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Lionsgate Picks Up John Carney Directed Paul Rudd & Nick Jonas Musical Comedy ‘Power Ballad’


Nick Jonas, Paul Rudd 'Power Ballad' Movie Acquired by Lionsgate

“Musically themed films are meant to be watched together, and what better studio than Lionsgate to bring this movie to the world in the way it was intended: with a crowd, in the dark, next to strangers who, for a few hours, become friends.” Power Ballad was acquired by Charlotte Koh and Lauren Bixby for Lionsgate; the studio’s Kaycee Holcomb oversaw negotiations for Business Affairs. Carney’s 2007 directed musical Once was made for $150K before P&A and went on to make $21M at the global box office with an Oscar original song win for the track “Falling Slowly”.

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