Bluestone Sets Ten Movie Finance Deal With Hungarian Fund Széchenyi After Collab On ‘Slingshot’, Being Sold By WME Independent At Cannes Market
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Bluestone Entertainment, the U.S. production firm led by former New Line, Artisan and TWC Dimension production exec Richard Saperstein, is teaming up with state-backed Hungarian investment outfit Széchenyi Funds on a ten-picture financing deal over five years.Under the deal, films will span all genres, with budgets ranging from $10-20M.
Principal photography will take place primarily in Budapest, Hungary.The first film under the partnership is the previously announced psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot, directed by Mikael Håfström, starring Oscar-winner Casey Affleck and Tony and Emmy Award-winner Laurence Fishburne.WME Independent is handling world sales and will give the project a market debut at Cannes this month, where the company will unveil the first footage.
Slingshot is about an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
The film also features Cannes Best Actress Award-winner Emily Beecham, Tomer Capone, and David Morrissey.Screenplay is written by R.
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