying Acts" reports the trades.
The studio shelled out around $5.5 million at the American Film Market for "Death Defying," which was produced for less than $20 million. The film recently wrapped principal photography.
"Death Defying" chronicles the tumultuous love affair between the famed magician (Guy Pearce) and a psychic (Catherine Zeta-Jones) who tries to con him by holding a seance to contact his dead mother. Tony Grisoni and Brian Ward wrote the screenplay.
Weinstein Co. is expected to premiere the film at Cannes next year, followed by a Fall theatrical release either by themselves or through MGM.
