Unable to secure an interim agreement to get the go ahead, that project fell apart.

ET screening at the Princess of Wales Theatre followed by an 8 p.m. premiere at Roy Thomson Hall.

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Rivulet has fully-financed the project and produced it with Greens banner Rough House Pictures.

Rob Paris and Mike Witherill of Rivulet Films

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Its a pretty standard operating procedure for risk mitigation.

David said that if we could go right away, he could do it, recalls Paris.

Paris and Witherill met right before the pandemic struck.

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Ben Stiller attends the premiere ofNutcrackerson Sept. 5, 2024 during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

While Covid brought that project to a standstill, the pair decided to join forces to form Rivulet Films.

He adds: We know its a fickle marketplace, but we like our odds and that is exciting.