European heavyweight StudioCanal has snapped up French distribution rights to Derek Cianfrance's "Place Beyond the Pines."
The Vivendi-owned outfit also has U.K. rights to "Place Beyond the Pines," which it will distribute via its Brit arm, Optimum Releasing.
"Place Beyond the Pines," starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Rose Byrne and Eva Mendes, is lensing. Story concerns a motorcycle stunt rider who considers committing a crime to provide for his family. Cianfrance penned the script with Ben Coccio and Darius Marder; Lynette Howell and Sidney Kimmel produce with Alex Orlovsky and Jamie Patricof.
Sierra/Affinity is handling international sales and also launched the pic to buyers in Cannes.
The acquisitions of these films, both hot tickets on the Croisette this year, further indicate StudioCanal's strength in the independent sector.
The company fully financed pics including "The Last Exorcism" and "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," a Working Title production set to preem in Venice next month, and its healthy financial structure enables it to snap up premium titles.
On Sept. 1, the company is rebranding its Brit and German subsidiaries, Optimum Releasing and Kinowelt, bringing them under the StudioCanal moniker.
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