Angelique Jackson Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to Abi Damaris Corbin’s “892,” starring John Boyega and the late Michael K.
Williams, following its Sundance premiere.News of the acquisition comes after the film was awarded the special jury award for ensemble cast in the U.S.
Dramatic Competition on Friday.The deal was brokered between Bleecker Street’s Head of Acquisitions Kent Sanderson alongside Avy Eschenasy, with WME Independent on behalf of the filmmakers.
Bleecker Street is planning a late summer nationwide theatrical release.Based on the true story of former U.S. Marine Brian Brown-Easley (Boyega), who finds himself on the brink of poverty after his disability check fails to materialize from veterans affairs.
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