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Michelle Yeoh Movie ‘The Surgeon’ Acquired by Sony Pictures

In another sign of life for films looking for acquisitions out of film festivals, the Thunder Road and…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Movies #Entertainment #MichelleYeoh #Sony #TheSurgeon #TIFF #toronto #WMEIndependent
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/857039/

Sony Scoops Up TIFF Michelle Yeoh Thunder Road Action Thriller ‘The Surgeon’
#Acquisitions #MichelleYeoh #Sony #TheSurgeon #TIFF #Toronto #WMEIndependent

https://deadline.com/2026/09/michelle-yeoh-the-surgeon-sony-1237110527/

TIFF 2026 Hot List: Buzzy Movies For Sale In Toronto

After the Toronto Film Festival last year yielded the highest-grossing fest acquisition ever at the box office with…
#Canada #Toronto #CAAMediaFinance #Gersh #TIFF #TorontoFilmFestival #UTAIndependentFilmGroup #WMEIndependent
https://www.europesays.com/canada/204619/

The Obsession For The Next ‘Obsession’ At TIFF: Festival Hot List Includes Pics With Cynthia Erivo, Chase Infiniti, The Maras, Dave Bautista & More For Sale
#Festivals #News #CAAMediaFinance #Gersh #TIFF #Toronto #TorontoFilmFestival #UTAIndependentFilmGroup #WMEIndependent

https://deadline.com/2026/09/tiff-2026-hot-list-movies-for-sale-1237073074/

Alex Walton Exiting WME Independent To Form New Venture As Agency Label Drops International Film Sales
#News #AlexWalton #Cannes #CannesMarket #WMEIndependent

https://deadline.com/2026/05/alex-walton-exits-wme-independent-drops-international-sales-1236882670/

‘Severance’ Star and Four-Time Oscar Nominee Jane Alexander to Lead Comedy-Drama ‘Lillian, Next Door,’ WME Independent Boards Sales
#Variety #Global #News #JaneAlexander #WMEIndependent

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/jane-alexander-lead-comedy-drama-lilian-next-door-wme-1236712368/

‘Severance’ Star and Four-Time Oscar Nominee Jane Alexander to Lead Comedy-Drama ‘Lillian, Next Door,’ WME Independent Boards Sales

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/film/global/jane-alexander-lead-comedy-drama-lilian-next-door-wme-1236712368/

‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ Actor Flynn Gray Signs With WME
#Agencies #News #FlynnGray #StarWarsStarfighter #WMEIndependent

https://deadline.com/2026/03/star-wars-starfighter-flynn-gray-wme-1236742988/

WME Independent Co-Head Alex Walton Talks Involvement In Sundance Breakout ‘Josephine’ & Indie Revival On Back Of ‘Nuremberg’ & ‘The Housemaid’ Success – EFM
#News #AlexWalton #EFM #Josephine #WMEIndependent

https://deadline.com/2026/02/wme-independent-alex-walton-josephine-indie-revival-1236724950/

WME Independent Boards Jaume Collett-Serra’s ‘Play Dead’ — EFM
#News #JaumeCollettSerra #WMEIndependent

https://deadline.com/2026/02/wme-independent-jaume-collett-serra-play-dead-1236708564/

Jaume Collett-Serra WWII Thriller ‘Play Dead,’ Produced by Sam Raimi, Launching at EFM With WME Independent
#Variety #Global #News #JaumeColletserra #MatthiasSchweighoefer #NoahJupe #WMEIndependent

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/jaume-collett-serra-play-dead-sam-raimi-wme-independent-1236651830/

Jaume Collett-Serra WWII Thriller ‘Play Dead,’ Produced by Sam Raimi, Launching at EFM With WME Independent

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/film/global/jaume-collett-serra-play-dead-sam-raimi-wme-independent-1236651830/

Pete Davidson, Ella Purnell to Star in Rom-Com ‘That Time We Met’ From ‘Theater Camp’ Director Nick Lieberman, WME Selling at AFM
#Variety #Global #News #AFM #EllaPurnell #PeteDavidson #WMEIndependent

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/pete-davidson-ella-purnell-rom-com-that-time-we-met-1236568194/

Pete Davidson, Ella Purnell to Star in Rom-Com ‘That Time We Met’ From ‘Theater Camp’ Director Nick Lieberman, WME Selling at AFM

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2025/film/global/pete-davidson-ella-purnell-rom-com-that-time-we-met-1236568194/

Pete Davidson, Ella Purnell to Star in Rom-Com ‘That Time We Met’ From ‘Theater Camp’ Director Nick Lieberman, WME Selling at AFM

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2025/film/global/pete-davidson-ella-purnell-rom-com-that-time-we-met-1236568194/

Kristen Konvitz Joins WME Independent As Film Finance & Packaging Agent
#Agencies #KristenKonvitz #TIFF #Toronto #TorontoFilmFestival #WME #WMEIndependent

https://deadline.com/2025/09/wme-independent-kristen-konvitz-1236509027/

Buffalo 8 Buys ‘Beyond The Likes’; Julian Assange Doc Boarded; BBC Studios Audio Hires; ITV Returns To ‘Piglets’ – Global Briefs
#News #BBCStudios #BeyondtheLikes #Buffalo8 #Cannes #CannesFilmFestival #EugeneJarecki #JulianAssange #TheSixBillionDollarMan #WMEIndependent

https://deadline.com/2025/05/buffalo-8-buys-beyond-the-likes-global-briefs-1236408204/

Eli Roth’s ‘Ice Cream Man’ Scooped Up by More Global Buyers After Cannes Market Debut (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #EliRoth #IceCreamMan #WMEIndependent

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/eli-roth-ice-cream-man-global-sales-1236405759/

Chad Stahelski’s 87Eleven Entertainment & Capstone Studios Set Action Thriller ‘Sentinel’ – Cannes Market
#News #87ElevenEntertainment #CapstoneStudios #ChadStahelski #JHoustonYang #Sentinel #WMEIndependent

https://deadline.com/2025/05/chad-stahelski-87eleven-capstone-set-sentinel-cannes-market-1236404493/

WME Independent Launching Domestic Sales On John Swab’s Fentanyl Crime Thriller ‘King Ivory’ Out Of Venice
#Festivals #News #JohnSwab #KingIvory #VeniceFilmFestival #WMEIndependent

https://deadline.com/2024/07/king-ivory-wme-independent-launching-domestic-sales-venice-1236019205/

Angourie Rice & Mallori Johnson Leading Canadian-Belgian Thriller ‘Steal Away’, WME Independent Handling Sales
#News #AngourieRice #StealAway #WMEIndependent

https://deadline.com/2024/07/angourie-rice-mallori-johnson-movie-steal-away-1236014116/

Former WME Independent Agent Nelson Mok Starts Investment And Sales Company Mokster Films
#News #BreakingNews #Cannes #MoksterFilms #SoutheastAsia #WMEIndependent

https://deadline.com/2024/05/wme-nelson-mok-mokster-films-launch-1235911238/

Hugh Jackman & Jodie Comer To Star In Robin Hood Reimagining ‘The Death Of Robin Hood’ For ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Director Michael Sarnoski — Cannes Market Hot Project
#News #Cannes #CannesMarket #HughJackman #JodieComer #MichaelSarnoski #TheDeathOfRobinHood #WMEIndependent

https://deadline.com/2024/05/hugh-jackman-jodie-comer-death-robin-hood-michael-sarnoski-cannes-market-1235903543/

‘Nuremberg:’ Russell Crowe, Rami Malek & Michael Shannon Historical Drama Heading To Cannes Market With WME Independent
#News #CannesMarket #MichaelShannon #Nuremberg #RamiMalek #RussellCrowe #WMEIndependent

https://deadline.com/2024/04/nuremberg-russell-crowe-rami-malek-michael-shannon-cannes-wme-independent-1235898284/