{
  "id": 9185650,
  "title": "Michelle Yeoh Action-Thriller ‘The Surgeon’ Acquired by Sony Pictures Out of TIFF",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/michelle-yeoh-action-thriller-the-surgeon-acquired-by-sony-pictures",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-22T19:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/sony-pictures-acquires-michelle-yeoh-tiff-action-thriller-the-surgeon/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "The studio will distribute the feature domestically and in Latin America, Italy, China, and Hong Kong The post Michelle Yeoh Action-Thriller ‘The Surgeon’ Acquired by Sony Pictures Out of TIFF appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Sony Scoops Up TIFF Michelle Yeoh Thunder Road Action Thriller ‘The Surgeon’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sony-scoops-up-tiff-michelle-yeoh-thunder-road-action-thriller-the",
        "published": "2026-09-22T19:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Sony Lands Michelle Yeoh Action Movie ‘The Surgeon’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sony-lands-michelle-yeoh-action-movie-the-surgeon",
        "published": "2026-09-22T19:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Roshan Sethi’s ‘The Surgeon’ Acquired by Sony Pictures for North America and Beyond",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/roshan-sethis-the-surgeon-acquired-by-sony-pictures-for-north-america",
        "published": "2026-09-22T19:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}