“Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids” has sold to Netflix ahead of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Academy Award winner Jonathan Demme and produced by Emmy Award winner Gary Goetzman, the film showcases Timberlake’s final date of his 20/20 Experience World Tour at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Surrounded by the 25 band members of The Tennessee Kids and featuring performances from one of the highest-grossing tours of the decade, the film is a culmination of the singer’s 134 shows and 2 years on the road.
“Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids” is executive produced by Rocco Caruso, H.H. Cooper, Rick Yorn, Johnny Wright and Michael Rapino. Live Nation Productions financed the film.
Other high-profile deals have already closed in Toronto, including Focus Features acquiring the rights to the new film from Paul Thomas Anderson starring Daniel Day-Lewis. The film is untitled as of yet but is set in the fashion world of 1950’s London.
In addition, Sean Penn‘s new directorial effort, “The Last Face,” landed a distribution deal with Saban Films. It stars Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem as aid workers in Africa. The deal comes after the film was roundly panned after its debut at Cannes earlier this year.
10 Hottest Movies for Sale in Toronto, From Bryan Cranston's 'Wakefield" to Bruce Lee Biopic (Photos)
"Wakefield"
Never underestimate Bryan Cranston's desire for the intense -- in "Wakefield," he plays a successful lawyer and family man who abandons his loved ones only to observe them at a distance from an attic above the garage.
"Girl Unbound"
This documentary is the true and inspiring story of Maria Toorpakai, a talented squash player who faces death threats and cultural upheaval in her quest to represent Pakistan in international competitions.
"Tramps"
In one of the most-discussed titles screening at TIFF, director Adam Leon sets us up on a sketchy errand to deliver a package, and winds up painting a romantic crime caper with a young man and woman.
"Birth of the Dragon"
This feature, set in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1960, chronicles the rise of Bruce Lee as a self-taught master of martial arts.
"The Promise"
Oscar Issac stars opposite Christian Bale and Charlotte Le Bon in the comeback of "Hotel Rwanada" director Terry George, about a love triangle set against the first World War.
"(re)Assignment"
Another of the most-discussed titles around this year, Walter Hill's action film was described by one buyer as "total madness." Michelle Rodriguez plays a male soldier who undergoes sexual reassignment surgery to become female, at the behest of her scheming superior officer (Sigourney Weaver).
"The Bleeder"
Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts topline one of the starriest sales titles, a fact-based drama about a toxic bachelor and boxer.
"Carrie Pilby"
Indie sensation Bel Powley ("The Diary of a Teenage Girl") returns in Susan Johnson's portrait of a girl genius trying to find a normal life in Manhattan.
"Catfight"
Not only does this black comedy pit old high school friends Anne Heche and Sandra Oh against each other in a battle royale, the below-the-line talent on this project is almost exclusively female.
"Their Finest"
Director Lone Scherfig ("An Education") returns with a period rom-com centered on the making of an inspirational movie amid the Blitz of London in World War II.
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TheWrap quizzed buyers and sellers at TIFF’s film market for which titles have the most heat — and which will fetch top dollar