XYZ Films, CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group closed the deal with RLJE Films, with the former company also handling world rights outside of the U.S. The film is), a woman who, upon receiving a terminal diagnosis, opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a sudden and miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death.
XYZ Films and RLJE Films previously collaborated on the theatrical release for Panos Cosmatos’ Sundance genre-benderalso marks the latest in a partnership between XYZ, Lee Kim and his Resolute Films and Entertainment, which just entered into a first-look deal with the company. “DUAL was a film we were targeting from the beginning of the Sundance Film Festival and it exceeded our expectations,” said RLJE Films’ Chief Acquisition Officer, Mark Ward. “We are happy to be working with our partners at XYZ Films yet again and can’t wait to release the film later this year.”
“Shooting DUAL with XYZ during a global pandemic will forever be an experience I look back on with a tremendous amount of pride,” added Stearns. “I’m beyond thrilled to enter the next stage of this journey with the team at RLJE Films and I can’t wait for audiences to see a film which we all deeply care for.”
RLJE Films is a business unit of AMC Networks. Its recent and upcoming features include David Oyelowo’s directorial debut