eOne continues trading spree

Entertainment One ongoing a buying spree as of this year's European Film Market, getting upset up a raft of multi-territory rights for photos including "A Well Known Guy," "Bitter Pill" and "Love Punch." Since the market found some close, the distrib introduced it had acquired U.K. and Canadian rights for Jim Mickle's "We are That Which You Are," Steven Soderbergh's Rooney Mara starrer "Bitter Pill" (Daily Variety, Feb. 13), and Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington starrer "2 Guns," being helmed by Baltasar Kormakur, therefore it bought for $10.6 000 0000. eOne also acquired U.K., Canadian and Australian rights to Paul Andrew Williams' "Miss You Already" and Joel Hopkins' "Love Punch," starring Emma Thompson and Pierce Brosnan. For Canada and Benelux, it nabbed Philip Seymour Hoffman starrer "A Well Known Guy," from FilmNation Entertainment, even though it needed U.K., Canadian and Benelux rights for helmer Steven Sheil's Cinemax Asia film "Dead Mine," which was being looked by Celluloid Bad dreams or nightmares. Additional pick-ups for Canada include director John Stockwell's "Codename Geronimo," Catherine Hardwicke's "Plush," Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper starrer "Serena," J.C. Chandor-helmed "All Sheds,Inch Brit crime actioner "The Sweeney" and "Authors," starring Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Connelly. In Oz, eOne needed rights for Julian Fellowes' scripted "Crooked House" and Katherine Heigl adult puppet feature "Happytime Killings." U . s . States pick-ups include "Demon Seed," "Iron Sky," "ReleaseInch and "Osombie." Too as with Benelux it needed "Last Exorcism 2," starring Ashley Bell, which was being looked by Studiocanal. Finally, distrib acquired U.K. rights for helmer Rodrigo Garca's Glenn Close and Mia Wasikowska starrer "Albert Nobbs." Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com