In a pair of late-breaking North American deals from Sundance, Alchemy has acquired political thriller Zipper while The Orchard has taken Finders Keepers.
Mora Stephens’ Zipper (pictured) stars Patrick Wilson, Lena Headey and Ray Winstone in the tale of a philandering attorney with political ambitions.
Cargo will represent international sales at the EFM later this week. Alchemy brokered the deal with CAA and Cinetic on behalf of the film-makers.
Stephens co-wrote with Joel Viertel and the producers are R Bryan Wright, Amy Mitchell-Smith, Mark Heyman, Joel Viertel and Marina Grasic.
Scott Franklin, Ari Handel, Darren Aronofsky, Danya Duffy, Jan Korbelin, Beau Chaney and Christian Oliver served as executive producers.
Richard Dreyfuss, John Cho, Dianna Agron, Christopher McDonald, Alexandra Breckenridge and Penelope Mitchell round out the key cast and Alchemy plans a theatrical and VOD release later this year.
The Orchard brokered the deal for Finders Keepers with WME Global and plans a theatrical and digital release in 2015.
Clay Tweel and Bryan Carberry’s documentary chronicles the life of a recovering amputee as he battles to reclaim his leg from an entrepreneur who discovered it inside a grill he bought at auction.
Ed Cunningham produced with Seth Gordon and Adam Gibbs.
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