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Focus Features is a film distributor involved in releasing and promoting movies across global markets. The company is handling distribution for upcoming projects including a horror-comedy, a Shakespeare adaptation, and a recently released film that has drawn attention for its box office performance and award submission strategy.
Andrew Garfield's Paul Greengrass-directed epic The Uprising bombed at the US box office, shed over 90 percent of its theatres in a fortnight, and has now landed on digital platforms ahead of a UK theatrical run.
Focus Features has submitted Curry Barker's horror smash Obsession for Golden Globes consideration in the musical or comedy category rather than drama, a decision that changes the competitive math for star Inde Navarrette.
Curry Barker’s follow‑up to the $519 million ‘Obsession’ will hit theatres on May 7, 2027. The horror‑comedy stars Barker, Cooper Tomlinson and a mix of veteran and teen talent.
Robert Eggers, known for Nosferatu and the upcoming Werwulf, is in talks to direct and produce a new version of Romeo and Juliet for Focus Features, featuring Olde English dialogue and a high‑seven‑figure budget.
Speaking at TIFF, Obsession co-producer Haley Nicole Johnson said the film's rise from a $15 million Focus Features sale to a $500 million hit has been overwhelming, as fellow horror producers debated what comes next for the genre.