Indie distributor Neon has landed domestic rights to “Wild Rose,” arguably the hottest sales title at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
The company landed the finished film in a competitive situation, for roughly $4 million. The movie follows an aspiring country singer who wants to leave her humdrum life in Scotland for a Southern-fried adventure in Nashville.
Tom Harper directs from a script by writer Nicole Taylor. Jessie Buckley, Sophie Okonedo and Julie Walters star. The film premiered at TIFF on Saturday.
Last year, Neon bought the highly-coveted “I, Tonya” for roughly the same price tag. Of course, “I, Tonya” went on to have an awards run with Margot Robbie and Allison Janney.
The distributor also had a strong presence at January’s Sundance Film Festival, acquiring tech thriller “Assassination Nation” for a whopping $10 million, as well as Tim Wardle’s “Three Identical Strangers” and Reinaldo Marcus Green’s “Monsters and Men.”