Samuel Goldwyn Takes North American Rights To TIFF Action-Drama ‘William Tell’ With Claes Bang, Connor Swindells, Golshifteh Farahani & More
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to writer-director Nick Hamm’s medieval action-drama William Tell, which has its world premiere tonight in Toronto.
Starring are Claes Bang (The Square), Connor Swindells (Sex Education), Golshifteh Farahani (Extraction), Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid), Ellie Bamber (Nocturnal Animals), Rafe Spall (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and Emily Beecham (Little Joe), with Oscar winner Ben Kingsley (Gandhi) and Oscar nominee Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes).
The deal was negotiated by Miles Fineburg from Samuel Goldwyn Films and WME Independent on behalf of the producers. The release is being lined up for early 2025.
Inspired by the legendary tale, Claes Bang takes on the role of William Tell, a noble huntsman whose peaceful life is shattered when the ruthless Austrian Empire invades his homeland of Switzerland.
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