Lionsgate Cuts to the Marrowbone
Steve Barton
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More Latino-flavored spookery is headed our way as Variety is reporting that Lionsgate International has closed over 30 territory deals – 50-plus territories breaking out Latin America – on psychological thriller Marrowbone, exec produced by J.A. Bayona, and the directorial debut of Sergio G. Sanchez, his scribe on The Orphanage and co-writer on The Impossible.
Part of Lionsgate Intl.’s diverse Cannes lineup, which includes tentpoles and star-driven movies, Marrowbone’s 10-week English-language shoot is scheduled from June in Northern Spain’s Asturias, Sanchez’s home region, and the Barcelona suburb of Terrasa.
Marrowbone tells the tale of a 20-year-old who, with his three younger siblings, is plagued by a sinister presence in the manor where they live. To stay together, they have kept secret the death of their beloved mother.
“We’re absolutely thrilled with Lionsgate’s work on Marrowbone,” said Barrois, Telecinco Cinema CEO, describing Marrowbone as “The Orphanage meets The Others.”
He added: “The protagonists of Marrowbone are mainly children, like in these films. For us, as Mediaset España’s CEO Paolo Vasile pointed out, Marrowbone is part of an important lineage. Guillermo del Toro godfathered Juan Antonio Bayona’s The Orphanage, and now Juan Antonio is godfathering Sergio’s debut. We hope Sergio will play the same role in the future.”
More on this one as it comes.
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