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Alchemy has acquired the political drama starring Nicolas Cage, while in a separate deal BBC Worldwide North America will present the theatrical premiere of We Come As Friends.

Austin Stark directed The Runner, about an ideaological politician who confronts hard truths about his dysfunctional life.

Sarah Paulson, Connie Nielsen, Wendell Pierce, Bryan Batt and Peter Fonda round out the key cast.

Alchemy plans to release The Runner later this year.

Bingo Gubelmann, Benji Kohn, Glenn Williamson, Erika Hampson and Chris Papavasiliou produced, while the executive producer roster includes Noah Millman, Ruth Mutch, Sam Bisbee, Tom Conigliaro, Galt Niederhoffer and Todd Cohen.

Alchemy vp of acquisitions Jeff Deutchman negotiated the North American deal with Wme Global and Alan Sacks of Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz PC. Fortitude International handles international sales.

BBC Worldwide North America will present the worldwide theatrical premiere of We Come As Friends from documentarian Hubert Sauper at the IFC Center in New York on August...

Connie Nielsen, Peter Fonda, Bryan Batt and Wendell Pierce have joined Nicolas Cage and Sarah Paulson on Paper Street Films and Back Lot Pictures’ The Runner. Separately, it emerged on Wednesday that production on Sicario will take place at Albuquerque Studios.

Austin Stark’s directorial debut is a contemporary political drama that takes place in the aftermath of the 2010 Bp oil spill.

Production is set to commence in New Orleans on June 23.

Benji Kohn, Bingo Gubelmann, Chris Papavasiliou and Erika Hampson are producing The Runner for Paper Street Films and Glenn Williamson for Back Lot Pictures.

Executive producers are Ruth Mutch, Noah Millman, Sam Bisbee and Tom Conigliaro.

Sicario, which Denis Villeneuve will shoot for Thunder Road Pictures and Black Label Media, will shoot at Albuquerque Studios in New Mexico. Lionsgate International commenced sales at the Cannes market and Lionsgate will distribute in the Us.

Nicolas Cage will star for Paper Street Films and Back Lot Pictures in political drama The Runner.

Infinitely Polar Bear executive producer Austin Stark’s writing and directing debut centres on an idealistic but flawed New Orleans congressman who becomes embroiled in a sex scandal in the aftermath of the tragic 2010 Bp oil spill.

Benji Kohn, Bingo Gubelmann and Chris Papavasiliou produce for Paper Street Films with Glenn Williamson for Back Lot Pictures.

Ruth Mutch, Noah Millman, Sam Bisbee, Tom Conigliaro and Erika Hampson are the executive producers and production is set to kick off in New Orleans on June 23.

Nicolas Cage will star for Paper Street Films and Back Lot Pictures in political drama The Runner.

Infinitely Polar Bear executive producer Austin Stark’s writing and directing debut centres on an idealistic but flawed New Orleans congressman who becomes embroiled in a sex scandal in the aftermath of the tragic 2010 Bp oil spill.

Benji Kohn, Bingo Gubelmann and Chris Papavasiliou produce for Paper Street Films with Glenn Williamson for Back Lot Pictures.

Ruth Mutch, Noah Millman, Sam Bisbee, Tom Conigliaro and Erika Hampson are the executive producers and production is set to kick off in New Orleans on June 23.

Paper Street Films and Back Lot Pictures announced today Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage will star in the contemporary political drama, The Runner. The film marks producer Austin Stark's writing and directing debut. Over the past few years, Stark has produced and executive produced several successful independent films including this year's Sundance hit Infinitely Polar Bear starring Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana and the Sundance 2010 Audience Award winner Happythankyoumoreplease, starring Josh Radnor and Kate Mara. The Runner will be produced by Benji Kohn, Bingo Gubelmann and Chris Papavasiliou for Paper Street Films and Glenn Williamson for Back Lot Pictures and executive produced by Ruth Mutch, Noah Millman, Sam Bisbee, Tom Conigliaro and Erika Hampson. Production is set for New Orleans on June 23, 2014.

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Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American, German, UK, Scandinavian, Eastern European and Russian rights to Maya Forbes' directorial debut Infinitely Polar Bear . Also written by Forbes, the film stars Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana and premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival to great acclaim. Infinitely Polar Bear is produced by Paper Street Films and Park Pictures Features, in association with Bad Robot and Kgb Media. Wally Wolodarsky, Benji Kohn, Bingo Gubelmann, Sam Bisbee and Galt Niederhoffer produced the film with Executive Producers J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Austin Stark, Ruth Mutch, Noah Millman, Mark Ruffalo, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Danny Rifkin, Tom Valerio and Richard Rifkin. Set in the late '70s, an eccentric mess of a...