UPDATED WITH MORE DETAILS EXCLUSIVE: The Sundance Film Festival’s first splashy deal is on the verge of closing a whopping deal for Fair Play, the Chloe Domont-directed drama that has electrified the fest since its January 20 premiere in the U.S.
Dramatic Competition. I’m hearing deal is world rights in the $20 million range. The film is the first to come out of the association between MRC and T-Street’s Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman, designed to hatch vehicles with emerging talent.
What a rousing start, with a drama that launches a new filmmaking voice in writer/director Chloe Domont, making her feature directing debut after directing eps of Billions, Suits and Ballers.
T-Street partners are also coming off The Glass Onion, the Knives Out sequel that is also one of the bright spots of the fall movie season.
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