Warner Bros. Clockwork Acquires North American Rights to Park Chan-wook's 'The Brigands of Rattlecreek'
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Brian Welk
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Summary
Warner Bros.' new specialty division Clockwork, led by former Neon executive Christian Parkes, has acquired North American rights to Park Chan-wook's upcoming film 'The Brigands of Rattlecreek' at the Marché du Film. This marks the latest high-profile acquisition for Clockwork, which has also secured Sean Baker's next film and the repertory re-release of Ken Russell's 'The Devils' for Cannes Classics, despite not yet releasing any films.
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· 3 pulledClockwork, the specialized division at Warner Bros. led by former Neon executive Christian Parkes, hasn't even begun to release a single movie yet, but it has consistently managed to win the press release taste battle.
First it announced at CinemaCon that it will release Sean Baker's next movie, then it said it was handling the repertory re-release of Ken Russell's controversial 'The Devils' playing in Cannes Classics, and now it decided to buy the starriest project on the Marche du Film.
Clockwork is in exclusive negotiations for the North American rights to 'The Brigands of Rattlecreek,'
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