Searchlight Photos has scheduled a December 25 restricted launch in 70mm for its new acquisition of Mona Fastvold’s Venice world premiere The Testomony Of Ann Lee.
Amanda Seyfried stars within the musical drama because the titular head of the 18th century Shaker motion, who was proclaimed the feminine Jesus Christ by her followers. Lee emigrated from England to New York state and established a US-set utopia primarily based on equality, communal residing, and celibacy. The Quaker offshoot additionally revelled in tune and dance.
The solid consists of Thomas McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Tim Blake Nelson, and Christopher Abbott. Fastvold co-wrote the screenplay along with her companion Brady Corbet and they’re among the many producers on the characteristic from Kaplan Morrison, Consumption Movies, and Proton Cinema.
The Testomony Of Ann Lee not too long ago obtained its North American premiere at Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant and is scheduled to play a number of late-year festivals together with Zurich, London, and AFI Fest.
Searchlight introduced the acquisition this week and reportedly paid mid to excessive seven figures for North America and most worldwide territories.
The biopic bulks up an awards season slate that options the upcoming New York Movie Pageant world premiere Is This Factor On? directed by Bradley Cooper and starring Will Arnett and Laura Dern as a separating couple the place the person pivots to a profession in stand-up comedy; and Hikari’s current TIFF world premiere Rental Household starring Brendan Fraser as skilled stand-in for strangers.
