Lionsgate Re-Acquires Rights To Distribute Gerard Butler Thriller ‘The Plane’ After Solstice Deal Never Takes Off
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has re-acquired rights to distribute Gerard Butler action-thriller The Plane in North America, Latin America, the UK, and India.As we revealed last year, Solstice Studios had boarded worldwide rights to The Plane after Lionsgate initially hit Covid-related insurance issues on the project, which was one of the hot packages at last year’s AFM.But the final points on the Solstice deal couldn’t be agreed on and the movie is now heading back to Lionsgate in a case of high-profile Hollywood volleyball.With much of the world re-opening after the ravages of the pandemic, the studio now feels better about taking on the risk and we understand production is due to begin this summer in Puerto Rico.The Plane — which was pitched with
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