EXCLUSIVE: The Sundance Film Festival’s first splashy deal is on the verge of closing a whopping deal for Fair Play, the Chloe Domont-directed drama that has electrified the fest since its January 20 premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. I’m hearing deal is world rights in the $20 million range.
Pic had at least seven offers. Netflix, Searchlight, Neon were among them.
The film stars Eddie Marsan, Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Dynevor, Rich Sommer. A thriving New York couple Emily (Dynevor) and Luke (Ehrenreich) can’t get enough of each other. When a coveted promotion at a cutthroat financial firm arises, supportive exchanges between the lovers begin to sour into something more sinister. As the power dynamics irrevocably shift in their relationship, Luke and Emily must face the true price of success and the unnerving limits of ambition.
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