Sony Scoops Up TIFF Michelle Yeoh Thunder Road Action Thriller ‘The Surgeon’
In another sign of life for films looking for acquisitions out of film festivals, the Thunder Road and Tango thriller The Surgeon starring Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh is seeing its North American and some foreign rights won by Sony Pictures after multiple bids. Sony also took rights in Latin America, Italy, China, and Hong Kong. […]
Sony Pictures has secured North American distribution rights for the Toronto International Film Festival hit, "The Surgeon." The medical thriller, directed by Roshan Sethi, a practicing radiation oncologist, and starring Michelle Yeoh, is set to be released in various regions including the United States, Latin America, Italy, China, and Hong Kong.
The film also boasts an impressive array of executive producers, including Theresa Page, Kim Szarzynski, Michelle Yeoh herself, and Andrew Schwartzberg. Sethi, who previously worked on "A Nice Indian Boy" and "The Resident," enlisted the help of a real-life surgeon to prepare Yeoh for her role as an expert surgeon who becomes a key player in her own survival story.
Yeoh's dedication to authenticity in her surgical scenes was noted by Sethi, who praised her commitment to accurately portraying surgical procedures. The distribution deal was brokered by WME on behalf of the filmmakers, with 193, a Legendary company, managing international sales rights.
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