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Sometimes I Think About Dying is a romantic drama/comedy starring Daisy Ridley as Fran, an introverted office worker who daydreams about death. Fran's bubble is breached when a new coworker, Robert, starts working and forces his kind nature onto her, opening her up to new possibilities, including potential romance. The film explores themes of isolation, vulnerability, and the search for connection, with strong performances and realistic, relatable interactions between the characters.

Sometimes I Think About Dying follows Fran a socially awkward office worker. Fran spends her days isolated and contemplating her own death. However, when the new guy at work begins opening her up with his infectious kindness Fran begins to daydream about other possibilities.

Sometimes I Think About Dying is directed by Rachel Lambert from a script penned by Kevin Armento, Stefanie Abel Horowitz, and Katy Wright-Mead. The movie stars Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena, and Marcia DeBonis.

Daisy Ridley is contemplating death. Well, not actual death — but the escape from the mundanities of corporate office culture because, really, aren’t we all?

The “Star Wars” actress leads the indie “Sometimes I Think About Dying,” which debuted at Sundance 2023. In the film, Ridley plays Fran, a woman who daydreams while at work and thinks about interesting ways to die. When a new coworker (Dave Merheje) tries to connect with her, though, Fran realizes there is more to life than its inevitable fatal end. Meg Stalter, Parvesh Cheena, Marcia DeBonis, and Brittany O’Grady round out the cast.

Director Rachel Lambert helms her sophomore feature, following her debut film “In the Radiant City,” which was produced by Jeff Nichols. Lead actress Ridley also serves as a producer on “Sometimes I Think About Dying,” along with fellow producers Alex Saks, Dori Rath, Lauren Beveridge, and Brett Beveridge. The film was written by Kevin Armento,...

Daisy Ridley trades the force for contemplation of mortality in the new romantic dramedy Sometimes I Think About Dying, directed by Rachel Lambert. The film follows Fran, an awkward office employee lost in existential questions, who must step out of her comfort zone when she meets a new coworker. Ridley, who also serves as a producer, joins a talented cast in Sometimes I Think About Dying and will soon return to the Star Wars universe in another sequel.

Daisy Ridley leaves the force behind and instead contemplates mortality in the first trailer for Sometimes I Think About Dying, the new romantic dramedy directed by Rachel Lambert (I Can Feel You Walking), coming to theaters on January 26, 2024. After debuting at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Sometimes I Think About Dying teases its theatrical release with its first official trailer. The plot centers on Fran, an extremely awkward office employee...

Exclusive: SAG-AFTRA has granted an interim agreement to Sometimes I Think About Dying, an indie gem produced by and starring Daisy Ridley that made a big impression in its world premiere on the opening night of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

Directed by Rachel Lambert, the film co-starring Ramy‘s Dave Merheje is set to hit theaters in the U.S. via Oscilloscope, as we were first to report. It’ll roll out January 26th, opening exclusively in New York at the Angelika. The agreement with SAG means that cast will be able to promote the release, bringing the pic more visibility and hopefully thereby giving it a stronger shot to break out at the box office.

A dark comedy penned by Kevin Armento, Stefanie Abel Horowitz, and Katy Wright-Mead, Sometimes I Think About Dying tells the story of Fran (Ridley), who is lost on the dreary Oregon coast and finds solace in her cubicle,...

Rachel Lambert’s film debuted at Sundance in January.

Sundance title Sometimes I Think About Dying has secured key territory sales including France, ahead of its international premiere at next week’s Champs-Elysees Film Festival in Paris.

The film has sold to Condor for France; Synapse for Latin America; and Front Row for Mena, through Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based sales outfit New Europe Film Sales.

Previously announced deals include Vertigo Releasing for UK-Ireland; while CAA sold US rights to Oscilloscope.

Sometimes I Think About Dying stars Daisy Ridley as an office worker in a seaside town who likes to think...

Rachel Lambert’s romantic comedy-drama debuted at Sundance earlier this year.

New Europe Film Sales has acquired international sales rights to Rachel Lambert’s Sundance title Sometimes I Think About Dying, and secured first deals on the film.

It has sold to Benelux (Imagine Distribution) and Turkiye (Filmarti). Further territories are under negotiation, with New Europe bringing the film to next month’s Marche du Film in Cannes (May 16-24).

Oscilloscope acquired US rights to the title from CAA earlier this week.

Sometimes I Think About Dying debuted in the US dramatic competition at Sundance in January. It is the story of Fran,...

2023 Sundance is behind us, and mega deals for films like “Fair Play,” “Flora and Son,” and “Theater Camp” were back in a big way. And while the market was healthy, there still are a lot of films yet to find homes.

Here’s the latest deals we’re tracking after the festival.

Films Acquired After the Festival

Title: “Sometimes I Think About Dying”

Section: U.S. Dramatic

Distributor: Oscilloscope

“Sometimes I Think About Dying,” the Daisy Ridley drama that made its premiere in competition on the opening night of this year’s Sundance, was acquired by Oscilloscope for a theatrical release. O-Scope scooped up the U.S. rights to director Rachel Lambert’s film and will release it later this year.

The film is set on the dreary Oregon coast and follows a lonely woman who finds solace in her cubicle and the doldrums of office life. She is ghosting...

Exclusive: Oscilloscope has acquired U.S. rights to Sometimes I Think About Dying, directed by Rachel Lambert, and starring Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena, Marcia Debonis, Meg Stalter, and Brittany O’Grady. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. O-Scope is planning a traditional theatrical release for the film later this year.

“I am thrilled that this film I love so much, and was created with so much care by our team, has found its home with Oscilloscope,” said Lambert. “Their legacy precedes them. Every time I see their logo pop up before a film, I can rest assured I am about to watch something artful and moving. Knowing that stamp will precede a film I directed is a real honor. I so look forward to sharing Sometimes I Think About Dying with audiences.”

Daisy Ridley

The film was written by Kevin Armento, Stefanie Abel Horowitz,...

Baby Ruby is a horror movie written and directed by Bess Wohl starring Noémie Merlant and Kit Harington.

This is a suprise in her debut as a suspense and horror film director that makes one thing clear: She knows how to direct.

Excellent rhythm and tension.

Storyline

A mother experiences her worst nightmare when, after her daughter Ruby arrives, her world starts turning into a nightmare after she has visions and episodes where she loses her mind, which are all related to her baby.

Movie Review Baby Ruby (2022)

This is a movie that stands out more in the directing than in the screenplay, both of these are by the same person. An excellent movie as far as rhythm is concerned and knowing how to keep the tension up, with a balanced editing, filming, good photography and… on top of this, the director manages to get good acting from the main actress Noémie Merlant,...

After two years of hosting an online festival due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sundance Film Festival returns to Park City this year for its 2023 edition from Jan. 19-29. Film lovers, filmmakers, industry insiders, actors, artists and more are expected to return en masse for the festivities that will include a packed calendar of parties, panels, concerts, gatherings and networking opportunities, in addition to all the big-screen showings.

Below is a roundup of all of the intel The Hollywood Reporter has gathered thus far, featuring events in Park City. All times listed are local.

Thursday, Jan. 19

Sundance Scoop – Day One

Filmmaker Lodge, 550 Main St., 1:30-2:30 p.m.

A conversation and Q&a for media featuring Sundance Institute CEO Joana Vicente, Sundance director of programming Kim Yutani, senior programmer and strategic initiatives director John Nein with moderator Eugene Hernandez, incoming Sundance festival director and head of public programming.

Opening...

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Baby Ruby in a thriller movie written and directed by Bess Wohl starring Noémie Merlant and Kit Harington.

After welcoming her baby, Ruby, home, the tightly scripted world of lifestyle influencer Jo starts to unravel. As increasingly sinister happenings mount, Jo is plunged into a waking fever dream where everyone is a threat and nothing is what it seems.

Release Date

February 3, 2023

Cast

Noémie Merlant / Jo

Kit Harington / Spencer

Meredith Hagner / Shelly

Jayne Atkinson / Doris

Reed Birney

Lauren Beveridge

Camila Canó-Flaviá

Amber Janea

Emerald Rose Sullivan

Erin Wilhelmi

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Kit Harington and Noémie Merlant are haunted by a monster of their own making: their newborn child.

The “Game of Thrones” alum and “TÁR” star portray a young couple whose influencer status is thrown into disarray after becoming parents in horror film “Baby Ruby,” billed as a “Rosemary’s Baby” for Instagram mommies.

Written and directed by playwright Bess Wohl, “Baby Ruby” centers on Jo (Merlant), a successful lifestyle entrepreneur who is happily pregnant, awaiting the arrival of her first child. But soon after Jo welcomes baby Ruby home, something starts to feel off, even she’s assured it’s all perfectly normal. Is something wrong with her? Is something wrong with Ruby? And why are the seemingly perfect neighborhood moms so desperate to befriend her?

As Jo fights to protect herself and her baby, she is plunged into a waking fever dream where everyone is a threat and nothing is what it seems.

Setting the stage for the year in cinema, the 2023 Sundance Film Festival will take place January 19-29, both in person in Utah as well as virtual viewings kicking off five days into the festival. Ahead of next month’s festivities, the festival has now unveiled its features lineup, which features 99 films.

Initial highlights of the lineup include Ira Sachs’ Passages, starring Franz Rogowski, Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Ben Whishaw, William Oldroyd’s Lady Macbeth follow-up Eileen, Raven Jackson’s All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, produced by Barry Jenkins, Bad Behaviour, the directorial debut of Jane Campion’s daughter Alice Englert, Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool, starring Alexander Skarsgård and Mia Goth, Nicole Holofcener’s’ You Hurt My Feelings starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more.

U.S. Dramatic Competition

The 12 films in this section are all world premieres. All 12 will be available to stream online.

The Accidental Getaway Driver (Director and Screenwriter: Sing J. Lee,...

Thriller to get 2023 release.

Magnet Releasing, has picked up North American rights from FilmNation to recent TIFF world premiere Baby Ruby starring Noémie Merlant and Kit Harington.

The thriller marks the feature directorial debut of playwright Bess Wohl and follows a new mother and influencer who suspects something is off after her daughter is born.

Wohl wrote the screenplay and the cast includes Meredith Hagner and Jayne Atkinson. Magnet plans to release the film next year.

The page fifty-four pictures and Point Productions production is produced by Alex Saks, Lauren Beveridge, Brett Beveridge, and Jeffrey Penman.

Magnolia EVP Dori Begley...

Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired the U.S. rights to “Baby Ruby,” a psychological thriller film that stars “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” actress Noémie Merlant and “Game of Thrones” star Kit Harington.

“Baby Ruby” is the feature directorial debut of playwright Bess Wohl and made its world premiere at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Magnet plans to release the film some time next year.

“Baby Ruby” tells the story of Jo (Merlant), a successful, French lifestyle entrepreneur who is happily pregnant, awaiting the arrival of her first child. But soon after Jo welcomes her new baby girl Ruby home, something starts to feel off — even though she’s assured it’s all perfectly normal.

The film grapples with themes of postpartum depression and uses the psychological thriller and horror genre trappings to show Merlant’s character fighting to protect both herself and her baby,...

Exclusive: Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired North American rights to Baby Ruby, the TIFF thriller starring Noémie Merlant (Portrait Of A Lady On Fire) and Kit Harington (Game Of Thrones).

The movie, which marks the feature directorial debut of playwright Bess Wohl (Grand Horizons), tells the story of Jo (Merlant), a successful, French lifestyle entrepreneur who is happily pregnant, awaiting the arrival of her first child. But soon after Jo welcomes baby Ruby home, something starts to feel off– even though she’s assured it’s all perfectly normal. As she fights to protect herself and her baby, she is plunged into a waking fever dream where everyone is a threat and nothing is what it seems.

The deal was negotiated by Magnolia EVP Dori Begley and SVP of Acquisitions John Von Thaden, with Glen Basner at FilmNation Entertainment. Magnet plans to release the film next year.

“Baby Ruby,” which held its world premiere at TIFF, is not your mother’s movie about being a new mom. Or maybe it is. In the film, Noémie Merlant (“Portait of a Lady on Fire”) plays Jo, an influencer who plans on seamlessly incorporating her new baby into her brand, until the experience isn’t exactly all it’s chalked up to be. As Jo struggles with her postpartum recovery, she grows alienated from the people around her: the other new mothers in her circle, her helpless husband and most disturbingly, Baby Ruby herself, who acts out only when she’s alone with Jo.

Writer-director Bess Wohl, Merlant and Harington stopped by TheWrap and Shutterstock’s Interview and Portrait Studio to discuss the challenges and “catharsis” of making a film about the often unspoken difficulties of navigating life with a newborn.

Reflecting on her own parenthood journey, Wohl said the...

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Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company, today announced the launch of its new theatrical release label, Gravitas Premiere, which will acquire 4-6 cast-driven, high production value films per year and release them wide theatrically with significant P&a support. The first title on Premiere’s docket is Katie Aselton’s dramedy Mack & Rita, starring Diane Keaton, which it will release wide in theaters across the U.S. and Canada on August 12.

In Mack & Rita, Mackenzie Martin (Elizabeth Lail) is tired of doing all the things she has to do to keep up and get ahead in her 30s. Since she was a little girl, Mack’s deepest wish has been to be just like her Grammie: comfortable in her own skin, great at saying “no,” and largely unburdened by what others think of her—not to mention love for a good chunky sweater and being in bed by 8:00 p.

Gravitas Ventures, of Canada-based Anthem Sports & Entertainment, has acquired the North American rights to the Diane Keaton-starring comedy film “Mark & Rita” — set to premiere Aug. 12 — as it expands into a new theatrical release label Gravitas Premiere.

The label will acquire four to six “cast-driven, high production value films” per year, releasing them wide theatrically, according to the company’s announcement.

“We are delighted to launch Gravitas Premiere with the acquisition of ‘Mack & Rita,’ which solidifies our commitment to championing the cinematic in-theater experience,” said Gravitas Ventures Founder and CEO Nolan Gallagher. “People love going to the movies and this film is an excitingly fresh and insightful comedy that needs to be experienced on the big screen. ‘Mack & Rita’ is the type of high-quality, independently-produced story we are seeking to acquire through Gravitas Premiere, and we look forward to collaborating with our exhibition partners in bringing the...

Exclusive: Daisy Ridley is set to star and produce the indie drama Sometimes I Think About Dying, which recently wrapped production in Oregon. Rachel Lambert directed the pic with Kevin Armento, Stefanie Abel Horowitz, and Katy Wright-Mead penning the script. Dave Merheje, Meg Stalter, Bree Elrod, Brittany O’Grady and Parvesh Cheena round out ensemble.

Based on play Killers by Armento as well as the short film Sometimes I Think About Dying, the film follows Fran who likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark. The only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.

Joining Ridley as a producer are Alex Saks, Dori Rath, Lauren Beveridge and Brett Beveridge. Saks’ page fifty-four pictures produced the film alongside the Beveridge’s Point Productions and Mirror Image Films.

Exclusive: The Katie Aselton directed romantic comedy Mack & Rita has rounded out the cast which has already set Diane Keaton, Taylour Paige and Elizabeth Lail.

As we already told you Keaton is playing Rita, Lail is playing Mack, and Paige is playing Rita’s best friend Carla from when the protagonist was young. The movie, scripted by Madeline Walter and Paul Welsh, is now shooting in Los Angeles. Endeavor and Fortitude are repping worldwide rights.

Mack and Rita follows Mackenzie Martin is tired of doing all the things she has to do to keep up and get ahead in her 30’s. Since she was a little girl, raised by her Grammie Martin, her deepest wish has been to be just like her Grammie, comfortable in her own skin, great at saying “no” and largely unburdened by what other people think of her. Not to mention Mack has always loved a...