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Keira Knightley movie earns RAVES, starts bidding war
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At least four bids surpassing the $7 million minimum guarantee mark have been made for U.S. rights to Can A Song Save Your Life?, after this gem of a film premiered tonight at the Princess Of Wales Theater. Written and directed by Once helmer John Carney, the film played through the roof. Buyers skipped the after party because they went off to crunch the numbers as soon as the lights went up. Bidding started right away, with The Weinstein Company, Summit/Lionsgate, CBS Films, Fox Searchlight in the mix along with A24, I hear. The latter bidder bowed out at $7 million.
Carney, an Irish helmer with a lot of heart, has infused his movie with the same love of music that made Once so charming, but here he has the starpower and broader scope to reach a crossover audience. The film stars Keira Knightley as a songwriter who comes to the U.S. with her singer boyfriend (Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine) only to catch him philandering with a record company exec. When she plays her painful song for a bar crowd, it’s heard by a former hotshot record exec (Mark Ruffalo) who helps the singer and heals his own shattered life in the process. It’s got the sentimental moments of a movie like Love Actually and the soundtrack is very strong. The cast, which also includes Hailee Steinfeld, Catherine Keener, James Corden, Mos Def and Cee-Lo, is adorable. Given that Levine makes his screen starring debut and Cee-Lo is prominent in the film, it would seem to be a natural cross promotion opportunity with their popular show The Voice.
Sony developed the script and had some first look provision, but I am getting the impression that it would have come back to Sony only if the numbers hadn’t escalated the way they are doing. This could be a late nighter, but it seems certain to eclipse the $7 million that Focus Features paid this morning for the Jason Bateman-directed comedy Bad Words, since that deal covered world rights. Stay tuned.
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http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/toro...ng-high-notes/
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Go Keira though I guess, been awhile since she's been in something worthwhile. I think the last movie I saw her in was A Dangerous Method, which I didn't like that much.
I can't remember the last time I see her in contemporary clothes 
He's the pits extraordinaire