Olivia Wilde is now two for 2 with regards to discovering distribution for her Sundance films. After A24 landed “The Invite,” the comedy she directed and stars in alongside Seth Rogen, Magnolia Photos has now acquired Gregg Araki’s new movie “I Need Your Intercourse” in a seven-figure deal, the corporate introduced on Tuesday.
Wilde stars within the colourful comedy as a provocative artist who strikes up a sub/dom relationship together with her smitten subordinate, performed by Cooper Hoffman. It’s Araki’s first movie in over a decade, however is in lock step along with his sex-filled, barely campy model that he honed with options like “Mysterious Pores and skin” and “Kaboom.”
The ensemble solid additionally contains Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders, Johnny Knoxville, Margaret Cho, Roxane Mesquida, Charli XCX and Daveed Diggs.
Magnolia is planning a significant theatrical launch later this 12 months.
“’I Need Your Intercourse’ is a wild romp that represents all the explanations we love going to the flicks,” mentioned Magnolia Photos co-CEOs Eamonn Bowles and Dori Begley. “As enormous followers of Gregg Araki, we’re thrilled to unleash his widest theatrical launch but and Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman’s insanely nice performances on the plenty.”
“I’m over the moon and so grateful for the unbelievable reception at Sundance and Magnolia’s unadulterated ardour for ‘I Need Your Intercourse,’” mentioned Araki. “This has been a pure labor of affection from day one and everybody at Magnolia is as pumped and excited as I’m to get the movie on the market for audiences throughout the nation to take pleasure in, react to and speak about.”
Black Bear presents in affiliation with Determined Photos. A Gregg Araki film. Directed by Gregg Araki, and written by Karley Sciortino & Araki, “I Need Your Intercourse” is produced by Araki, p.g.a., Seth Caplan, p.g.a., Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler, Courtney L. Cunniff, p.g.a., Karley Sciortino. Co-producers are Beau J. Genot, Ezra Venetos, Tom Lee. Government producers are Joanne Roberts Wiles, John Friedberg, Andrew Golov.
The movie was produced and totally financed by Black Bear, which additionally dealt with worldwide gross sales.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia SVP of Acquisitions John Von Thaden and VP of Acquisitions Miranda Hill, with CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmaker.
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