‘A Sudden Case Of Christmas’ Starring Danny DeVito & Andie MacDowell Acquired By Shout! Studios
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has snapped up North American rights to the holiday family comedy A Sudden Case of Christmas, starring Danny DeVito (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Andie MacDowell (Four Weddings and a Funeral), from Notorious Pictures and Riverstone Pictures in association with WME Independent.
The film will roll out across multiple entertainment platforms later this year. As we were first to report, VMI Worldwide holds international sales rights and is currently presenting the film to buyers at Cannes.
Directed by Peter Chelsom (The Space Between Us), A Sudden Case of Christmas centers on Lawrence (DeVito), who runs a grand hotel in the mountains of Italy.
Every winter, he hosts the extended family for Christmas — but this year, his daughter (Lucy DeVito) and her husband (Wilmer Valderrama) are bringing their 10-year-old, Claire (Antonella Rose), to visit in August.
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