EXCLUSIVE: U.S. purchaser Angel has acquired U.S. rights from AGC Studios to Taika Waititi household movie Fing!, which debuted on the Sundance Movie Competition.
Angel, which operates an audience-driven mannequin, has been taking over larger profile titles up to now 12 months and that is the newest in that mould after the corporate initially made waves just a few years in the past with Sound Of Freedom.
Starring with Oscar winner Waititi are Mia Wasikowska (Alice In Wonderland), Richard Roxburgh (Elvis), Penelope Wilton (Downton), Blake Harrison (I Hate Suzie Too), Robyn Nevin (Sting), newcomer Iona Bell (The Starvation Video games: Dawn on the Reaping) and Matt Lucas (Physician Who) because the voice of Fing.
The film is being lined up for a large theatrical launch in early 2027.
The synopsis reads: “Librarians Mr. and Mrs. Meek, (Harrison and Wasikowska) dote on their daughter, Myrtle (Bell) and can do something to maintain her pleased however she at all times desires extra! When Myrtle calls for a Fing, her mother and father embark on a dangerous jungle quest, racing to assert the creature earlier than a ruthless animal park proprietor, The Viscount (Waititi) can seize it for himself.”
Jeffrey Walker (Apple Cider Vinegar) directs from a screenplay by Emmy winner Kevin Cecil (Gnomeo & Juliet) and three-time BAFTA winner David Walliams primarily based on his unique e book.
The movie is an Australian UK co-production, produced by Jo Sargent from London-based King Bert Productions, and Todd Fellman from Queensland’s Story Bridge Movies. Govt producers are Walliams, Craig McMahon, Kevin Cecil, Yvonne Sellins, Stuart Ford, Miguel A. Palos Jr., Aghi D. Koh, Andrew Orr, Julia Stuart, Janay Carrott, Shana Levine, Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor.
AGC Studios co-financed and are dealing with worldwide gross sales; Transmission Movies will launch theatrically in ANZ, with Stan premiering as a Stan Unique on SVOD. Sky additionally financed and can premiere the movie within the UK as a Sky Unique on Sky Cinema. Extra financing was supplied by Elevate Manufacturing Finance and Bondit Media Capital.
Angel’s current acquisitions embody Andy Serkis’ Animal Farm, action-thriller Runner with Owen Wilson and Alan Ritchson, The Brink of Struggle, with Jeff Daniels, Jared Harris, and J.Okay. Simmons; comedy Solo Mio starring Kevin James; and Younger Washington. The corporate rebranded final 12 months from Angel Studios to Angel.
The corporate revealed to us late final 12 months that its guild membership program has surpassed two million paying subscribers. The guild is the studio’s grassroots membership program. Members pay a month-to-month payment and function digital ‘co-producers’ on each challenge, and likewise are given a say on which tasks the studio pursues.
“Fing! Is strictly the sort of fantastical, joy-filled journey the Angel Guild was made to champion,” stated David Fischer, vp of acquisitions and enterprise affairs at Angel, previously often known as Angel Studios. “When our neighborhood of households vote with this degree of enthusiasm, we hear. We couldn’t be extra excited to convey it to audiences throughout America alongside our companions at AGC Studios.”
AGC’s Stuart Ford added: “We and our companions on Fing! are tremendously excited on the prospect of Angel Studios demonstrating their confirmed attain with household audiences throughout America and bringing their uniquely focused releasing method to the movie which has unfailingly charmed audiences in all places we’ve performed it.”
