Focus Features has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, written and to be directed by Lorene Scafaria. Indian Paintbrush and Mandate Pictures are co-financing the movie. The contemporary comedic romance stars Golden Globe Award winner Steve Carell and Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley. Filming begins this month in Los Angeles. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.<\/p>\n
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is being produced by Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe Award winner Steve Golin and Joy Gorman of Anonymous Content; and by Indian Paintbrush\u2019s Steven Rales and Mark Roybal. Mandate Pictures\u2019 Nathan Kahane and Nicole Brown are executive producers; Mandate\u2019s Kelli Konop and Indian Paintbrush\u2019s Jeff Sommerville are co-producers. Lionsgate is handling international sales on the title.
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\nSet in a too-near future, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World explores what people will do when humanity\u2019s last days are at hand. Can one man find his greatest love at the worst possible time? As the respective journeys of Dodge (Mr. Carell) and Penny (Ms. Knightley) converge, the two spark to each other and their outlooks \u2013 if not the world\u2019s \u2013 brighten.
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\nMs. Scafaria, who wrote the original screenplay, is making her feature directorial debut with the film. She wrote the screenplay adaptation for the 2008 feature Nick & Norah\u2019s Infinite Playlist, also for Mandate, which starred Michael Cera and Kat Dennings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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