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IMR INTERNATIONAL TO LAUNCH FOREIGN SALES ON SCOTT Z. BURNS’ ‘THE TORTURE REPORT’ FOR VICE STUDIOS, STARRING ADAM DRIVER, ANNETTE BENING AND JON HAMM

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IMR INTERNATIONAL TO LAUNCH FOREIGN SALES ON SCOTT Z. BURNS’ ‘THE TORTURE REPORT’ FOR VICE STUDIOS, STARRING ADAM DRIVER, ANNETTE BENING AND JON HAMM

 Tim Blake Nelson, Ted Levine, Michael C. Hall, Ben McKenzie & Matthew Rhys round-out the cast with sales commencing in Cannes 

LOS ANGELES (May 1, 2018) – IMR announced that they will be introducing Scott Z. Burns’ (The Bourne Ultimatum, Contagion) CIA drama The Torture Report to international buyers in Cannes. Production began last week in New York, with Tim Blake Nelson (Fantastic Four, O Brother, Where Art Thou?), Ted Levine (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Silence of the Lambs) Michael C. Hall (Game Night, “Dexter”), Ben McKenzie (“Gotham”) and Matthew Rhys (“The Americans,” The Post) rounding out the cast. Emmy® Nominee Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, “Girls”), Four-time Academy Award® Nominee Annette Bening (American Beauty, The Kids Are All Right), Golden Globe® and Emmy® Winner Jon Hamm (“Mad Men”, Baby Driver) also star.

Steven Soderbergh and Jennifer Fox are producing alongside Burns, Kerry Orent, Eddy Moretti, Vice’s Danny Gabai, and Michael Sugar. Vice Studios is also producing and financing, with UTA representing the North American rights.

Set immediately following the 9/11 attacks, The Torture Report focuses on the CIA’s extreme interrogation program on detainees during the war on terror. U.S. Senate Select Intelligence Committee released a 500+ page report in 2016 detailing the shocking interrogation practices.

Nelson is known for roles in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Incredible Hulk, American Violet, Lincoln, As I Lay Dying, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, Colossal and Fantastic Four. Levine currently stars in TNT’s “The Alienist.” Previous credits include “Monk,” “Ray Donovan,” “The Bridge,” Shutter Island, American Gangster, Heat, and Silence of the Lambs. He will next be seen in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Hall is best known for the series “Six Feet Under” and “Dexter” (for which he won Golden Globe® and SAG Awards), and films including Cold in July, Kill Your Darlings and Christine. He next stars in the mini-series “Safe” for Netflix. McKenzie currently stars in FOX’s “Gotham,” and past credits include “The O.C.,” “Southland,” Some Kind of Beautiful, and 88 Minutes. Rhys is a Golden Globe® Nominated actor who currently stars in FX’s “The Americans” which is in its sixth and final season. Previous credits include The Post, Brnt, The Edge of Love and more. He can next be seen in Warner Bros.Mowgli releasing later this year.

Nelson is represented by UTA and Gateway Management Company; Levine is repped by Kass Management; Hall is repped by UTA and Authentic Talent and Literary Management; McKenzie is repped by CAA, Management 360 and PJ Shapiro at Ziffren Brittenham, Branca and Fischer; Rhys is repped by United Agents, WME and Management 360.

IMR is handling sales on David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake starring Andrew Garfield and Riley Keough which will have its world premiere in competition in Cannes.  The slate also includes: What Is Life Worth with Michael Keaton; Jacques Audiard’s The Sisters Brothers starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Joaquin Phoenix; Anne Fletcher’s Dumplin’ starring Jennifer Aniston; Borderland starring Jamie Dornan and Sam Claflin; and The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife starring Bette Midler and Sharon Stone.

Vice Studios’ current film roster includes Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum starring Matthew McConaughey; Lords of Chaos starring Rory Culkin which premiered at Sundance; and Judy and Punch starring Mia Wasikowska.

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