Row K Entertainment Nabs North American Rights to Gus Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ at TIFF

The newly launched MCT-backed distributor is making the true-crime drama its inaugural release.

Overview

The U.S. and Canada deal was struck out of the Toronto market following the film’s North American premiere at TIFF.
Row K, a new MCT-backed U.S. theatrical distributor with CAA Media Finance as an advisory partner, will use the film as its first release.
The agreement was negotiated for the filmmakers by Cassian Elwes, Paula Paizes and Sam Pressman, with WME Independent handling worldwide rights.
The purchase price is reported at about $4 million, according to Deadline, though the figure has not been officially confirmed.
The Venice-lauded film, Van Sant’s first feature since 2018, dramatizes the 1977 Tony Kiritsis kidnapping and stars Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes, Myha’la, Colman Domingo and Al Pacino.