MAGNOLIA’S GENRE ARM, MAGNET RELEASING,
ACQUIRES NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS
TO SXSW SCI-FI THRILLER ‘THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT’
In Theaters & On Demand October 4th, 2024
Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, announced today that they have acquired North American rights to THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT, the feature directorial debut of Michael Felker. Executive produced by acclaimed filmmakers Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead (Marvel’s MOON KNIGHT and LOKI) and David Lawson of Rustic Films (THE ENDLESS, SPRING), the twisty sci-fi thriller follows estranged siblings who, after a robbery, escape to a rural safe house hidden in time and discover they’re not the only occupants. The film, produced by Shane Spiegel, Jacob Rosenthal and Felker, world premiered in the Midnight section at SXSW and stars Riley Dandy, Adam David Thompson, Chloe Skoczen, Justin Benson, Jori Lynn Felker, and Sarah Bolger. Magnet will release the film in theaters and on demand October 4.
When estranged siblings Joseph (Adam David Thompson) and Sidney (Riley Dandy) rendezvous at a local diner after a close-call robbery, they hightail it to an abandoned farmhouse that transports them to a different time in order to escape the law. Their getaway is derailed when an unknown and cryptic metaphysical force emerges and blocks them from returning home. Trapped on the puzzling plot of land, their captor makes it clear that no one can leave until their deadly demands are met. What results from their entrapment not only bends the forces of spacetime —forcing the two to question everything they know about their own reality— but pushes their familial bonds to the breaking point.
“THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT is a wild, mind-scrambler of a movie,” said Magnolia Pictures co-CEO’s Eamonn Bowles and Dori Begley. “Stars Riley Dandy and Adam David Thompson are incredibly compelling in director Michael Felker’s audaciously conceived puzzle.”
“Even after 20 years of championing independent film, it’s still worth repeating till the end of time: Magnolia Pictures is a genuine pioneer of innovative cinema, and the entire THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT team feels honored to be welcomed into the Magnolia and Magnet family,” said Felker.
XYZ Films and Rustic Films Present, A Last Life Production. A Felker Film. Directed and written by Michael Felker, THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT is produced by Shane Spiegel, Jacob Rosenthal, Michael Felker. Executive producers are David Lawson Jr., Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead. Cercamon is handling international sales.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia Pictures SVP of Acquisitions John Von Thaden, and XYZ Films on behalf of the filmmakers.
About MAGNET RELEASING
Magnet is the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, specializing in films from the vanguard of horror, action, comedy and Asian cinema, and the home of genre classics like Tomas Alfredson’s LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, Takeshi Miike’s 13 ASSASSINS, Gareth Edward’s MONSTERS, Neil Marshall’s sword and sandals bloodbath CENTURION, Tony Jaa’s ONG BAK trilogy, and the terrifying V/H/S and ABCS OF DEATH anthologies to name a few. Recent releases include all-female-helmed horror anthology film XX, legendary director Takashi Miike’s 100th film BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL, Romola Garai’s Sundance horror-thriller AMULET, John Hyams directed thriller ALONE, Mads Mikkelsen revenge-thriller RIDERS OF JUSTICE, horror thrillers AGNES from director Mickey Reece and YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER from Irish filmmaker Kate Dolan, Carlota Pereda’s visceral Sundance Midnight hit PIGGY, Mali Elfman’s supernatural road movie NEXT EXIT, BABY RUBY, starring Noémie Merlant and Kit Harington, Quentin Dupieux Cannes Midnight comedy SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING, horror-thriller DELIVER US, William Brent Bell’s LORD OF MISRULE, THE SEEDING from Barnaby Clay, visionary Cannes thriller THE ANIMAL KINGDOM, and THE ARCTIC CONVOY, a Norwegian WWII naval thriller from the producers of THE WAVE trilogy. Upcoming releases include Jason Yu Cannes Critics’ Week and TIFF thriller SLEEP, and propulsive thriller NIGHT CALL.
