Yahoo Lifestyle Amazon Takes International On Alicia Vikander & Elizabeth Olsen TIFF Sci-Fi ‘The Assessment’
EXCLUSIVE: In what we understand to be a high seven-figure deal, Prime Video has scooped up all international rights (excluding Germany) to Toronto Film Festival sci-fi movie The Assessment, starring Alicia Vikander (Tomb Raider), Elizabeth Olsen (WandaVision), and Himesh Patel (Station Eleven).
Set in a near future where parenthood is strictly controlled, the film charts a couple’s seven-day assessment for the right to have a child. The ordeal unravels into a psychological nightmare, forcing them to question the foundations of their society and what it means to be human.
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Also starring are Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting), Indira Varma (Game of Thrones), Nicholas Pinnock (Captain America: The First Avenger), Charlotte Ritchie (Wonka), and Leah Harvey (Foundation).
We’ve heard good things about the movie, which marks Fleur Fortuné’s feature debut. Fortuné has previously directed music videos for 83, Skrillex and Drake, and ads for brands such as Chanel, Apple, and Nike. She also directed Travis Scott’s short film Birds in the Trap.
The international deal was brokered by WME Independent. Domestic sales are being repped by UTA Independent Film Group and there’s every chance this could go down after the film’s world premiere this coming Sunday in Toronto. Capelight will distribute in Germany.
The film was written by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and John Donnelly and produced by Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen of Number 9 Films, Shivani Rawat and Julie Goldstein of ShivHans Pictures, Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo of augenschein Filmproduktion, and Grant S. Johnson of Project Infinity.
Executive producers include Allen Gilmer, Riki Rushing, William Shockley and Tom Brady of Tiki Tāne Pictures, Connor Flanagan of ShivHans Pictures, and Jonathan Saubach, and Carlotta Löffelholz and Rusta Mizani of augenschein Filmproduktion. Financial support was provided by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and DFFF.
Producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen from Living and Carol outfit Number 9 films said: “We’ve developed this project for over eight years, and for much of that time with the immensely talented Fleur Fortuné attached. So we are very grateful for our producing partners and financiers ShivHans, Tiki Tane, Project Infinity, and Augenschein for taking the final, and most crucial part of the journey with us. We are equally excited to work with Prime Video on the film’s release internationally outside of the US and Germany, and we look forward with anticipation to the premiere event at Toronto International Film Festival, to introduce this wonderful movie to the world.”
“We are thrilled to unite with Number 9 films and Augenschein Filmproduktion on this gripping movie. We were instantly drawn to this futuristic thriller and knew it would have the undeniable ability to enthrall our international Prime Video customers,” added Chris Mansolillo, Director, Content acquisition, Prime Video. “Combining Fleur Fortuné’s refreshing take on the sci-fi genre and outstanding performances from Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Olsen, and Himesh Patel, audiences can expect a visually stunning and captivating psychological story.”
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