Sony Pictures Classics Takes Global Rights To SXSW Winner ‘Wishful Thinking’
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to the film 'Wishful Thinking,' which premiered at SXSW and won the top Narrative Feature prize. The romantic comedy, directed by Graham Parkes, stars Lewis Pullman and Maya Hawke as a couple whose relationship has supernatural effects on the world. The film explores themes of love, chaos, and personal growth amid global disruptions caused by their emotional turbulence.
- ▪'Wishful Thinking' won the top Narrative Feature prize at the SXSW film festival.
- ▪The film stars Lewis Pullman and Maya Hawke as a couple undergoing a relationship that triggers worldwide supernatural events.
- ▪Sony Pictures Classics acquired global rights in a deal negotiated with UTA Independent Film Group.
- ▪The movie is produced by Buckwild Pictures, Highway 10, and Pinky Promise, with Highway 10 fully financing the project.
- ▪Graham Parkes wrote and directed the film, marking a new collaboration with Sony Pictures Classics.
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Sony Pictures Classics Sony Pictures Classics has picked up worldwide rights to the Lewis Pullman–Maya Hawke starring Wishful Thinking, which made its world premiere at SXSW and won the top Narrative Feature prize there. The film written and directed by Graham Parkes follows Julia, an ambitious game designer, and Charlie, a struggling musician, who are at a loss for how to repair their volatile relationship. After attending a couples-therapy seminar run by mysterious twin healers, they find that the ups-and-downs of their relationship have supernatural effects on the world around them. With earthquakes, the stock market and entire nations at risk, Charlie and Julia must confront whether their passionate love can survive amidst so much chaos.
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