Its quiet for specialty openings after the holidays, in the thick of awards season.
The filmmaker captured footage over years of on-and-off access to Roger Stone.
Hours later, five people were killed and 141 wounded.
Roger Stone in ‘A Storm Foretold’Abramorama/Guldbrandsen Film
We picked it with intention, said Karol Martesko-Fenster, Abramoramas CEO and co-chair.
I am excited at the timing.
Hes pleased at the early pickup.
A goal is to position the doc for digital release around mid-March.
That fell apart and Guldbrandsens project resumed.
There is a social contract between citizens and politicians in democracies around the world we accept that they lie.
We became almost comfortable with it.
But in 2015 something was happening in America that felt very different.
I travelled to the United States and secured the opportunity to interview Roger Stone, and everything changed.
It wasnt pretty, and it almost took my life at one point.
Its obviously not my fight.
Stone was convicted in 2019 for witness tampering, obstructing an official proceeding, and making false statements.
Theyve got to beat out professional skiers and filmmakers.
Opens on 65 major-market screens, including ski-friendly metros and mountain towns.
Expands to Canada next week.
Paramount opens Steven PaulsThe PainterwithJon Voightand Charlie Webber on 31 screens ahead of a Jan. 9 digital release.
And Vertical is givingJacob Elordi-starring thrillerHe Went That Waya limited release ahead of a Jan. 12 video date.
