JD Salinger Hunt Movie 'Coming Through the Rye' Picked Up

Samuel Goldwyn Films and Eammon Films have teamed to distribute writer-director James Sadwith’s indie “Coming Through The Rye,” a coming-of-age film based on his own experience as a high schooler looking to meet the reclusive author J.D. Salinger.

The film, set in 1969, stars Alex Wolff (“Patriots Day”), Stefania Owen (“All We Had”) and Oscar winner Chris Cooper.

Eammon Films will handle the theatrical release, which begins rolling out on Oct. 14, while Samuel Goldwyn Films will distribute the film across all ancillaries.

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Wolff stars as a 16-year-old outcast at his new boarding school who finds comfort in Salinger’s classic novel “The Catcher in the Rye.” He decides to adapt the book into a play and seeks the approval of Salinger himself, running away with a local girl (Owen) to seek out the press-shy writer (Cooper).

The film was produced by Sadwith along with Stan Erdreich and Teddy Grennan. Jeff Steen and Alexandra Woodward served as executive producers.

Sadwith is a longtime veteran of TV who won the Emmy for Best Direction with the miniseries “Sinatra.” In addition he has twice been a DGA Award finalist and once a finalist for the Humanitas Award.

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“Jim has produced a gem of a film that is obviously very personal to him,” Rob Lynch of Eammon Films said in a statement. “I am thrilled to be working with him and Samuel Goldwyn Films in bringing it to theaters across the country.”

The deal was negotiated by Lynch of Eammon Films and Linda Lichter on behalf of the filmmaker and Melanie Miller on behalf of Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Inside TIFF Parties: Nicole Kidman, Leonardo DiCaprio, and a Smooching Miles Teller (Photos)

Miles Teller, an awards contender for "Bleed for This," plants a wet one on girlfriend Keleigh Sperry at STORYs on Monday night, Sept. 12.
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Leonardo Dicaprio (far right) is not a fan of "groupies" -- of the photo variety. I have no basis for judgment on the other meaning of that word.
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Amy Adams and Taraji P. Henson are fired up to see each other at InStyle and the HFPA's marquee bash.
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Get used to this, folks -- Nicole Kidman ("Lion") cozied up with Harvey Weinstein, like in this photo from the Grey Goose party at Soho House.
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Nick Cannon at TIFF? The singer turned "America's Got Talent" host directed a film called "King of the Dancehall." Busta Rhymes and "Extra's" A.J. Calloway huddle up with him at the Ciroc-hosted party.
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Jason Sudeikis, in sneakers as usual, is either psyched for the booze in the back or the Canadian moose taxidermy hovering above.
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Awards alert: Ruth Negga and Michael Shannon of "Loving" at the Windsor Arms for HFPA/Instyle. Let's hope Shannon keeps the Hawaiian wardrobe through to the Oscars.
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"Big Little Lies" costars Kidman and Shailene Woodley. The HBO series comes out in 2017.
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Exhibit A: Rooney Mara's bankable thousand-mile stare.
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Here's a happy Hollywood couple that has legs ... literally: Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts. Next stop after this HFPA bash should be the Emmys.
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Aja Naomi King, Armie Hammer and wife Elizabeth Chambers at HFPA/InStyle. Hammer has multiple movies at the fest, including "Birth of a Nation." I'm guessing that the photobomber in the back has none.
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The most discussed man at TIFF, "Birth of a Nation" writer/director/star Nate Parker and the HFPA President, Lorenzo Soria. Will we see this pic again at the Beverly Hilton on Jan. 8?
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Corbin Reid, Gabrielle Union and Aja Naomi King at the Windsor Arms hotel
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"Lion" pride: Awards buzz is circling Dev Patel and director Garth Davis for "Lion." But first, it was time for Grey Goose hosted cocktails at Soho House on Sept. 10.
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They were serving Jennifer Connelly sandwiches at the InStyle party, making producer Andre Lamal and Emmy nominee Jeffrey Tambor the proverbial bread.
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Uzo "Crazy Eyes" Aduba first met Dakota Fanning when she woke her from a deep sleep to meet on set. At TIFF, Dakota's call was more friendly. She presented the "American Pastoral" star with an award at the Creative Coalition's Spotlight Initiative Dinner, which routinely brings in festival heavyweights from different studios and films.
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At the Creative Coalition's dinner, Christopher Guest held down a corner with Paul Haggis and Parker Posey at STK Toronto.
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Maria Bello and Jonathan Demme enjoy a rare mid-festival pause. Nobody ever looks this leisured on the opening weekend of a festival. Nice work!
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Motion Picture Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs and Kidman.
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David Glasser (The Weinstein Company) is the man to know in Toronto, L.A. and all points beyond.
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We see you, Riley Keough and Joel Egerton.
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Amy Adams had both "Nocturnal Animals" and "Arrivals" at the fest. She also had a moment with Lorenzo Soria.
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A peek inside the HFPA/Instyle bash.
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Leather overalls make an appearance on Anne Hathaway at Soho House, while hanging out with writer Nacho Vigalondo during the "Colossal" party.
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IMDB founder Col Needham prepared to bestow the IMDd StarMeter award on Felicity Jones on Saturday, Sept. 10. Last year, Brie Larson won this at TIFF on the way to the Oscar stage.
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Pamela Thur peels off of Aaron Eckhardt during the "Bleed for This" party. Diddy's party vodka Ciroc flowed at this bash.
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Miles Teller flashes the fist with Canadian boxing legend Lennox Lewis, and Open Road Chairman and CEO Tom Ortenberg at the "Bleed for This" party.
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And while all of Hollywood was in Toronto, the prince of Toronto was here in West Hollywood. After his Saturday night show at the Staples Center, Drake popped up in the main room (not the back VIP room) at Bootsy Bellows.
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Scooter Braun (who has his own Canadian hooks, with Bieber), Drizzy Drake, and Bootsy's owner and newlywed John Terzian.
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