Exclusive Media Group Builds up Ensemble Drama 'Disconnect'

Exclusive Media Group has acquired worldwide rights to ensemble drama Disconnect, whose cast includes Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo, Michael Nyqvist and Paula Patton.our editor recommends'Change-Up' Star Jason Bateman, Will Arnett Creating 'Call of Duty Elite' Content The film, which Exclusive Films Worldwide will launch to foreign customers within the American Film Market, marks the feature directorial debut of Henry-Alex Rubin, who won an Oscar nomination for documentary Murderball. Mickey Liddell and Jennifer Hilton of Liddell Entertainment are coming up with with William Horberg of Wonderful Films. "Mickey can be a guy with great instincts for material, and contains the courage to back people options," mentioned Exclusive's Guy East, who introduced the project with fellow co-chairmen Nigel Sinclair. Exclusive Films Worldwide's Alex Walton, leader of worldwide sales and distribution, will handle foreign sales CAA is repping U . s . States rights. Put together by Andrew Stern, Disconnect also stars Andrea Riseborough, Alexander Skarsgard and Max Thieriot, additionally to Colin Ford, Jonah Bobo and Haley Ramm. The film interweaves three potboiler story lines about people looking for human connection in today's wired arena of the net. Both comic and harrowing, Disconnect explores the results of just living existence everywhere except the current. "Disconnect can be a project we've been passionate about since we first see the script which we're feeling fortunate to own found partners in Exclusive Media who share our enthusiasm," Liddell mentioned. Rubin is presently shooting the film in NY City. Related Subjects AFM Hope Davis Jason Bateman Paula Patton