'Like Crazy' Bought by Paramount for $4 Million

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The deal was made at the 27th Annual Sundance Film Festival which started January 20 and will end January 30.

January 24, 2011

AceShowbiz - Romance "Like Crazy" has become the first official success story at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Paramount Pictures bosses have acquired rights to the indie drama for a reported $4 million. The film, starring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones, is in competition at the Utah festival, which began on Thursday, January 20.

Bosses at Sony Pictures Worldwide acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to Morgan Spurlock's "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold", which will premiere at Sundance on Sunday, January 22. The deal for the documentary from the guy behind "Super Size Me" came down in the hours before the festival started.

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The 27th Annual Sundance Film Festival will run until January 30 this year.

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