EXCLUSIVE: Focus Features is getting back in business with musicians Ron and Russell Mael, after serving as the distributor for the 2021 Edgar Wright doc The Sparks Brothers, of which the duo were the subjects.
The studio has today announced the launch of development on X Crucior, an original musical epic to be written and exec produced by the Maels.
Specifics as to the film’s plot are being kept under wraps, and whether a director has been attached to the project is not yet clear.
But Focus’ Kiska Higgs will oversee production on behalf of the studio. Brothers Ron and Russell Mael are best known for their work as the avant-garde pop-and-rock duo Sparks, and are currently enjoying a career resurgence following the release of two film projects including The Sparks Brothers.
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