Director Andrew Jarecki has quite literally taken his film back into his own hands. From The (fledgling) Weinstein Company, that is. Jarecki gained critical acclaim for his piercing documentary Capturing the Friedmans and has been making All Good Things for years upon years, inspired by the true story of Robert Durst, son of a wealthy New York family who was accused of killing his neighbor and suspected of killing his wife.
Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst star as the wealthy couple; the film’s been finished for nearly two years, lingering in distribution hell thanks to TWC’s failing bank statements over the last few years.
Jarecki, the founder of Moviefone, bought back his film from TWC for several million dollars:
“Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Jarecki, who founded Moviefone, spent several million dollars to regain the U.S. rights. Weinstein Co. paid $6 million to $8 million for the film, a person familiar with the situation said.” [L.A. Times via The Playlist]
Now Jarecki is actively looking for a new distributor with his agency, CAA (Creative Artists Agency).
Sure, the Moviefone guy would be rich enough to do something like this, but it’s nice to see someone put passion into dollars to ensure his film gets release as soon as possible.
What do you think about Jarecki’s bold move?