EXCLUSIVE: Focus Options has acquired U.S. rights and choose worldwide territories on upcoming thriller Final Breath, starring Woody Harrelson, Finn Cole and Simu Liu. Focus will distribute the Alex Parkinson-directed title within the U.S. with Common Footage Worldwide dealing with choose territories together with France, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea and Vietnam.
The undertaking is an exhilarating true story, based mostly on the 2019 documentary of the identical identify, which Parkinson co-directed with Richard da Costa. It follows a seasoned deep sea diver as he battles in opposition to the raging parts to execute his last rescue mission. It’s described as a “heart-pounding” and “gripping story of teamwork” that takes audiences on a race in opposition to time. Mitchell LaFortune, Parkinson and David Brooks have written the script for the fact-based narrative.
Final Breath was developed by father and son Paul and David Brooks of Longshot Movies and Darkish Fort Leisure, who additionally co-financed the movie with Aperture. Stewart Le Maréchal, Al Morrow, Anna Mohr-Pietsch, Jeremy Plager, Hal Sadoff, Norman Golightly and David and Paul Brooks are producing.
It’s the most recent undertaking from longtime collaborators Paul Brooks and Focus Options, after beforehand working collectively on My Massive Fats Greek Marriage ceremony 3 and Champions, which additionally starred Woody Harrelson. We hear that Paul Brooks took the undertaking to pick out patrons yesterday right here in Cannes.
CAA Media Finance brokered the home sale with FilmNation Leisure dealing with worldwide gross sales.
Focus Options’ upcoming slate consists of The Bikeriders from director Jeff Nichols, Piece by Piece from Morgan Neville, in regards to the lifetime of Pharrell Williams instructed by means of the lens of Lego Bricks, Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu, Edward Berger’s thriller Conclave, Sean Wang’s Didi, Steven Soderberg’s upcoming crime-thriller Black Bag with Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, the third installment of Downton Abbey and Again to Black, in regards to the life and music of Amy Winehouse from director Sam Taylor-Johnson.
