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  • 52 Weeks Entertainment Inc acquires India distribution rights for 2 Hollywood Films from Summit Entertainment

    Published on March 7, 2011

    Mumbai: 52 Weeks Entertainment Inc has acquired the India distribution rights for two Summit Entertainment’sHollywood English films- the mind bending new action thriller, SOURCE CODEMake Every Second Count set for a April 2011 release and The Impossible set for aOctober/ November 2011 release.

    “The Hollywood revenue pie in India was stagnant at a meager 3-4% of the total Indian film box office collections for a long time. In 2009 &2010 due to advent of 3D technology this has increased to 8-10 % and is likely to touch 12% in 2011,” says Suniel Wadhwa. “Both the films are sure to appeal to our audiences. While SOURCE CODE is an edge of the seat action thriller,The Impossible based on a true story of the 2004 tsunami in Thailand will tug at the heartstrings. Here spectacular special effects blend with heart-wrenching emotional drama.”

    Filled with mind bogging twists and heart pounding suspense ‘SOURCE CODE’– Make Every Second Count is a smart action thriller directed by the visionary director of ‘Moon’ Duncan Jones. Set for an April 2011 release, the film revolves around protagonist Capitan Colter Stevens who discovers he’s part of a mission to find the bomber of a commuter train. He inhabits the body of another person and relives the last 8 minutes over and over again, unearthing clues each time as to the identity of the bomber. This tense and exciting film stars Jake Gyllenhaal of Prince of Persia – The Sands of Time and Brokeback Mountain,Michelle Monaghan of Eagle Eye and Gone Baby Gone and Vera Farmiga of Up in The Air and The Departed. The film has been written by Ben Ripley and Billy Ray, the scriptwriters of State of Play, Flight Plan and Breach and produced by Mark Gordon of 2012and The Day After Tomorrow and Philippe Rousselet of Lord of War.

    From the writer director of ‘The Orphanage’ comes ‘The Impossible’ based on a true story of 2004 Tsunami in Thailand, directed by Juan Antoino Bayona. Set for an October/ November 2011 release the film stars Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tim Hollandhas been scripted by Sergio G. Sanchez.

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