“RIDE THE EAGLE”
Myriad Pictures is pleased to announce the acquisition of RIDE THE EAGLE., a comedy feature directed by Trent O’Donnell (“New Girl,” “No Activity”), written by O’Donnell and Jake Johnson (“New Girl,” Safety Not Guaranteed), who stars alongside Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise, Dead Man Walking), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Juno) and D'Arcy Carden (“The Good Place,” “Barry”).
Myriad Pictures acquired the international sales rights excluding North America from DECAL and will premiere the film at the 2021 Marche du Film Pre-Cannes Screenings starting June 21ˢᵗ.
When Leif’s (Jake Johnson) estranged mother Honey (Susan Sarandon) dies, she leaves him a “conditional inheritance.” Before he can move into her picturesque Yosemite cabin, he has to complete her elaborate, and sometimes dubious, to-do list. Leif and Nora, his canine BFF, step into Honey’s wild world as she tries to make amends from beyond the grave in this hilarious and heartfelt comedy.
RIDE THE EAGLE is produced by O’Donnell, Johnson, Carden, along with Joe Hardesty (“Dead to Me,” “No Activity”) and Huey Park (“Utopia,” “The Affair”). Daniel Haworth, Pete Williams (The New Breed) and Billy Bungeroth (“The Second City Presents: The Last Show Left on Earth”) are co-producers.
Myriad Pictures President and CEO Kirk D'Amico said: “We are very pleased to be working with DECAL and the filmmakers Trent O’Donnell and Jake Johnson to bring this delightful comedy to international distributors. This character-driven film with twists and turns will spread its wings as it soars out to the buyers in Cannes and beyond.”
DECAL, launched earlier this year, and will release RIDE THE EAGLE theatrically in the US.
The deal was negotiated by DECAL’s Senior Vice President, Acquisitions Ayo Kepher-Maat and Myriad Pictures’ Senior Vice President of Distribution & Acquisitions, Scott Bedno.
ABOUT DECAL
Founded in 2021, DECAL is a film distribution company that handles home entertainment rights for a robust catalog of films. DECAL is committed to acquiring and distributing high caliber independent titles that are uniquely suited to the home entertainment window and to exploring new and creative models of distribution. The company’s first stand-alone acquisition was Jaco Bouwer’s GAIA, and its home entertainment slate includes Bleecker Street’s Ed Helms, Patti Harrison comedy TOGETHER TOGETHER, NEON’s Ben Wheatley’s eco-horror IN THE EARTH, and the Nicholas Cage-thriller, PIG.
ABOUT MYRIAD PICTURES
Based in Los Angeles, California, MYRIAD PICTURES is a leading independent entertainment company specializing in production, financing and worldwide distribution of feature films and television programming. Participating in top markets and festivals around the world, Myriad has garnered a strong reputation as a high-quality distributor of content for all formats. The company holds an impressive and diverse library of critically acclaimed and commercially successful films including the Academy Award® nominated Margin Call, the critically acclaimed The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, and The Last Word starring Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried and Fatima, currently in release, starring Harvey Keitel and Sonia Braga.
