Paramount Home Media Distribution and Samuel Goldwyn Films announced today a collaboration to bring William H. Macy’s Rudderless, to theatrical and home viewing audiences. The film stars Billy Crudup (Almost Famous), Anton Yelchin (Star Trek Into Darkness), Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives), Jamie Chung (Believe), Selena Gomez (Spring Breakers) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix).
The feature directorial debut of the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee, Macy’s Rudderless follows a man who has his life torn apart when he loses his so. Content wasting the rest of his days until he discovers a box of unpublished music coming from an unexpected source, he begins obsessively learning the songs, until one day he decides to play one of them at a local bar. The song captivates a young musician in the audience and the two unlikely friends decide to form a local band that gains sudden popularity and changes both of their lives.
“After seeing such a fabulous response at Sundance, we are thrilled to be partnering with two of the most prestigious distributors in our business on my directing debut, said director William H. Macy. When I first moved to LA, many years ago, I lived just off of Melrose, and I passed those beautiful gates to Paramount almost every day. Seeing them become our partner on ‘Rudderless’ and adding the storied Goldwyn Company into the mix excites me to no end.”
William H. Macy has always been a true talent in front of the cameras and now also proves to be a major force behind the scenes. Billy Crudup, Felicity Huffman and the rest of the cast deliver stellar performances. We are excited to again partner with Paramount Home Media Distribution in bringing Macys remarkable first feature to theaters, said Peter Goldwyn, Senior Vice President, Samuel Goldwyn Films.
’Rudderless’ is an incredibly powerful and moving film and we are extremely excited to bring it to audiences around the world, said Syrinthia Studer, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Acquisitions, Paramount Home Media Distribution. William H. Macy has delivered a terrific first feature with extraordinary performances by his stellar cast, a compelling story and wonderful original music. We feel confident that it will be embraced by audiences both in the U.S. and internationally.
Rudderless was produced by Keith Kjarval (Unified Pictures) and Brad Greiner in association with Aaron L. Gilbert’s Bron Studios. Samuel Goldwyn Films will handle U.S. theatrical distribution day-and-date with Paramount Home Media Distributions VOD release. Paramount will also handle other U.S. ancillary platforms and all distribution in Canada, the UK, Russia and certain territories in Asia.
