I’ve been complaining for a few months now that the Autumn/Winter of Hiddles ended up being a real let-down. Crimson Peak was released back in October and the box office was pretty bad (it bombed in America, but as of this moment, it’s made about $72 million in domestic and international box offices). The reviews for I Saw the Light were so bad that the studio pushed back the release date until next year. And High Rise – which seemed like a promising sci-fi/drama – didn’t get an American distributor for months and months. Well… now there’s some good news! High Rise just got an American distributor. The bad news? It won’t be released until next year in America.

Magnolia Picture has acquired U.S. rights to “High-Rise,” a darkly comic look at social castes that had its world premiere at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. It plans to release the picture in 2016 through its genre arm, Magnet Releasing. Magnet has a history of working with “High-Rise” director Ben Wheatley, having previously handled the rollout of his first film, “Down Terrace.”

“I’m very excited about working with Magnet again,” said Wheatley. “They have the brains and the balls to handle the crazy beast that is ‘High-Rise.’”

“High-Rise” has a top-shelf cast that includes Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans and Elizabeth Moss. It documents the outbreak of class warfare in a giant residential apartment block following a series of power outages. J.G. Ballard’s 1975 sci-fi novel of the same name inspired the film, and “High-Rise’s” heavy dose of sex and savagery made it one of the buzzier titles at Toronto. Wheatley has a cult of fans for his previous films, such as “Sightseers” and “A Field in England,” that were hailed for their transgressive energy.

[From Variety]

This seems like it would have been a decent test-case for the model that Netflix and Cary Fukunaga created with Beasts of No Nation, and I’m a little bit surprised that smaller films with potentially cult-like followings don’t try that out – do a small theatrical release in America, then quickly release the film on Netflix or a streaming service. The thing about High Rise is that I doubt anyone thinks it would be much of an awards-contender in America. Still, at least we’ll get to see it in some capacity here in the states. More Tom Hiddleston!

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, ‘High Rise’.

Tom Hiddleston’s ‘High Rise’ finally gets American distribution, but not until 2016

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