The Weinstein Company Acquires Domestic Rights to 'Bobby'

The Weinstein Company Acquires Domestic Rights to 'Bobby'

Kennedy Ensemble Penned and Helmed by Emilio Estevez

NEW YORK, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Weinstein Company (TWC) is pleased to announce that TWC has acquired from Michel Litvak's Bold Films the domestic rights to "Bobby," the ensemble political-culture drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez, starring Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Lindsay Lohan, Elijah Wood, William H. Macy, Helen Hunt, Christian Slater, Heather Graham, Laurence Fishburne, Freddy Rodriguez, Nick Cannon, Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen, Shia LaBeouf, Jacob Vargas, Brian Geraghty, Joshua Jackson, Joy Bryant, Svetlana Metkina, Kip Pardue, David Krumholtz, Harry Belafonte and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The announcement was made today by Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of TWC and Agnes Mentre, head of acquisitions for TWC.

Currently in post-production the film is produced by Litvak, Edward Bass and Holly Wiersma and executive produced by Gary Michael Walters and Dan Grodnik. The project was brought to TWC by Michelle Krumm, executive vice president of acquisitions and co-productions for TWC.

"Bobby" revisits the night Robert F. Kennedy was gunned down at the Ambassador Hotel in 1968. Story is about how the lives of those at the hotel that evening intersected. Movie will take place against the backdrop of the cultural issues gripping the country at the time, including racism, sexual inequality and class differences.

"'Bobby' is one of those incredibly unique projects that gives you great insight in to the zeitgeist of this time in our country's history," said Weinstein. "It's a real credit to Estevez and Bold and their commitment to this project that attracted such a talented cast."

Estevez said, "I am off-the-charts thrilled that 'Bobby' has found a home with The Weinstein Company. Harvey and his team at TWC are the perfect place for this and I can't imagine a better company to distribute my picture."

"We are excited to be working with Harvey and The Weinstein Company," said Litvak. "There's no one better at marketing and promoting, especially when it comes to a politically charged film."

Krumm, and Michael Cole, co-president of production negotiated on behalf of TWC, while William Morris Independent negotiated on behalf of Gary Michael Walters and David Lancaster of Bold Films.

Source: The Weinstein Company

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emily.feingold@weinsteinco.com, both of The Weinstein Company

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