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Woody Allen's 'Stranger' will go far
Pic sells across Europe, Latin America, Middle East
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MADRID -- Spain's Imagina Intl. Sales has pre-sold Woody Allen's "You
Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger" to much of the world.
Banner pacts on the pic, which shot last summer in London, include
Medusa for Italy and Concorde for Germany.
Sony Pictures Classics took North America in a deal revealed last week.
Warner Bros. Entertainment France has all Gallic rights.
Now being edited in New York, "Stranger" stars Antonio Banderas, Josh
Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, Freida Pinto, Lucy Punch and
Naomi Watts.
Among the new sales, Sun Distribution has taken Latin America, Central
Partnership has the CIS countries, Scanbox will release in Scandinavia,
Paradiso in Benelux, Kino Swiat in Poland and Frenetic in Switzerland.
"Stranger" has also been sold to Portugal, Israel, Middle East, the former
Yugoslavia, Czech Republic, Romania, South Africa, Hong Kong and
Indonesia while Japan, the U.K., South Korea and Australia are under
negotiation.
"Stranger" is produced by Letty Aronson, Steve Tenenbaum and Jaumes
Roures, and financed by Roures' Mediapro as the first in a three-pic
production deal between Mediapro and Aronson's Gravier Prods.
Spanish broadcaster Antena 3 co-produces and co-finances.
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