Highland Film Group to handle worldwide rights on Daniel Roby’s Gut Instinct

Highland Film Group has come on board to handle worldwide rights on Daniel Roby’s Gut Instinct, starring Josh Hartnett (Lucky Number Slevin, Pearl Harbor) and Antoine-Olivier Pilon (Mommy). The crime-thriller is produced by Andre Rouleau and Valerie d’Auteuil of Caramel Films in association with Roby as executive producer. Goldrush Entertainment and Highland Film Group will also serve as executive producers on the picture. Highland Film Group will commence worldwide sales at the upcoming American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica.

Written by Roby and based on a gripping true story, Gut Instinct follows an investigative journalist (Hartnett) who unravels a twisted entrapment case wherein a guy from the wrong side of the tracks, Daniel (Pilon), is forced into a dangerous drug deal and then sentenced to 100 years in Thai prison. As Daniel endures torture and abuse, the journalist must track down the undercover cops benefiting off the conspiracy, while also fighting to set him free.

At the AFM, Highland Film Group will also be handling Shawn Ku’s action thriller A Score to Settle starring Nicolas Cage. 

The Highland Film Group slate also includes: John Moore’s The Manuscript starring Morgan Freeman; the star-studded Berlin, I Love You with Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, Jim Sturgess, Mickey Rourke, Diego Luna, Orlando Bloom, Patrick Dempsey, and Jenna Dewan Tatum; Vaughn Stein’s Terminal starring Margot Robbie; Jon Avnet’s Three Christs starring Richard Gere; Eric Bress’ supernatural psychological thriller Ghosts of War starring Brenton Thwaites; Lin Oeding’s thriller Braven starring Jason Momoa; and Scott Mann’s Final Score starring Dave Bautista and Pierce Brosnan.