Drama to get nationaiwde theatrical release later this year.Neon has acquired worldwide rights to Ava DuVernay’s drama Origin starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Jon Bernthal ahead of the world premiere in Venice on Wednesday.The film marks the first competition entry on the Lido by an African-American woman and will also play as a gala screening at TIFF.Neon plans a nationwide theatrical release later this year after what it called a competitive bidding situation.Origin is inspired by the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson as she sets out to write her acclaimed book Caste:…
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