Sony Classics Picks Up Trans Drama ‘A Fantastic Woman’
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North America, Australia and New Zealand rights to director Sebastián Lelio’s Spanish-language trans drama “A Fantastic Woman” (“Una Mujer Fantástica”) from Participant Media.
“I’m thrilled Sony Pictures Classics will be releasing ‘A Fantastic Woman,’ and am excited by their passion for Marina’s story,” Lelio said in a statement.
“After our rewarding collaborations on ‘No’ and ‘Neruda,’ we deeply value our ongoing relationship with Juan and Pablo, and we are excited that ‘A Fantastic Woman’ is being received with the same kind of enthusiastic response,” King said in the statement.