The distributor has closed a deal with StudioCanal for US rights to Luca Guadagnino’s thriller and follow-up to I Am Love.

A Bigger Splash stars Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts and Fifty Shades Of Grey’s Dakota Johnson.

David Kajganich wrote the screenplay about tensions that arise on an Italian island when a vacationing rock star and his film-maker partner receive an unexpected visit from an old friend and his daughter.

Michael Costigan and Guadagnino produce A Bigger Splash, which Searchlight plans to release this year.

Studiocanal fully financed the thriller, handles international sales and will distribute directly in France, the UK, Germany, Australia and New Zealand.

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