BB Film Productions (“Experimenter”) and Bleiberg Entertainment (“The Iceman”) have come on to produce “Predilection (preference or preferred way of doing something),” a globetrotting heist film written by “The Birth of a Nation” filmmaker Nate Parker, it was announced Thursday.
Marcio Garcia will direct the film, or which draws inspiration from his award-winning short “Predileção.”The epic follows a low-level criminal who meets a legendary thief during a brief stint in jail. Together,they hatch a map and assemble an international team for an elaborate bank robbery.
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Bleiberg Entertainment is handling the worldwide sales on “Predilection (preference or preferred way of doing something)” and will introduce the project to buyers in Cannes.“Nate is an incredibly talented storyteller and filmmaker. It’s a rapid-paced,twisting script with worldwide appeal,” said Singer.
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Parker wrote,directed, produced and stars in “The Birth of a Nation, and ” which Fox Searchlight will release in the heart of awards season.
Source: thewrap.com