Theres been some deliberation and waiting by buyers when it comes to acquiring movies.

… Why did I come to this film, what was it?

Not often does something cross my desk where Im like, Oh, thats an original language!

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey at “The Rivals of Amziah King” premiere Monday at SXSWDeadline

Ive never heard that before, but I know those people.

Oh, thats an original, time, place and space.

Oh, theres some real humor.

Matthew McConaughey and Angelina Lookingglass in The Rivals Of Amziah King movie

Theres some real innocence and a whole lot of heart and momentous amount of spirit, he continued.

Those are the reasons why I did it.

Its also some kind of musical!

But the honey game is ruthless, and Amziahs rivals threaten to destroy everything he has built.

Producers are David Heyman, Teddy Schwarzman, Jeffrey Clifford, Michael Heimler, James Montague and Will Greenfield.