Any News on L5Y Movie?

I, too, listened to that clip and it was amazing. Very pleasantly surprised!

Here it is:

http://sweet-3scape252.tumblr.com/post/79516317181

I think the last official word in this was that they were doing screenings for potential distributors earlier this year. If a major studio picks it up, I can see it being release through a boutique label such as fox searchlight, focus features, sony picture classics, etc... Or it could wind up at Magnolia or IFC meaning limited theatrical release with a concurrent VOD release. I'm really looking forward to this so it's a bit frustrated not to have heard anything in so long, especially when these leaked clips sound so great, sound quality notwithstanding.

The lack of distributor worries me as well. The screenings were clearly intended for buyers, and it's also puzzling the film wasn't given a festival premiere (Tribeca would have been perfect). However, if it didn't turn out well a festival would only spread bad word of mouth, so maybe that's why they resorted to buyers screenings instead.

My guess is they're holding out for a theatrical release so it doesn't go straight to VOD. Given Anna Kendrick's popularity with PITCH PERFECT, they shouldn't have any trouble getting a VOD deal but they probably want to aim higher. Keep in mind indie film sales aren't what they used to be, even for films that do perform well at festivals.

Icon is a really weird distributor for them, because they normally do sensationalist nature "documentaries"

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Are they related to wacko Mel Gibson's production company? Wikipedia says "not to be confused with..." but they have the same logo. Odd.