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HOURS Starring Paul Walker, Genesis Rodriguez Picked Up for US Distribution
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- Published: Tuesday, 20 August 2013 22:53
Paul Walker and Genesis Rodriguez play a married couple in the thriller HOURS, and the movie will now be distributed by Pantelion Film, the Latino Hollywood Studio. HOURS is set for release on December 13, 2013 in movie theaters and VOD in the United States and Canada.
In HOURS, the thriller is set during Hurricane Katrina when Nolan and Abigail Hayes (Walker, Rodriguez) are in labor with their first child when the natural disaster hits. When the hospital is evacuated with no electricity to power the ventilator keeping his daughter alive, Nolan races against time to save his daughter.
For more information on HOURS and Pantelion Films, read the official press release below.
PANTELION FILMS ACQUIRES U.S., CANADIAN RIGHTS TO HOURS, THE PAUL WALKER, GENESIS RODRIGUEZ THRILLER
Santa Monica, CA, August 19, 2013 - Pantelion Films has acquired the U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to the suspense thriller "Hours," directed by Eric Heisserer ("Final Destination 5," "The Thing") and starring Paul Walker and Genesis Rodriguez, it was announced today by Pantelion Films CEO Paul Presburger. Pantelion will distribute the film theatrically and on VOD in the U.S. on December 13, 2013.
"Hours" is produced by the Safran Company ("The Conjuring") in conjunction with Palmstar Media and the Hirsch Group. The deal was made by Rena Ronson on behalf of UTA and Pantelion's Presburger.
Pantelion production executives Sandra Condito and Paul Michael Perez found the film, which is set during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and follows a father's desperate attempt to keep his newborn daughter alive in the wake of the storm's destruction, at this year's SXSW Film Festival.
"The compelling story of "Hours," combined with Paul Walker and Genesis Rodriguez's popularity with our core audience, makes this a perfect acquisition for us," said Presburger. "Paul's passion for this project was evident from our first meeting, and we are proud to partner with him and Peter Safran on this release."
"We are pleased that "Hours" has found a home at Pantelion," said Safran. "The studio is perfectly positioned to capitalize on the opportunities the film presents."
Before sunrise on August 29, 2005, Nolan Hayes (Walker) arrives at a New Orleans hospital with his pregnant wife, Abigail (Rodriguez), who has gone into early labor. What should be one of the happiest days of Nolan's life quickly spirals out of control when the birth goes tragically wrong and Hurricane Katrina ravages the hospital, forcing an evacuation. Nolan and his newborn baby are soon cut off from the world by power outages and rising flood waters. With his baby completely dependent on a ventilator Nolan faces one life-and-death decision after another, fighting to keep his daughter alive, as minute by agonizing minute passes...becoming unimaginable hours.
Pantelion Films is the first major Latino Hollywood studio and the new face of Hispanic entertainment. It is a synergistic partnership between Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Televisa.