Anchor Bay Handcuff Austin Chick’s SXSW Preemed Girls Against Boys

After dipping into romantic drama terrain with his debut film XX/XY and examining the dot-com bubble bursting a decade later in August, Austin Chick’s Thelma and Louise take Manhattan like thriller has found a distributor with a fanbase to match. Anchor Bay Films have put the cuffs on the helmer’s third directorial outing. Currently at the midday point of SXSW festival, the Midnight screening of Girls Against Boys played well before auds. Expect a limited theatrical release sometime this year.

Gist: This is a psychological thriller about two girls on a killing spree. Think Thelma and the banned French film, Baise Moi.

Worth Noting: Up-and-comer Nicole LaLiberte starred in Gregg Araki’s Kaboom, and will next be seen in Dante Ariola’s Arthur Newman, Golf Pro.

Do We Care?: We’re iffy about these B-movie type clips but SXSW call this a “character-driven rather than action-driven” type of film. Coming off August, we’re more than willing to check out Chick’s “genre” film.