Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland Helen Mirren ExcerptWith only a few days left of the Toronto International Film Festival, yet another deal is close to being sealed. The Leisure Seeker, an upcoming road trip film from Italian director Paolo Virzì, starring Donald Sutherland and Helen Mirren, is finalizing a deal for U.S. rights with Sony Pictures Classics. Brokered by CAA and Bac Films, the deal is in the mid-seven figure range.

Logline: A small-town Canadian detective hunts a serial killer targeting the terminally ill to use as disciples in his own planned resurrection.

Logline: Story centers on a woman who accidentally receives a Social Security check in the amount of $900,000 instead of the normal $900. At the incessant urging of her best friend, she deposits the money and escapes her small Ohio town for Las Vegas.

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