New York (February 5, 2014)
– The Wagner/Cuban Company’s Magnet Releasing, genre arm of Magnolia
Pictures, announced today that they have acquired U.S. rights to STAGE
FRIGHT, a genre-bending horror/comedy/musical that’s world premiering in
the Midnighters section at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. STAGE
FRIGHT is the feature film debut of writer/director Jerome Sable,
director of the award-winning, festival favorite short, “The Legend of
Beaver Dam.” STAGE FRIGHT stars Allie MacDonald and Douglas Smith, with
Minnie Driver and Meat Loaf, and was produced by Ari Lantos and Jonas
Bell Pasht of Serendipity Point Films. Music and Lyrics were written by
Jerome Sable and longtime collaborator Eli Batalion, who also appears in
the film as the wildly obsessive camp music director.
“Scream” meets “Glee” in this dark comedy musical about a starry-eyed teenager Camilla Swanson who aspires to follow in the footsteps of her Broadway diva mother. Instead she's
stuck working in the kitchen of a snobby performing arts camp.
Determined to change her destiny, she sneaks in to audition for the
summer showcase and lands a lead role in the play, but just as
rehearsals begin, blood starts to spill, and Camilla soon finds herself
terrified by the horror of musical theater.
“STAGE
FRIGHT is smart, stylish and incredibly fun—an assured debut from
Jerome Sable, with excellent musical numbers that really deliver.” said
Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles. “Its inventive and entertaining blend
of slasher horror and musical comedy will appeal to genre fans of all
stripes.”
"As
a fan of Magnet and the movies they release, I cannot tell you how
excited I am that our film is on their roster," said Sable. "I am
honored that they're helping me with my lifelong dream of bringing
bloodthirsty gorehounds and musical theatre geeks a little bit closer
together."
Magnet is releasing the film in its Ultra VOD program, launching it on iTunes and On Demand on April 3rd, followed by a theatrical release on May 9th.
The
deal was negotiated by SVP of Acquisitions Dori Begley and VP of
Acquisitions Peter Van Steemburg with Nate Bolotin of XYZ films on
behalf of the filmmakers. XYZ is selling international rights at this
year’s EFM.
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