The Solution Entertainment Group and Vmi Worldwide have picked up international sales rights for adrenaline-fueled romance “Cruise,” written and directed by Robert Siegel, who wrote “The Wrestler” and “The Founder.” The film, which stars Spencer Boldman and Emily Ratajkowski, will be screened for buyers at the Cannes Film Market.
“Cruise” is “a joyous, music-filled trip down memory lane,” according to a statement. It takes place in the summer of ’87, when working-class Italian-American Gio Fortunato (Boldman) has little on his mind but racing cars and chasing girls. “An auto-parts store clerk by day, Gio comes alive every night on Francis Lewis Boulevard, the Queens cruising strip all the local kids flock to in search of good times.”
One night he crosses paths with Jessica Weinberg (Ratajkowski), a sophisticated college girl from Long Island looking for thrills on the wrong side of the tracks. They embark on an unlikely summer romance that...
“Cruise” is “a joyous, music-filled trip down memory lane,” according to a statement. It takes place in the summer of ’87, when working-class Italian-American Gio Fortunato (Boldman) has little on his mind but racing cars and chasing girls. “An auto-parts store clerk by day, Gio comes alive every night on Francis Lewis Boulevard, the Queens cruising strip all the local kids flock to in search of good times.”
One night he crosses paths with Jessica Weinberg (Ratajkowski), a sophisticated college girl from Long Island looking for thrills on the wrong side of the tracks. They embark on an unlikely summer romance that...
- 5/8/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has secured the U.S. and Canadian rights to Robert Siegel’s romance drama Cruise, starring Emily Ratajkowski and Spencer Boldman. The pic will get a theatrical release this year. Siegel, who wrote an directed the film, penned the screenplays for The Wrestler and The Founder starring Michael Keaton.
Cruise is set in the summer of ’87 and follows Gio (Boldman), an Italian kid from Queens, has little on his mind but cars and girls. Gio thinks he’s got it all figured out until he meets Jessica (Ratajkowski), a nice Jewish girl from Long Island who likes to go undercover for illicit thrills on the wrong side of the tracks.
Laura Walker Lee, Holly Brown, Alex Garcia, and Scott Lastaiti produced the project, while Siegel and Gino Cafarelli served as executive producer.
The deal was negotiated by Rich Goldberg and Peter Jarowey at Vertical and UTA along...
Cruise is set in the summer of ’87 and follows Gio (Boldman), an Italian kid from Queens, has little on his mind but cars and girls. Gio thinks he’s got it all figured out until he meets Jessica (Ratajkowski), a nice Jewish girl from Long Island who likes to go undercover for illicit thrills on the wrong side of the tracks.
Laura Walker Lee, Holly Brown, Alex Garcia, and Scott Lastaiti produced the project, while Siegel and Gino Cafarelli served as executive producer.
The deal was negotiated by Rich Goldberg and Peter Jarowey at Vertical and UTA along...
- 5/1/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
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