A24 acquired North American distribution rights to Swiss Army Man (read our review) out of the Sundance Film Festival.
Several distributors had bid on and were circling the project starring Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano, reports Variety.
A24, which landed the film in the low seven-figure range, will give Swiss Army Man a robust theatrical release over the summer.
“The story about a man (Dano) who comes across a corpse (Radcliffe) that comes to life divided audiences. But it also received standing ovations in later screenings and good reviews from critics who liked the offbeat directorial debut from the music video duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.”
Our own Fred Topel was a really big fan, having reviewed it at the second festival screening.
The film was produced by Jonathan Wang, Lawrence Inglee, Miranda Bailey, Amanda Marshall, Eyal Rimmon and Lauren Mann. Executive producers are Gideon Tadmor, William Olsson and Jim Kaufman.