U.K.'s Chelsea takes 'Blackthorn'

"Blackthorn"MADRID -- Chelsea Films, Curzon Artificial Eye's genre label, has acquired all privileges towards the U.K. and Ireland on Mike Shepard starrer "Blackthorn." Chelsea's Daniel Cooper and 6 Sales' Marina Fuentes closed the offer Monday within the run-as much as the American Film Market, which begins Wednesday in Santa Monica. The film is going to be launched within the U.K. the coming year. A built-in cinema theater and film distribution group, Curzon Artificial Eye mixes high-profile art film and crossover pick-ups -- for example "Melancholia" and "We have to Discuss Kevin"-- with choice buys of lesser-known game titles. Created by Arcadia Motion Photos. and Aiete Films, the Mateo Gil-helmed "Blackthorn" reprises the Butch Cassidy legend, imagining the outlaw, performed by Shepard, to possess made it his supposed dying in Bolivia inside a 1908 shoot-by helping cover their the Bolivian military. World preeming at April's Tribeca festival, "Blackthorn" has emerged among Spain's sales hits of 2011. Magnolia Pictures just launched "Blackthorn" within the U.S., where it received reviews that are positive along with a first 24-day $124,289 on limited release. In France, the film continues to be on the 70-print release after Bac Films place it in an August bow. Ascot Elite has acquired German-speaking areas, and Non Stop required Scandinavia. "We're positive our current discussions with Italia, Japan, Latin America along with other areas is going to be closed throughout the American Film Market," stated Marly Abadin, 6 Sales mind of sales. "Blackthorn" makes its last market appearance at early December's Ventana Sur. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com