Warner Bros. steps in. In the works of Sean Baker. He acquired the studio Te amo!Baker’s first feature film since winning the Academy Award for Best Picture Anura.
The film will be released internationally in 2027 and has rights worldwide, excluding France.
The acquisition was announced at CinemaCon, along with the name of the studio’s new specialized division – Clockwork. The unit was launched in December after Warners film executives Mike De Luca and Pam Abdi hired three executives from Tom Quinn’s independent label Neon.
“Sean Baker is an artist who embodies everything we believe in at Clockwork, and… Te Amo! It will be another gift to cinema. “Plus, his poster game is on point,” said Clockwork president Christian Parks, who reports to Warners film executives Mike De Luca and Pam Abdi.
Baker writes, directs, edits, casts, produces and stars in the feature Anura Producers Alex Coco and Samantha Quan. Cre Film and Rapt Film are produced and financed by FilmNation Entertainment.
No other details were available about the film, but the film follows Baker’s success at last year’s Oscars AnuraIn addition to Best Picture, it won Best Original Screenplay, Best Editor, and Best Director, while the film’s hero, Mickey Madison, won Best Actress.
Parks arrived at Warners earlier this year from Coen’s Oscar-winning label Neon, where he served as head of marketing, which released Anura. Former Neon bandmate Jason Wald, who played a major role in bringing them independent success Long legsis also now on Clockwork, as is Neon alum Spencer Collantes. (De Luca and Abdi tried to convince Quinn to buy the Neon, but he rejected the offer, according to multiple sources.)
In just eight years, Coen has turned Neon into an independent company that has amassed 39 Academy Award nominations and 11 wins – including Best Picture winners. parasite and Anura – after I’m Tonya Put your company on the map. No one is sure what the landscape will look like when David Ellison’s Paramount-Skydance closes its deal to buy Warners, but the two major studios are expected to remain separate for at least two years, with Paramount also launching a new independent brand.
Earlier Tuesday, Neon presented its roster at CinemaCon at the coveted venue following a State of the Industry panel, though Quinn did not take to the stage. The reason for his absence was not immediately clear.
