Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Saban Films, DirecTV Acquire Johnny Depp’s ‘Richard Says Goodbye’

Saban Films and DirecTV have acquired North American rights to Johnny Depp’s latest indie drama, “Richard Says Goodbye,” a person with knowledge of the deal has told TheWrap.

This is the third project Saban Films has picked up at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, kicking off the 10-day fest by buying the rights to the Orlando Bloom sexual abuse drama “Romans,” followed by the Olivia Wilde film “A Vigilante.” “Richard Says Goodbye” stars Depp as a terminally ill college professor who decides to live his final days in hedonistic fashion.

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Set for release in 2019, “Richard Says Goodbye” is directed by Wayne Roberts and also stars Zoey Deutch and Rosemarie DeWitt. The deal was handled by CAA Media Finance.

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Source: the wrap feed