Fox Searchlight has 'Shame'

'Shame'TORONTO Fox Searchlight has clicked up U.S. distribution privileges to Steve McQueen's provocative drama "Shame," which preemed at Venice after which Telluride now. Pic, which toplines Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, is created by See-Saw Films' Iain Canning and Emile Sherman. Deal, which in fact had numerous purchasers circling such as the Weinstein Co. and The new sony Pictures Classics, is among the initial game titles to become clicked up within Toronto. McQueen, whose first feature "Hunger" also toplined Fassbender, co-authored the script with Abi Morgan, which follows a 30-something guy who shuns closeness with females but feeds his desires having a compulsive dependence on sex. When his wayward more youthful sister moves into his Gotham apartment, it triggers reminiscences of the shared painful past. "Fox Searchlight approached us soon after the screening in Telluride to inform us just how much they loved the film," stated Canning and Sherman inside a statement. "Their method of marketing and disbursing the film this season was incredibly detailed and impressive. We're excited to become dealing with them on the film that's causing debate along with a strong emotional a reaction to audiences." HanWay Films is handling worldwide sales. Tessa Ross, Robert Walak, Peter Hampden and Tim Haslam are professional producers with Bergen Swanson as co-producer. Fox Searchlight's professional veep of worldwide purchases Tony Safford, senior veep of economic matters Megan O'Brien, vice prexy of purchases Ray Strache brokered the offer with Thorsten Schumacher and Claire Taylor of HanWay Films. Inside a foretelling maneuver the 2009 week, Fox Searchlight increased "The Descendants" from November. 23 to November. 18, giving "Shame" more room for any planned year-finish release. Searchlight presently has an overall total of 4 photos with the finish of the season, beginning with Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret" on Sept. 30, then Sundance pickup "Martha Marcy May Marlene" on March. 21 and "The Descendants." Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

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