Monday
IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Argyris Papadimitropoulos’ romance drama “Monday” starring MCU regular Sebastian Stan (who reportedly goes full frontal in this) and Denise Gough. An April 16th day and date theatrical and on-demand release planned.
When Mickey (Stan) is dragged away from his DJ set by a drunken friend and introduced to Chloe (Gough) one hot summer night in Athens, the attraction between the pair is immediately palpable leading to a whirlwind weekend romance. [Source: Deadline]
Freedom Ride
Deon Taylor will direct “Freedom Ride” based on first-person accounts of the original freedom riders including late U.S. Congressman John Lewis. Filming aims to begin summer 2021 with plans to shoot in Atlanta and Birmingham.
Steven Vosburgh and Dusdi Fissette penned the script which is set in 1961 and details the actions of a multiracial group of young activists led by Lewis as they decide to take matters into their own hands in the fight against racism. [Source: Variety]
Father of the Bride
Gaz Alazraki (“Club de Cuervos”) is set to direct the latest remake of “Father of the Bride” for Warner Bros. Pictures. Matt Lopez is penning the script.
More rom-com than previous versions, the story follows a father coming to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family. [Source: Slashfilm]
Void
Netflix has acquired Chris Borrelli’s sci-fi murder mystery spec script “Void” at Macro. The story follows a group of space crew members who begin to turn up dead while attempting to escape from a distant moon where their memories are erased by a magnetic burst every eight hours. Charles D. King and Poppy Hanks are producing. [Source: Deadline]
Summer of Soul
Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson’s directorial debut, the Sundance premiere “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),” has been acquired by Searchlight Pictures and Hulu in a deal worth over $12 million.
The film, which won both the Grand Jury prize and Audience award and deals with the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, will get a theatrical release as well as exclusively streaming on Hulu in the U.S. and internationally on Star and Star+ ( included in the Disney+ app in key markets). [Source: Variety]
