Following its debut at the Venice Film Festival, there was some buzz around the sci-fi thriller Equals and now after its screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, a bidding war has broke out between distributors for the film’s rights.
Equals stars Kristen Stewart (American Ultra) and Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: Apocalypse) and “tells the story of Nia (Stewart) and Silas (Hoult), co-workers in a utopian future where human emotion has been genetically eliminated. When there is word that a disease has broken out that causes the remanifestation of emotion, Silas and Nia are confirmed to have the disease. The two must then decide to stay in their current reality, with the possibility of being found out and promptly dealt with, or to run away toward their possible freedom.”
So far Sony Pictures Classics, Paramount, and A24 have reportedly been in the mix for the film, with THR saying the combined sale of the rights, both domestic and international, could top $16 million (the amount the film cost to make), making it the biggest deal for a finished film at the festival. We will keep you posted when a official deal is struck.
Directed by Drake Doremus (Like Crazy), Equals co-stars Guy Pearce (The Rover) and Jacki Weaver (The Voices) as well as being executively produced by Ridley Scott (The Martian).
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Originally published September 18, 2015. Updated April 13, 2018.
