{"id":460,"date":"2014-09-09T11:48:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T18:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviesharkdeblore.com\/site\/?p=460"},"modified":"2014-10-08T11:50:01","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T18:50:01","slug":"lotus-entertainment-locks-in-sales-on-tom-tkywers-a-hologram-for-a-king-starring-tom-hanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/news\/lotus-entertainment-locks-in-sales-on-tom-tkywers-a-hologram-for-a-king-starring-tom-hanks\/","title":{"rendered":"Lotus Entertainment locks in sales on Tom Tkywer&#8217;s A HOLOGRAM FOR A KING starring Tom Hanks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lotus Entertainment Locks in Sales on\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Tom Tykwer&#8217;s <em>A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TORONTO, September 4, 2014- Lotus Entertainment announced today that <strong><em>A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING<\/em><\/strong> has now sold to a majority of international territories. Directed by Tom Tykwer,<strong><em>A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING<\/em><\/strong> stars two-time Academy Award\u00ae Winner Tom Hanks along with Sarita Choudhury, Omar Elba, Tracey Fairaway, David Menkin and Tom Skerritt.<\/p>\n<p>As recently announced, Icon Film Distribution picked up the UK rights to the film. Additional sold territories include: Benelux (A-Film Benelux Rechten BV); Greece\/Cypress\/Turkey\/Middle East\/India\/Pakistan (Italia Film International SAL); Iceland (Myndform); Israel (United King Films Ltd);Portugal (Pris Audiovisuais S.A.); Scandinavia (Mis.Label); Bulgaria &amp; Romania (Programs4 Media Ltd.); Ex-Yugoslavia (Blitz Film); Poland (Monolith); Latin America ex-Mexico (Swen Group); China (HGC Entertainment Ltd.); Hong Kong (Golden Scene Co. Ltd); Singapore (Shaw Renters); Taiwan (Caichang Int\u2019l Inc.); Thailand (Mono Film); South Africa (MNET); Indonesia (Prima Cinema); and Airlines (Cinesky). X Filme Creative Pool, who co-produced retains rights for Germany\/Austria\/Switzerland and executive producer, F\u00e1brica de Cine retains rights for Mexico and Spain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe audience is sure to enjoy having fun with Tom Hanks as he takes them on this wonderful journey and delivers yet another great performance in this film,\u201d says Lotus Entertainment\u2019s Bill Johnson. \u201cThe pedigree of the cast and crew, along with the source material, reasonated deeply with our buyers,\u201c continues Jim Seibel.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING<\/em><\/strong> takes place far away from the recession-weary USA, as an up-and-coming Saudi Arabian city provides the backdrop for foundering American businessman Alan Clay\u2019s (Hanks) last-ditch effort to stave off bankruptcy, pay his daughter\u2019s college fees, and accomplish something grand. <strong><em>A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING<\/em><\/strong> is a gentle, crazy, wistful ballad recounting the journey of a man, in a country that requires him to rise to completely unknown challenges \u2013 and that answers old questions in new and unexpected ways.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING<\/em><\/strong> is produced by Uwe Schott and Stefan Arndt of X Filme Creative Pool, Arcadiy Golubovich and Timothy D. O\u2019Hair of Primeridian and Gary Goetzman of Playtone. Steven Shareshian of Playtone, Claudia Bluemhuber of Silver Reel, Gaston Pavlovich of Fabrica de Cine, Jim Seibel and Bill Johnson of Lotus Entertainment, and Dave Eggers are executive producers. CAA is handling the domestic sale.<\/p>\n<p>Lotus\u2019 current film slate includes: Henry Hobson\u2019s MAGGIE with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin which recently was acquired by Lionsgate for North America; KIDNAP starring Academy Award\u00ae winner Halle Berry; Scott Hicks\u2019 FALLEN based on the best-selling YA novel; Craig Zobel\u2019s Z FOR ZACHARIAH with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Chris Pine; and SONG ONE starring Anne Hathaway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lotus Entertainment Locks in Sales on\u00a0Tom Tykwer&#8217;s A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING TORONTO, September 4, 2014- Lotus Entertainment announced today that A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING has now sold to a majority of international territories. 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