Initial feedback from some distributors was that the project was too weird.
Thats not the way Ive historically operated.
But it was a big gamble to have that gap and come to market with almost zero.
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Its been a profitable experience for everyone, he says.
The Veterans, we can reveal, has sold all of international to Amazon for the latter.
That company is now called Goodfellas.
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He suggested she and Maraval meet.
I was a little intimidated, frankly, says Fox of meeting Maraval for the first time.
But the second we sat down it was like an immediate connection, and we got along right away.
It was like I had known him for years and its been that way since.
We thought it was fun and, unfortunately, quite accurate, quips Fox.
The company now focuses on seven to eight projects per year that are special and original.
We like high profile and quality themes.
We dont do things only for a commercial reason.
Of course, it needs to have a commercial appeal, and it needs to have an economy.
But the first step when we discuss projects together is, Did we like the script?
Do we like the director?
Do we like the package?
At Wild Bunch, we were a bit limited to arthouse, he says.
I would have never seen that kind of film before our association together, she says.
I had been to a Cannes premiere maybe twice before and now, its derigeur.
Its part of what I do every year when were in Cannes, so it flows both ways.
Theyre expensive relative to the marketplace but they are quite pre-sellable.
Goodfellas, meanwhile, co-finances the films they sell and focuses largely on international projects.
We work for ourselves.
That is not something that Goodfellas does at all.
They never work with a financier they purely sell their own line-up.
Fox adds: For the future, we will continue with the development of quality and commercial films.
We feel pretty bullish and excited about whats next.
