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Fox Searchlight Wins the Bidding War for “The Wrestler”
Fataculture — [image] We’ve been tracking all news pertaining to “The Wrestler” for a while now, ever since its unbelievably positive response at Venice which led to a frenzy of a buyers market at Toronto. The latest news, as opposed to pesky rumours, is that the ever dependable Fox Searchlight came out on top of the first major bidding war at the Canadian-situated fest and have secured the U.S. rights to the lucrative film for about $ 4 million. The film, financed by Wild Bunch who believed in the film and Mickey Rourke from day one, caused the Four Seasons hotel’s transformation into a fighting ring with the fastest, overwrought bidders (including Lionsgate, ...

Fox Searchlight Wins the Bidding War for "The Wrestler"
:: The Playlist :: — We’ve been tracking all news pertaining to “The Wrestler” for a while now, ever since its unbelievably positive response at Venice which led to a frenzy of a buyers market at Toronto. The latest news, as opposed to pesky rumours, is that the ever dependable Fox Searchlight came out on top of the first major bidding war at TIFF and have secured the U.S. rights to the lucrative film for about $ 4 million. The film, financed by Wild Bunch who believed in the film and Mickey Rourke from day one, caused the Four Seasons hotel's ...

TIFF Update: Searchlight Grabs 'Wrestler'
Cinematical — After a massive, all-night bidding war, Variety's Anne Thompson reports that Fox Searchlight has snagged The Wrestler for roughly $4 million, marking the first big purchase of the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. Following its Golden Lion win in Venice and a Toronto premiere that left folks buzzing up a storm, Searchlight, along with Overture, Lionsgate, Weinstein Co. and Sony, began bidding on the flick, which some say solidifies a sure-fire Oscar nod for Mickey Rourke. In the end, it would appear that Searchlight won out ... and after a very successful marketing campaign last year for Juno (which ...