Lionsgate has acquired the rights to the new thriller Tendermess starring Russell Crow, Laura Dern, John Polson, John Foster and Sophie Traub. Movieweb.com gives gave us all the info:
Lionsgate, the leading independent filmed entertainment studio, announced that it has acquired the North American, U.K., Australian and South African distribution rights to GreeneStreet Films’ Tenderness, a thriller directed by John Polson (Hide and Seek, Swimfan). Tenderness is produced by GreeneStreet co-founder John Penotti, Howard Meltzer and Charles Randolph; GreeneStreet co-founder Fisher Stevens and Tim Williams are executive producers. GreeneStreet Films, iDeal Partners Film Fund and Hanson Film Fund co-financed Tenderness.
Said Penotti, “We are delighted to be partnering with Lionsgate on Tenderness. The entire Lionsgate team is renowned for their sharp ideas and enormous energy, and we are looking forward to working with them to bring Tenderness to moviegoers on four continents.”
The synopsis sounds pretty good too; Lori Cranston (Sophie Traub) is a confused fifteen-year-old dreamer in search of an escape from her troubled home life. She discovers and becomes enthralled with Eric (Jon Foster), a young man with a violent past. As they embark on a harrowing journey, a hardened local cop (Russell Crowe), who has been following Eric for years, is intent on exposing him as a serial killer before Lori’s fate is determined.
With Crowe playing a cop and Laura Dern fitting into the picture in a major way as well I can’t wait to see how this picture turns out. Lionsgate has been taking on a good mix lately, from The US vs John Lennon to The Wicker Man to Akeelah and the Bee, I’m glad to see that some distributors aren’t afraid to be diverse in their lineups.
Let’s hope this one is a big winner at the box office so that Lionsgate keeps picking interesting and contrasting movies to put out into theaters.
