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\n\tSony Pictures Classics has picked up worldwide rights to\u00a0the Lewis Pullman-Maya Hawke starring Wishful Thinking <\/em>which made its world premiere at SXSW and won the top Narrative Feature prize there. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \n\tSony Pictures Classics said,\u00a0\u201cAudiences have been craving a film like Wishful Thinking<\/em> \u2014 romantic,\u00a0unpredictable\u00a0and genuinely funny \u2014 and we\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0wait for them to experience Maya and Lewis in these deeply human and refreshingly hilarious leading roles. Graham Parkes has crafted a film for a new generation of moviegoers with the kind of romantic comedy meant to be shared in a theater, marking another collaboration\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0proud to continue with Pinky Promise and our new friends at Highway 10.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t
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The Graham Parkes directed and written feature follows Julia, an ambitious game designer, and Charlie, a struggling musician, who are at a loss for how to repair their volatile relationship. After attending a couples-therapy seminar run by mysterious twin healers, they find that the ups-and-downs of their relationship have supernatural effects on the world around them. With earthquakes, the stock market, and entire nations at risk, Charlie and Julia must confront whether their passionate love can survive amidst so much chaos.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Parkes said, \u201cSony Pictures Classics has been a singular champion of independent cinema for\u00a0nearly 35\u00a0years, releasing some of my favorite movies of all time.\u00a0So\u00a0to be included among the films first brought to an audience by them is truly the ultimate recognition for the passionate work our cast and crew put into making\u00a0Wishful Thinking<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0
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The movie also stars Amita Rao, Randall Park, Eric Rahill, Jake Shane, Kate\u00a0Berlant,\u00a0and Kerri Kenney-Silver. The\u00a0film is produced by Pullman\u00a0for\u00a0Buckwild\u00a0Pictures,\u00a0Dan Gedman and\u00a0Matt Smith\u00a0for Highway 10\u00a0who also fully financed the film,\u00a0and\u00a0Kara Durrett\u00a0for Pinky Promise,\u00a0and\u00a0executive produced by Alyssa Roehrenbeck, Sarah Mather,\u00a0Jessamine Burgum,\u00a0Cameron Fuller, and Graham Patrick Martin.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The deal was negotiated between Sony Pictures Classics and\u00a0UTA Independent Film Group on behalf of the filmmakers.\u00a0\u00a0
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