Anton announced it has locked distribution deals in key international territories for the action-thriller Fuze

Anton announced today that it has locked distribution deals in key international territories for the action-thriller Fuze starring Aaron Taylor Johnson (Bullet Train, Nosferatu), Theo James (“The White Lotus,” “The Gentlemen”), Sam Worthington (Avatar films), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Disney+’s “Loki”), Elham Ehsas (Showtime’s “Homeland”), Honor Swinton-Byrne (A24’s The Souvenir), and Saffron Hocking (Netflix’s “Top Boy”). Anton will unveil a new sales promo for the film at EFM.

Directed by David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water, Outlaw King) and with a script from Ben Hopkins (Inside), Anton has sold the rights to Fuze to Garsu Pasaulio Irasai (GPI) for the Baltics; The Searchers for Benelux; VVS Films for Canada, Australia and New Zealand; Arna Media for CIS/Russia; MediaSquad for Eastern Europe; SND for France; Square One for Germany and Switzerland; Feelgood Entertainment for Greece; PVR for India; PT Prima Cinema for Indonesia; Forum Film for Israel; Leone Film Group for Italy; Sun Distribution Group for Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and South Africa; Salim Ramia & Co for the Middle East; Nordisk Film for Scandinavia; Ukrainian Film Distribution (UFD) for Ukraine and Echo Lake Distribution for Airlines. Anton previously announced that Sky had picked up the action-thriller for theatrical release in the U.K. and Ireland.

Fuze reunites Hell or High Water director David Mackenzie with leading man Aaron Taylor Johnson, having previously partnered together on 2018’s Outlaw King. The film opens with the discovery of an unexploded bomb on a London construction site. The ensuing mass evacuation is perfect cover for serious, organised crime.

Fuze is produced by Gillian Berrie (Outlaw King, Tetris) for Sigma Films and Sébastien Raybaud (The End We Start From, Greenland) and Callum Grant (Jackdaw, Cleaner) for Anton.

Anton is financing Fuze as well as representing worldwide rights to the film, with UTA Independent Film Group and WME Independent co-repping U.S. rights with Anton. The film wrapped production in London last summer and is currently in post-production.

“Fuze is an expertly crafted thriller with a stellar British cast led by the superb Aaron Taylor Johnson and Theo James. With the help of our terrific international partners, we look forward to introducing this high-stakes thrill ride to audiences around the world,” said Sébastien Raybaud, Founder and CEO of Anton.

“As we hurtle through post production, it’s very clear we have something super special on our hands. The action-packed script, signature Mackenzie magic reminiscent of Hell or High Water, combined with sensational performances from Aaron Taylor Johnson, Theo James, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Saffron Hocking and Sam Worthington, we can’t wait for audiences to experience it. And we’re now thrilled to have such incredible distributors on board, who will be our partners in crime as we release the film into the world,” said Gillian Berrie, Producer.

David Mackenzie is represented by UTA, United Agents, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein. Ben Hopkins is represented by Curtis Brown Group and Gillian Berrie is represented by UTA.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is represented by WME, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. Theo James is represented by UTA and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. Gugu Mbatha-Raw is represented by CAA, Curtis Brown Group, Anonymous Content, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox. Saffron Hocking is represented by Insight Management & Production and Untitled Entertainment. Sam Worthington is represented by WME, Anonymous Content, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox.

ABOUT ANTON

Helmed by producer Sébastien Raybaud and headquartered in London, with offices in Los Angeles and Berlin, Anton’s current film slate includes Zachary Wigon’s psychological horror film Victorian Psycho starring Margaret Qualley; David Mackenzie’s thriller Fuze starring Theo James and Aaron Taylor Johnson, which recently completed production in London; Night of the Zoopocalypse, the CGI animated feature from the Studios behind Despicable Me, Ice Age: Collision Course and Paw Patrol; Memoir of a Snail, the stop motion animated feature from Academy Award-winner Adam Elliott, which recently took home the top Cristal Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, was awarded the Best Film at the London Film Festival and screened in Official Selection at the Telluride Film Festival; Martin Campbell’s Cleaner starring Daisy Ridley and Clive Owen; the survival thriller A Prayer for the Dying starring Johnny Flynn and John C. Reilly, currently in post-production; and Claude Barras’ animated feature Savages which enjoyed its World Premiere in Official Selection at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Additional projects include Greenland: Migration starring Gerard Butler, who reprises his role in the sequel to Anton’s blockbuster Greenland, currently in post-production.

Recently, Anton developed, produced and financed the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival title The End We Start From starring Jodie Comer and Benedict Cumberbatch; Mothers’ Instinct starring Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway; the action thriller Canary Black, starring Kate Beckinsale and Rupert Friend; and Jamie Child's thriller Jackdaw, starring Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Jenna Coleman.