Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the worldwide rights to the supernatural rom-com Wishful Thinking.
Maya Hawke (“Stranger Things”) and Lewis Pullman (Thunderbolts*) star as ambitious game designer Julia and struggling musician Charlie, who are at a loss for how to repair their volatile relationship.
After attending a couples-therapy seminar run by mysterious twin healers, they find that the ups-and-downs of their relationship have supernatural effects on the world around them. With earthquakes, the stock market, and entire nations at risk, Charlie and Julia must confront whether their passionate love can survive amidst so much chaos.
Writer-director Graham Parkes makes his feature debut on the film, which premiered at SXSW in March and took home the top narrative feature award.
Randall Park (“WandaVision”), Amita Rao (“Adults”), Jake Shane (“Hacks”), Kate Berlant (Sorry to Bother You), Eric Rahill (“The Paper”), and Kerri Kenney-Silver (“Reno 911”) round out the cast.
“Doctor Who” actor Matt Smith and Dan Gedman produce for Highway 10, alongside Pullman for Buckwild Pictures, and Kara Durrett (Caddo Lake) for Pinky Promise. Executive producers include Alyssa Roehrenbeck, Sarah Mather, Jessamine Burgum, Cameron Fuller, and Graham Patrick Martin.
“Sony Pictures Classics has been a singular champion of independent cinema for nearly 35 years, releasing some of my favorite movies of all time,” Parkes commented. “So to be included among the films first brought to an audience by them is truly the ultimate recognition for the passionate work our cast and crew put into making Wishful Thinking.”
“Audiences have been craving a film like Wishful Thinking — romantic, unpredictable and genuinely funny — and we can’t wait for them to experience Maya and Lewis in these deeply human and refreshingly hilarious leading roles,” added Sony Pictures Classics. “Graham Parkes has crafted a film for a new generation of moviegoers with the kind of romantic comedy meant to be shared in a theater.”
Wishful Thinking is expected to hit theaters later this year. Stay tuned for details.