EXCLUSIVE: In the first major acquisition deal on the ground here at the Toronto Film Festlval, Netflix is closing on Woman of The Hour, the fact-based thriller that marks the directing debut of actress Anna Kendrick.
We’re hearing the deal is for $11 million. While some festival-bound pictures signed SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreements so cast members could make the trip, many didn’t.
That’s because signatories especially streamers would not make quick deals on films when they are battling both WGA and SAG-AFTRA on a new deal.
Woman of the Hour did not sign the IA, which is why this deal happened in the first weekend of the festival. Pic tells the stranger-than-fiction story of a young woman who actually won a date on The Dating Game with a man who turned out to be a notorious serial killer.
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