Fox Searchlight is in final negotiations to acquire Mike Cahill’s sci-fi movie “I, Origins,” which is considered an early frontrunner for the Alfred P. Sloan prize, TheWrap has learned.
Like most domestic deals at Sundance so far, the “I, Origins” deal is shaping up to be in the vicinity of $3 million, according to individuals familiar with the negotiations.
Fox Searchlight was expected to acquire “I, Origins” even before the film premiered at the Eccles on Saturday, Jan. 18, as the distributor has previously released Cahill’s sci-fi movie “Another Earth,” which grossed only $1.7 million worldwide.
The film, which tackles reincarnation, stars Michael Pitt as a PhD student who falls in love with a mysterious model played by Astrid Berges-Frisbey. Brit Marling co-stars as Pitt’s assistant.
Cahill produced with Verisimilitude’s Hunter Gray and Alex Orlovsky, who also have “Jamie Marks Is Dead” at the festival.
“I, Origins” is one of two movies eligible to compete for the esteemed Sloan prize along with Jake Paltrow’s “Young Ones.”
WME Global negotiated the deal and had no comment.
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