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MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures has signed a
foreign sales deal with Madrid-based film
sales company 6 Sales, for ExTerminators,
the first independent Hollywood venture
of the Mumbai-based integrated media company.
Through its foreign sales partner, UTV has
inked distribution deals for Romania, Benulux
and Middle Eastern territories.
The film, a dark comedy, is directed by
John Inwood and stars Heather Graham, Jennifer
Coolidge and Amber Heard. It is about Alex
(Graham), a lonely accountant whose sole
act of rage results in her being sentenced
to court mandated rage therapy. There she
meets Stella (Coolidge), the owner of a
small extermination business who uses her
car as a weapon; and Nikki (Heard), a dental
technician with the face of an angel and
the mind of a sociopath. Together these
unlikely friends form their own 'silent
revolution'.
Commenting
on the deal, UTV Motion Pictures Vice-President
USA Lokesh Dhar said, "With Exterminators,
we look forward to strengthening our base
in the international market. After our international
co-productions such as The Namesake,
I think I Love My Wife and The Happening,
ExTerminators is UTV's first independent
production in the US and is definitely a
landmark for us as well as the Indian Film
Industry."
"The
public's response is exactly what we had
hoped for: uncontrollable laughter and we
believe that this type of a film is what
the audiences are looking for," said
6 Sales partner Marina Fuentes.
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