Richard Linklater's dark comedy, Bernie, has been picked up by Hyde Park International for international distribution. Bernie was written by Linklater and Skip Hollandsworth and is based on a 1998 Texas Monthly magazine article ("Midnight in the Garden of East Texas") about an assistant funeral home director in the East Texas town of Carthage who was loved for his generosity. When he confessed to killing the town's richest widow, nobody seem to care...
Jack Black stars as Bernie and Shirley MacLaine plays the town's "domineering grande dame." Matthew McConaughey co-stars as District Attorney Danny Buck Davidson.
In announcing the acquisition deal, Hyde Park's Ashok Amritraj said, "Richard is an incredibly talented filmmaker with a track record that speaks for itself. We look forward to working with Mandalay and Wind Dancer as we bring the picture to the international marketplace."
In Other News:
Follow Hollywood Movies - Twitter | Facebook
Richard Linklater's Bernie Picked Up by Hyde Park originally appeared on About.com Hollywood Movies on Friday, April 22nd, 2011 at 08:01:03.
Permalink | Comment | Email this
Source: http://movies.about.com/b/2011/04/22/richard-linklaters-bernie-picked-up-by-hyde-park.htm
Anna Friel Anna Kournikova Anna Paquin AnnaLynne McCord Anne Marie Kortright April Scott
No comments:
Post a Comment