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20th Century Wins Pre-Holiday Bidding War For Edward Berger & Austin Butler’s Time Travel Film ‘The Barrier’ Based On MacMillan Hedges Short Story
'The Barrier' has landed at 20th Century following a multi-studio bidding war over the Edward Berger-Austin Butler time travel project.
EXCLUSIVE: In a highly competitive situation, 20th looks to have found something to be thankful for as it has landed rights to The Barrier, the hot time-travel package teaming All Quiet on the Western Front helmer Edward Berger and Elvis Oscar nominee Austin Butler. Berger, the German-born filmmaker behind Netflix’s Oscar winner All Quiet on the Western Front, is currently in the awards race with Conclave, his Ralph Fiennes-led papal thriller for Focus Features, which adapts the 2016 novel by Robert Harris. Currently filming Darren Aronofsky’s Sony thriller Caught Stealing, based on the book by Charlie Huston, Butler will next be seen starring opposite Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone in Ari Aster’s Eddington for A24.
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