As was the case with Terrence Malick's Tree of Life, looks like River Road Ent. weren't planning on letting this biopic go to market and have passed it forward to Apparition. This could mean one of two things: that Bill Pohlad didn't feel confident about the final product or, the more likely scenario is that with Kristen Stewart on board, that a segment of the Twilight series fanbase might add some B.O dollars to the theatrical release of The Runaways.
Something tells me that Bob Berney and Bill Pohlad have a couple of more tricks, or should I say, titles up their sleeves. Today they announced the inclusion of Quebecois filmmaker Jean Marc Vallee's period drama to Apparition's inaugural slate. The 30-million dollar period pic, shot in the U.K., preemed at Berlin's film market and will show at TIFF next month as the festival's closing film. The Young Victoria will open November 13th.
preemptive Set to have its world premiere this coming Friday (I'll be at the 8:30 a.m. press screening), Bright Star becomes the first title in the Bill Pohlad and Bob Berney's the soon to be named distribution venture. Does this mean that Terrence Malick's next has already found a home as well?
The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.