THINKFilm Picks Up 10 Items or Less
THINKFilm moved in and snatched up writer/producer/director Brad Silberling's 10 Items or Less, a two-character driven comedy starring Morgan Freeman and Paz Vega, right before the film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
In a press release announcing the acquisition, Silberling stated, "It was always my hope that our film's rather maverick spirit would be matched by the spirit of its distributor -- so THINKFilm feels like an excellent fit.
Their intelligence, selectivity and daring taste makes me feel like we're in good hands, on a picture whose independence we've jealously guarded. And I couldn't be happier to start this partnership now, as our picture takes its first steps out into the world at the Toronto Film Festival."
Freeman added, "It helps when you've admired the work they have done on so many unique pictures in the past. And now I admire their taste even more."
THINKFilm's Theatrical Head Mark Urman said, "As entertaining as it is, 10 Items or Less is even more refreshing because it shows how much fun big-studio filmmakers can have when they throw away the rule book and do something risky, hip, and different. As far as I am concerned, Morgan Freeman doesn't just play God, he IS God. THINKFilm is ready to do His work!"
Lori McCreary and Julie Lynn produced the film with Silberling, with Morgan Freeman executive producing.
10 Items or Less - The Official Synopsis
Freeman plays a major movie star whose pickiness with his projects accounts for a lengthy absence from the screen.
While considering a role as a supermarket manager, he decides to do some field research at a small ethnic market on the very outskirts of Los Angeles. Finding himself stranded with no cell phone or transportation, he meets Vega, the feisty cashier who mans the store's express register. When she offers to drive him back to "civilization," this initially mismatched pair discovers common ground, with the star realizing that his love for people is what drew him to acting in the first place, and the cashier gaining the confidence to interview -- or as he terms it, to "audition" -- for a job that could change her life.
Source: THINKFilm
In a press release announcing the acquisition, Silberling stated, "It was always my hope that our film's rather maverick spirit would be matched by the spirit of its distributor -- so THINKFilm feels like an excellent fit.
Their intelligence, selectivity and daring taste makes me feel like we're in good hands, on a picture whose independence we've jealously guarded. And I couldn't be happier to start this partnership now, as our picture takes its first steps out into the world at the Toronto Film Festival."
Freeman added, "It helps when you've admired the work they have done on so many unique pictures in the past. And now I admire their taste even more."
THINKFilm's Theatrical Head Mark Urman said, "As entertaining as it is, 10 Items or Less is even more refreshing because it shows how much fun big-studio filmmakers can have when they throw away the rule book and do something risky, hip, and different. As far as I am concerned, Morgan Freeman doesn't just play God, he IS God. THINKFilm is ready to do His work!"
Lori McCreary and Julie Lynn produced the film with Silberling, with Morgan Freeman executive producing.
10 Items or Less - The Official Synopsis
Freeman plays a major movie star whose pickiness with his projects accounts for a lengthy absence from the screen.
While considering a role as a supermarket manager, he decides to do some field research at a small ethnic market on the very outskirts of Los Angeles. Finding himself stranded with no cell phone or transportation, he meets Vega, the feisty cashier who mans the store's express register. When she offers to drive him back to "civilization," this initially mismatched pair discovers common ground, with the star realizing that his love for people is what drew him to acting in the first place, and the cashier gaining the confidence to interview -- or as he terms it, to "audition" -- for a job that could change her life.
Source: THINKFilm
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