EXCLUSIVE: VMI Worldwide has taken worldwide gross sales rights to A Sudden Case of Christmas and can current the vacation flick starring Danny Devito, Andie MacDowell, Wilmer Valderrama, and Lucy Devito to patrons at this week’s Cannes Market.
The pic is from director Peter Chelsom (The Area Between Us) with a screenplay penned by Chelsom, Tinker Lindsay, Gianluca Bomprezzi, Neri Parenti, Dederico Baccomo and Francesco Patierno.
The movie follows Lawrence (Devito), who runs a grand resort within the mountains of Italy. Each winter, he hosts the prolonged household for Christmas – however this yr, his daughter (Lucy Devito) and her husband (Valderrama) are bringing their 10-year-old, Claire (Antonella Rose), to go to in August. The younger couple comes with stunning information, they’re divorcing and tasked Lawrence with being the bearer of dangerous information to Claire. When Claire realizes her soon-to-be damaged household received’t be returning in December, she insists on having one final Christmas with the complete household now in the course of summer time. Her different grandparents (MacDowell and José Zúñiga) are summoned whereas Claire, in collusion along with her grandfather Lawrence, plans actions designed to reunite her dad and mom and convey the entire household again collectively.
Guglielmo Marchetti and Stefano Bethlen of Infamous Photos (The Honeymoon) and Nik Bowerof Riverstone Photos (Rally Street Racers) are producing. The deal was negotiated by Jessica Russo of VMI and WME Unbiased on behalf of the filmmakers. Scott Freije and Julie Paquit at VMI shall be dealing with gross sales in Cannes.
“We’re honored to introduce the heartwarming image A Sudden Case of Christmas to the worldwide patrons in Cannes,” mentioned Andre Relis, CEO of VMI Worldwide. “The movie inhabits the true which means of affection, household, and Christmas set towards the gorgeous Dolomite Mountain vary of Italy.”
Guglielmo Marchetti Chairman of Infamous Photos added: “We’re smitten by this collaboration, the VMI crew instantly understood the good potential of A Sudden Case of Christmas. Like us, they beloved this movie, a rom-com that warms the center and remains to be a enjoyable watchable expertise.”