Rebel Wilson, Charlotte Gainsbourg’s ‘The Almond And The Seahorse’ Snapped Up for U.K. by Picnik Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
21.03.2024 - 11:27
/ variety.com
Naman Ramachandran Picnik Entertainment has acquired U.K. distribution rights for “The Almond and the Seahorse,” starring Rebel Wilson and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Based on Kaite O’Reilly’s play, film’s cast also includes Trine Dyrholm (“In a Better World”), Celyn Jones (“Swede Caroline”), Meera Syal (“Yesterday”), Ruth Madeley (“Years and Years”) and Alice Lowe (“Hot Fuzz”).
The Almond and the Seahorse are the nicknames given to the parts of human brains that lay down new memories and hold on to the old ones. After a TBI (a traumatic brain injury) these parts can change and become new pathways. The film focuses on characters without brain damage, but have to carry the heart damage.
Sarah (Wilson) is an archaeologist who loves her husband Joe (Jones) but after a TBI their love is trapped in the past. Toni (Gainsbourg) is an architect and loves her partner Gwen (Dyrholm) but after a TBI they have been imprisoned in a 15-year loop. The film is written by Jones and O’Reilly, with Jones and Tom Stern (cinematographer on “Mystic River,” “Million Dollar Baby,” “American Sniper”) serving as first time co-directors on the project.
It is produced by Mad as Birds Films (“Six Minutes to Midnight”). Picnik, founded by Nicola Pearcey who was previously president, U.K. and Ireland at Lionsgate, placed the closing finance on the production and serves as executive producer as well as distributor of the film.
Mad As Birds is Picnik’s lead production company partner in the U.K. and the team work jointly across Mad As Bird’s entire slate. “The Almond and the Seahorse” is produced by Andy Evans, Alex Ashworth and Sean Marley for Mad As Birds, and Alison Brister for REP Productions SF.
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