Sony Pictures Classics has taken North America, Thailand, France, and China rights to Craig Roberts’ The Phantom of the Open.
Adapted by Simon Farnaby based on his own book, which he co-penned with Scott Murray, The Phantom of the Open follows Maurice Flitcroft (Oscar winner Mark Rylance), a dreamer and unrelenting optimist who managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship Qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.The movie also reteams SPC with Sally Hawkins, who previously starred in the 2016 title Maudie and 2013’s Blue Jasmine, the latter notching her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 86th Academy Awards.
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