Automatik, Sight Unseen produced satirical take on school board embezzlement scandal.
HBO has picked up worldwide rights to Bad Education, the satirical take on a school board embezzlement scandal starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney that was arguably the hottest acquisition title at Tiff.
While interest swirled around the film before its first P+I screening in Toronto on September 11, it took longer to close than observers had expected. HBO hailed the “historic sale” as a record-breaker, however despite the lofty claim they declined to confirm the amount to Screen at time of writing. Sources said the number is likely to be around $17.5m,...
HBO has picked up worldwide rights to Bad Education, the satirical take on a school board embezzlement scandal starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney that was arguably the hottest acquisition title at Tiff.
While interest swirled around the film before its first P+I screening in Toronto on September 11, it took longer to close than observers had expected. HBO hailed the “historic sale” as a record-breaker, however despite the lofty claim they declined to confirm the amount to Screen at time of writing. Sources said the number is likely to be around $17.5m,...
- 9/17/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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