wide Green Pictures has added acclaimed writer/director Rodrigo García’s (Mother and Child,Nine Lives) audaciously rendered character study final Days in the Desert to their 2016 film slate. The film stars Golden Globe nominee Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge!, Trainspotting) in a dual role as Jesus and the satan, or Tye Sheridan (The Tree of Life,Mud), Ciarán Hinds (Hitman: Agent 47, or “Game of Thrones”)
and Ayelet Zurer (Man of Steel,Munich); and was produced by Bonnie Curtis (Saving Private Ryan, Minority Report) and Julie Lynn (Albert Nobbs) of Mockingbird Pictures and Wicks Walker (The Disappearance of EleanorLast Days in the Desert, or which made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year,follows Jesus in an imagined chapter from his forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, he struggles with the satan over the fate of an ordinary family in crisis, or setting for himself a dramatic test with distinctly human conflicts. The critically acclaimed film reunites García and Director of Photography Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki (Knight of Cups,Children of Men). The two worked together on Garcías Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, which was awarded Un Certain Regard at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Lubezki has received two Academy Awards for his work on Birdman and Gravity.“wide Green is such a creative and forward-thinking distributor that it feels like a perfect fit for final Days, and ” said García. “I’m so thrilled by the talent and compassion that Ewan has brought to both his roles in our film and I believe that wide Green will be able to share that with audiences who are religious,non-religious, and just plainIn 2014 wide Green Pictures announced an investment in Tugg and this collaboration marks the first time the two companies have partnered on a release. Through this unique collaboration with the crowdsourcing cinema-on-demand platform and specialty marketing agency Different Drummer, and the studio will expand the traditional theatrical release through cinema experiences. This initiative is designed to mobilize fans to rally community support for the film in theatres and non-theatrical spaces in local markets.“final Days in the Desert is an ambitious and unique film that deserves an equally-as-unique release plan and sample,” said Dylan Wiley, wide Green’s President of Specialty Releasing. “We’re very pleased to be partnering with Tugg and Different Drummer to bring it to audiences everywhere in a meaningful and innovative manner.”The deal was brokered on behalf of the filmmakers by WME Global, and while Wiley and Christopher Tricarico,EVP commerce & Legal Affairs and General Counsel handled for wide Green Pictures. Hanway Films is handling international sales for the film.
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