‘The Invite’ Sells to A24 after Sundance Premiere

A24 and Focus Features were locked in a tense fight for rights to the relationship comedy after other interested buyers, like Neon, Netflix, Apple, Searchlight and new distributor Black Bear, backed out of negotiations.
The sale is north of $12 million, according to sources familiar with the terms of the deal.
Wilde reteamed with Megan Ellison’s Annapurna on the project, the studio that made her directorial debut, “Booksmart.”
UTA Independent Film Group and FilmNation co-repped the sale.
The hilarious ensemble comedy plays out during a dinner party between a couple who are going through a rough patch and their upstairs neighbors, who turn out to be swingers.
Rashida Jones and Will McCormack wrote the screenplay, a remake of the Spanish film “The People Upstairs.” CAA reps Wilde and Cruz. UTA reps Rogen, Norton and McCormack and Jones.
Neon is closing a sale for the conversion therapy thriller “Leviticus” for a price tag that’s reportedly in the seven-figure range.
“Wicker,” a fantasy comedy with Olivia Colman, Peter Dinklage and Alexander Skarsgard, as well as the harrowing drama “Josephine” starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan, have also been drawing interest from buyers.





