NEON Acquires Jeff Nichols’ ‘King Shark’ Starring Margaret Qualley and Michael Shannon

NEON has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to King Shark, the latest film from Jeff Nichols, starring Margaret Qualley, Michael Shannon, and Drew Starkey. The film was produced by Nichols and his Tri-State Pictures partners Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Sarah Green, in association with Range Media Partners. FilmNation’s Stacey Snider and Glen Basner Executive Produce.

Principal photography started this month in Arkansas, with the independent studio releasing the movie nationwide.

The logline reads, “A Southern gothic horror, King Snake follows a young couple (Qualley and Starkey) who inherit an Arkansas farm where they face real-world problems and supernatural forces, battling physical and metaphysical demons while confronting the property’s dark legacy.”

This news comes after NEON has shaped quite a slate of films for the Cannes Film Festival, including James Gray’s Paper Tiger, Arthur Harari‘s The Unknown, Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, Ryusuke Hamaguchi‘s All of a Sudden, Hirokazu Koreeda’s Sheep in the Box, and Na Hong-Jin‘s Hope in the Official Competition.  

In Directors’ Fortnight: Arie Esiri & Chuko Esiri’s Clarissa, a modern reimagining of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, and David Greaves‘ Sundance sensation Once Upon a Time in Harlem. Rounding out the slate, Nicolas Winding Refn‘s Her Private Hell screens out of competition.

Source: NEON (press release)