Magenta Mild Studios, the theatrical distributor behind Unusual Darling, has acquired home rights from Arclight Movies to Deep Water.
Deadline experiences that the motion thriller will obtain a large theatrical launch later this yr.
Deep Blue Sea director Renny Harlin dives again into shark-infested waters with the thriller from writers John Kim (Bait) and Pete Bridges.
It follows an eclectic group of worldwide passengers whose airplane, en route from L.A. to Shanghai, is compelled to make an emergency touchdown in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is compelled to work collectively and overcome their variations in the event that they hope to flee their sinking airplane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.
Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley star with Molly Wright (The Greatest Christmas Pageant Ever), Angus Sampson (Insidious), Kelly Gale (Aircraft), and Li Wenhan from Ok-Pop group UNIQ.
Magenta Mild founder Bob Yari instructed Deadline that Deep Water “does an unimaginable job of bringing journey, suspense and depth to the display screen together with some of the nerve-wracking airplane crash scenes ever witnessed on movie. It’s the sort of film that’s made for the massive display screen and we’re excited to carry it to audiences in theaters this yr.”
Harlan added, “Deep Water represents the sort of film I’ve dreamed of creating since I grew up loving the ’70s catastrophe films. Spectacular motion and unforgettable characters who didn’t depart a dry eye within the movie show.”
The filmmaker continues, “Bob Yari and his Magenta Mild workforce have been the largest supporters of this undertaking because the starting, and I’m proud to have a large theatrical launch for a film that deserves to be seen and heard on the largest attainable variety of screens throughout the nation.”
Yari — a producer whose credit embrace Crash, The Illusionist, and “Yellowstone” — launched Magenta Mild Studios with the objective of manufacturing and distributing high quality unbiased movies to the theatrical market. Unusual Darling was the enterprise’s first acquisition.
Bob Yari on the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Unusual Darling’ (Picture by JC Olivera/Getty Photos)
