I think SPWA’s going to continue doing what it’s doing, making and acquiring interesting and adventurous movies. How will SPWA and Stage 6 be distinct from Screen Gems? Certainly, I’m not looking to make $100 million movies. There’s a great space for Screen Gems to operate, not only in the horror and urban spaces where it has been successful, but Clint had success in other modestly budgeted targeted movies, from Easy A to The Vow to other movies that might not feel like big Columbia/ TriStar movies. TriStar is more of a dramatic, adult-oriented, literature-oriented division. We’re not going to try to be Columbia, pursuing large tentpole movies for a wide, wide audience. Screen Gems will fill a valuable role as a lower- and modestly budgeted production division for targeted audiences.
I think that’s going to evolve, but I’m not sure it will change. How will Screen Gems change under your leadership? Screen Gems obviously will be more focused on development and production - SPWA being more of an indie-focused label, working with independent producers on either productions or acquisitions.
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SPWA does operate under the Stage 6 label for our higher-profile stuff, only because we didn’t think “Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions” was a very good label to put on a movie to consumers. I don’t look at SPWA as a releasing label. Now that you are in charge of both Screen Gems and SPWA, will they remain autonomous? Bersch, a Berkeley grad (“I’m a long-suffering Cal fan”) and father of two, talked to THR about his busy festival, the most profitable SPWA film and Screen Gems’ future. The company had previously nabbed a wide swath of international territories for Paul Dano’s directorial debut, Wildlife, which was well reviewed after its Sundance premiere. There was little time to celebrate considering that Bersch was busy negotiating a slew of deals on the ground at Sundance, where he acquired worldwide rights to the John Cho internet thriller Search for $5 million, and all international rights to Debra Granik’s drama Leave No Trace and the Nick Offerman-led Hearts Beat Loud. Aaron Taylor-Johnson Is on a Wild Rampage in 'Kraven the Hunter' Trailer
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