Epsilon Film has closed a raft of worldwide offers on “Momo,” the live-action household journey movie primarily based on the novel by Michael Ende, finest recognized for “The NeverEnding Story,” and starring Martin Freeman and Claes Bang.
U.Okay. and Eire rights have been acquired by Signature Leisure, which plans a summer season 2026 theatrical launch. Extra gross sales embody Italy (Minerva Photos), Hungary (Mozinet) and Ex-Yugoslavia (Investacommerce).
Beforehand introduced offers embody North America (Blue Fox Leisure), Slovakia and the Czech Republic (Media Group), Denmark and Norway (One other World Leisure), the Center East (Selim Ramia & Co.), and worldwide inflight rights (Ricochet Digital Media).
“Momo” follows the orphaned Momo as she takes on the mysterious Males in Gray, who’re stealing individuals’s time whereas quietly taking management of her metropolis.
The movie is directed by Christian Ditter (“Love, Rosie,” “How to Be Single”), and stars Emmy and BAFTA winner Freeman (“The Hobbit” trilogy, “Sherlock,” “Black Panther”), Bang (“The Square,” “Dracula,” “The Northman”), Alexa Goodall, Araloyin Oshunremi, Kim Bodnia, Laura Haddock and Jennifer Amaka Pettersson.
The movie is produced by Rat Pack Filmproduktion (“The Wave,” “Wickie/Vicky,” “Colonia Dignidad”) in co-production with Constantin Movie (“Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die,” “Regretting You,” “Resident Evil”) and in collaboration with Westside, Beta Movie, Noisemaker and Pakt Media.
Because it was based two years in the past, Epsilon’s lineup of options has included animation title “Dreamers – The Hunt for Shadowclaw,” “The Amazing Maurice 2,” “Nessie Junior,” “Brave Heart Yakari” and “Mimi and Harold – Out of Frame.”
Along with its animated slate, Epsilon additionally represents “Lassie and the Wild Bear” and the Sky Unique manufacturing “Robin and the Hoods,” with Naomie Harris and Gwendoline Christie.
The corporate additionally handles international rights for Germany’s greatest box-office hit of the previous 5 years: the live-action variations of the bestselling e book sequence “The School of Magical Animals,” components 3 and 4.
