Hot acquisition titles Arbitrage and Beasts of the Southern Wild remain in play, with both films retaining interest from multiple suitors. WME Global, which is repping both films, had set up at least 11 additional screenings of the movies Sunday in Los Angeles and New York for interested parties. Universal, the Weinstein Co. and Relativity were all showing interest in Arbitrage since the film’s positively received premiere screening Saturday night.
Newer arrivals drawing heat include competition features The Surrogate, which had a very positively received premiere Monday, with attention focused on star John Hawkes' performance; and Safety Not Guaranteed, which also has had buyers circling since it unfurled Sunday afternoon. Bids began flying almost immediately following the screening of The Surrogate, a drama about a man in an iron lung who decides to lose his virginity. Helen Hunt also stars. CAA is repping Surrogate, ICM has Safety.