Amazon has nabbed “Honey Boy,” a coming-of-age drama that is inspired by Shia Labeouf’s stormy relationship with stardom. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, earning a standing ovation and respectful reviews, particularly for Labeouf’s performance as his father and for Noah Jupe’s star turn as a child actor on the rise.
Amazon has been very active at this year’s festival, buying domestic rights for the Mindy Kaling comedy “Late Night” for $13 million and shelling out $14 million apiece for the rights to “The Report” and “Brittany Runs a Marathon.” The “Honey Boy” deal is for global rights and is in the $5 million range.
“Honey Boy” was directed by Alma Har’el (“Bombay Beach”) from a script by Labeouf. It was written as part of Labeouf’s rehabilitation program. The actor, once among the most promising stars in Hollywood thanks to turns in “Transformers...
Amazon has been very active at this year’s festival, buying domestic rights for the Mindy Kaling comedy “Late Night” for $13 million and shelling out $14 million apiece for the rights to “The Report” and “Brittany Runs a Marathon.” The “Honey Boy” deal is for global rights and is in the $5 million range.
“Honey Boy” was directed by Alma Har’el (“Bombay Beach”) from a script by Labeouf. It was written as part of Labeouf’s rehabilitation program. The actor, once among the most promising stars in Hollywood thanks to turns in “Transformers...
- 2/2/2019
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
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