Jake Gyllenhaal and director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) already worked together on the upcoming Southpaw, but they already have another project in the works. They reunite for The Man Who Made It Snow, and The Weinstein Company has already acquired the rights to the project.
The Hollywood Reporter reports the Colombian crime biopic already has its U.S. rights bought before cameras started to roll. The deal was announced at the Berlin International Film Festival, where Stuart Ford of IM Global, whose co-funded the film, announced they'll handle The Man Who Made It Snow's international release. This is the second film festival where IM Global tried to launch the project, after going to the American Film Market in November with the same project.
Gyllenhaal, who also produces, stars as Max Mermelstein, purported to be the only American with an inner circle to Colombian circle in the '80s. Based on Mermelstein's autobiography, Snow is written by Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston.
Weinstein Company also holds the rights to the boxing drama Southpaw, set to be released on July 31. Considering they want to go back in business with Gyllenhaal and Fuqua, this is a good sign for what potential they see in their 2015 film.
"It's also of course a thrill to be partnering yet again with the immensely talented Antoine and with Jake, an actor who time and time again wows us with his fearlessness," Harvey Weinstein said to THR.
In November, Snow fell to legal troubles, which was made by Randall Emmett and George Furla. Considering it is set to begin production later this year, it appears things settled between this studio and the filmmakers. Fuqua, in addition to this and Southpaw, is also working on a Magnificent Seven remake.
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