RLJ ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES “THE MIND’S EYE”
Filmmaker Joe Begos’ Follow-Up Feature to “Almost Human”
RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) has acquired
all North American rights to the thriller, THE MIND’S EYE. Written and
directed by Joe Begos, the film reunites him with his ALMOST HUMAN film
star Graham Skipper, along with cast members Lauren Ashley Carter
(Premium Rush, The Woman), John Speredakos (The House of the Devil), and
Noah Segan (Some Kind of Hate, Looper). RLJE plans to release THE
MIND’S EYE in theaters and On Demand later this year. Mark Ward,
RLJ Entertainment’s Chief Acquisitions Officer, made the announcement
today.
THE MIND’S EYE made its world premiere
at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and won the award
for Best Director, Horror Feature at the 2015 Fantastic Fest.
“Joe
has an amazing eye and a clear love of old-school genre films,” said
Ward. “His first feature had a cult following, and we are excited to
share his new vision of horror with audiences.”
When
Zack and Rachel, who both have telekinetic powers, are discovered by
Dr. Slovak, they think they have found someone who wants to help them.
But they soon learn that Dr. Slovak’s real intentions are to drain
their abilities from them so he can use them for himself. Now,
they must work together to stop this madman from achieving his goals.
THE
MIND’S EYE is produced by Joe Begos (Almost
Human), Josh Ethier (Digging Up the Marrow), Graham Skipper (Almost
Human), and Zak Zeman (V/H/S).
Jess De
Leo, Senior Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs for
RLJ Entertainment along with Ward negotiated the deal with ICM Partners
and Wayne Alexander on behalf of the filmmakers. Joe Begos is repped by
ICM Partners.
RLJ Entertainment’s recent
feature films include Bone Tomahawk starring Kurt Russell, Patrick
Wilson, Matthew Fox and Richard Jenkins and written & directed by S.
Craig Zahler; Criminal Activities with John Travolta, Michael Pitt and
Dan Stevens and directed by Jackie Earle Haley; The Cobbler with Adam
Sandler and Steve Buscemi and directed by Academy Award Winner
Tom McCarthy; and Nina starring Zoe Saldana and David Oyelowo and
directed by Cynthia Mort.
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