EXCLUSIVE: Neon is in pole position to win North American rights to Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe horror-thriller Longlegs in the first sizeable domestic deal of this year’s EFM.
The multi-million dollar pact, which is being worked through with CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group, isn’t done but is heading in that direction, we understand.
None of the parties were available for comment. Buyers consistently told us this week that Longlegs was among the pre-sale projects they most liked.
Black Bear is repping international and has pre-sold most overseas territories here in Berlin. Pic will follow FBI Agent Lee Harker (Monroe), a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer (Cage).
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