WorldPingIn the first major deal of the Toronto Film Festival, Joshua Giuliano’s slasher film “River” is in talks to be acquired by Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Variety has confirmed.
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Josh Giuliano’s TIFF Slasher ‘River’ Selling to Universal and Blumhouse Atomic Monster for North of $10 Million
IFC Unloads Midnight Madness Movie ‘River’ For $10M+ To Blumhouse & Universal – TIFF
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WorldPingThe first big sale out of the Toronto Film Festival is an odd duck in what many have complained to be a very slow market despite the addition of an official market. IFC came in with Joshua Guiliano’s River in Midnight Madness.
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