“’Eileen’ is mesmerizing on the pages, and even more so on screen. The premiere at Sundance was a beautiful glimpse of what is to come,” said Moshfegh. “Seeing my book come to life on screen has always been a career goal. “Neon are the perfect partners and we look forward to working with them.” This production has been a labor of love, from collaborating with Ottessa and Luke to the exceptionally talented actors and crew,” said Oldroyd. “It’s a thrill to have Neon on board and give this film a platform to reach a wide audience. Neon will release the film theatrically this fall. The film was produced by Fifth Season, Likely Story’s Anthony Bregman, Stefanie Azpiazu, and Peter Cron, along with Goebel and Moshfegh’s Omniscient Productions, William Oldroyd, and with backing from Film4. Moshfegh adapted “Eileen” alongside Luke Goebel. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret - throwing Eileen onto a sinister path. Sundance Names Director, Screenwriter, and Native Lab Fellows for 2023ĭuring a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Check out IndieWire’s interview with the cast discussing those influences here. “Eileen” also stars Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, and Owen Teague, but the highlights are McKenzie and Hathaway, whom IndieWire in its review said both delivered career-best performances in a darkly romantic and beguiling adaptation that plays like a cross of “Carol” and a Hitchcock thriller. No acquisition price for the film was disclosed.

But based on a prior source who told IndieWire that the film came at a budget of $16 million, that could have explained why it took some time for this one to close. The project was considered one of the hotter and more acclaimed titles out of Sundance, and Neon says the distributor beat out several other buyers out of the festival. William Oldroyd (“Lady Macbeth”) directed “Eileen,” based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s 2015 novel of the same name. Neon has landed the North American rights to “ Eileen,” the drama starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway. It’s been a couple of months, but the Sundance sales are still slowly chugging along, and today it’s for one of IndieWire’s favorites out of the festival.

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