Magnolia builds up '360' for U.S.

Jude Law and Rachel Weisz star in Fernando Meirelles' relationship drama '360.'Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Fernando Meirelles' "360" six days after its premiere within the Toronto Film Festival. Magnolia introduced the sale Monday and mentioned it plans a theatrical release in 2012 in many major U.S. areas, bolstered having a prominent film festival presence just before release. "360" can also be distributed through Magnolia's Ultra VOD program. Pic, composed by Peter Morgan, can be a circular study of recent couplings that develops the inquiry of Arthur Schnitzler's 1897 play "La Ronde" with a global scale. Rachel Weisz, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Ben Promote, Jamel Debbouze and Moritz Bleibtreu star, and "360" weaves together the tales of a variety of people from disparate social abilities through their intersecting associations. The film was produced by Andrew Eaton and David Linde with Chris Hanley, Danny Krausz and Emanuel Michael. The Eu premiere happened captured within the London Film Festival, where it absolutely was the opening-evening gala film. Pic was shot on location in Vienna, Paris, London, Bratislava and Rio p Janeiro. Law plays a travelling businessman who's thinking about a liaison getting a prostitute while Weisz can be a married lady who's breaking off rapport getting a far more youthful guy. Hopkins can be a guy looking for his missing daughter, and Promote plays a sex offender recently released from prison. The sale was talked about for Magnolia by senior V . p . of purchases Dori Begley and mind of legal and business matters Chris Matson with UTA Independent Film Group for your filmmakers. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com