WORLDVIEW ENTERTAINMENT TO FINANCE AND PRODUCE SONG ONE STARRING ANNE HATHAWAY
Marc Platt, Jonathan Demme, and Anne Hathaway to produce;
Lotus Entertainment to begin international sales in Cannes
May 14, 2013 (Cannes, France) — Worldview Entertainment has signed on to finance and produce the drama, “Song One,” starring Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway. Kate Barker-Froyland will direct the film from her own screenplay. Worldview CEO, Christopher Woodrow, and COO, Molly Conners, will produce alongside Marc Platt, Academy Award winner Jonathan Demme, Hathaway and Adam Shulman. Worldview’s Maria Cestone, Sarah Johnson Redlich and Hoyt David Morgan will executive produce. Principal photography will begin May 29th in New York City.
“Song One” is the story of a young woman who strikes up a relationship with her ailing brother’s favorite musician. Lotus will handle international sales and introduce the film to foreign buyers this week in Cannes while CAA, who arranged financing, will be representing the domestic rights.
“Anne is a brilliant actress and we think she is perfect for this project. We have a very strong creative team and we are looking forward to the start of filming in a couple of weeks,” said Worldview CEO, Christopher Woodrow.
“Song One” joins Worldview’s already impressive 2013 slate, which includes two studio co-financing deals: Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu’s comedy, “Birdman,” with Fox Searchlight and New Regency, starring Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis and Academy Award nominee Edward Norton, which is currently filming in New York City; and Daniel Espinosa’s crime thriller, “Child 44,” with Summit/Lionsgate, starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman and Joel Kinnaman, which is set to begin filming next month in Prague. Worldview has also announced that it is re-teaming with David Gordon Green on the drama “Manglehorn,” starring Academy Award winner, which WestEnd Films will be introducing to foreign buyers this week in Cannes.
Worldview’s 2012 slate included three films making their world premieres here in Cannes: James Gray’s period drama, “The Immigrant,” starring Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard and Academy Award nominees Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner, which is screening in competition and will be released by The Weinstein Company; Arnaud Desplechin’s drama, “Jimmy P.,” starring Benicio Del Toro, which is also screening in competition; and Guillaume Canet’s crime thriller, “Blood Ties,” starring Academy Award nominee Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Cotillard, Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldana and Academy Award nominee James Caan.
Worldview also has several completed films, which will premiere later this year including Academy Award nominee Atom Egoyan’s crime thriller, “Devil’s Knot,” starring Academy Award winners Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon; David Gordon Green’s drama, “Joe,” starring Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage; Eli Roth’s highly anticipated return to directing with the horror thriller, “The Green Inferno;” and Ti West’s horror thriller, “The Sacrament,” presented and produced by Roth.
About Worldview Entertainment
Worldview Entertainment is a leading independent motion picture production and investment company. The company finances and produces theatrical quality feature films with budgets up to $50 million for worldwide distribution. Worldview is backed by a strong capitalization and represented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA). The company was founded in 2007 and is based in New York City.
