Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions Acquire Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline Romantic Drama ‘The Good House’
variety.comCarson Burton Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have acquired North American rights to “The Good House” from Amblin Partners, in association with Participant.
The film will have its U.S. premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 18, with Roadside Attractions setting a wide release date for September 30 exclusively in theaters.The film, starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline, is an adaptation of Ann Leary’s best selling novel.
The story follows Hildy Good (Weaver), a New England realtor and descendant of the Salem witches. Good loves her wine and her secrets, but her compartmentalized life begins to unravel as she rekindles a romance with her old high-school flame, Frank Getchell (Kline).
Becoming dangerously entwined in one person’s reckless behavior, the film follows the couple as long-buried emotions and family secrets are ignited, propelling Good towards a reckoning with the one person she’s been avoiding for decades: herself. “We’re confident that this wryly funny and riveting movie will connect with audiences across the country, and we’re thrilled to bring the film to theaters for audiences to experience this fall,” Roadside co-presidents Eric d’Arbeloff and Howard Cohen said.The film is directed by WGA Award winner Maya Forbes and Emmy winner Wally Wolodarsky, who co-wrote the screenplay adaptation alongside Thomas Bezucha.
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