Dennis Quaid’s ‘Reagan’ Biopic Picked Up by Universal for International Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAlex Ritman “Reagan,” the Dennis Quaid-led biopic about Ronald Reagan that became a sleeper hit in the U.S. last year, earning $30 million, is going global thanks to Universal Pictures Content Group, which is set to release the film internationally.
The film was directed by Sean McNamara and stars Quaid as the Hollywood star turned Republican president alongside a cast including Penelope Ann Miller as First Lady Nancy Reagan, Mena Suvari as his first wife Jane Wyman, Lesley-Anne Down as Margaret Thatcher, Kevin Dillon as Jack L.
Warner and Jon Voight as Petrovich, a Soviet who claims to have spied on Reagan for years. It released theatrically in the U.S.
on August 30 by ShowBiz Direct, with Lionsgate handling ancillary. It also landed in cinemas in several territories including Spain, Portugal, Lithuania, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia and Poland via Voltage.
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