Sundance announces Premieres selection

Bruce Willis stars in Stephen Frears' gambling pic 'Lay the favored.'Julie Delpy's '2 Days in NY,' starring Chris Rock and Delpy, may even premiere in Sundance.'Project Nim' helmer James Marsh returns to Sundance with Gillian Anderson-Clive Owen starrer 'Shadow Dancer.'Fifteen world-premiere game game titles from filmmakers including Stephen Frears, Julie Delpy and Spike Lee are likely to screen the next month in Sundance's Premieres section, which, the first time in recent memory, will feature not just a single pic with distribution already in place.InchIt is a touch from the new paradigm, for all of us,Inch festival director John Cooper mentioned before announcing the next and final feature selection for your 28th annual event, like the eight world preems bowing in Documentary Premieres. Explaining no-distrib situation as "a fluke somewhat ... a curiosity, not just a trend," Cooper mentioned he and also the staff are anticipating typically healthy sales activity through the fest's Jan. 19-29 run in Park City, Utah.The quantity of Premieres bowing at Sundance with distribution is different from year upon year. The latest edition featured just two, Fox Searchlight's "Cedar plank plank Rapids" and "Mutually Advantageous,Inch because the 2010 fest boasted an impressive five: "Get Low" and "Please Give" (The brand new the new sony Classics), "Jack Goes Boating" (Overture), "Nowhere Boy" (the Weinstein Co.) and "The Runaways" (Apparition).Thinking about the truth that the Premieres section is generally limited to the festival's starriest, most commercial fare, buyer interest will probably be heavily dedicated to such distrib-seeking game game titles as Frears' gambling pic "Lay the favored,In . toplining Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Manley and Rebecca Hall Delpy's "a few days in NY," starring the helmer and Chris Rock Lee's "Red-colored-colored Hook Summer season" Leslye Headland's "Bachelorette," starring Dunst, Isla Fisher and Lizzy Caplan Marshall Lewy's "California Solo," featuring Robert Carlyle and Lee Toland Krieger's "Celeste and Jesse Forever," toplining Rashida Manley and Andy Samberg.Also arranged for Premieres berths are Jamie Travis' "For a lot of fun, Call ... " with Ari Graynor and Lauren Anne Burns Christopher Neil's "Goat's," featuring David Duchovny and Vera Farmiga Michael Walker's "Cost Check," starring Parker Posey and Eric Mabius Rodrigo Cortes' "Red-colored-colored Lights," with Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver and Robert P Niro and Mike Schreier's "Robot and Frank," starring Langella and Sarandon, which get a Salt Lake City gala on Jan. 20.The section will feature two helmers who've formerly played at Sundance: James Marsh ("Guy on Wire," "Project Nim") for his thriller "Shadow Dancer," starring Andrea Riseborough and Josh Radnor ("Happythankyoumoreplease") for "Liberal Arts," featuring Elizabeth Olsen as well as the director. Nicholas Jarecki, brother of filmmakers Andrew and Eugene, joins the choice along with his first fiction feature, "Arbitrage," starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Tim Roth. (It will likely be a Jarecki-heavy festival: Eugene Jarecki's "The House Home IsInch will bow inside the documentary competition.)John Klugman and Lee Sternthal's "What,Inch starring Bradley Cooper, remains selected since the festival's closing-evening film.On Jan. 26, Premieres will host an interactive live showOrexhibit featuring Ernest Gordon-Levitt and also the collaborative HitRecord production company, inviting audiences to have interaction employing their digital items. HitRecord was launched inside the 2010 fest's New Frontier section.In the eight nonfiction game game titles slated for Documentary Premieres, the Healing For Healing For Peter Jackson-produced, Amy Berg-directed "West of Memphis" looks to draw significant attention since the latest film to chronicle the travails in the West Memphis Three. Two other docus inside the selection are centered on music: Joe Berlinger's "Untitled Paul Simon Project" and "Something From Nothing: The ability of Rap," the pointing debut of rapper-actor Ice-T.Rounding the nonfiction slate are Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' "About Face," Mark Kitchell's "A Fierce Eco-friendly Fire," Stacy Peralta's "Bones Brigade: An Autobiography," Rory Kennedy's "Ethel" and James Redford's "The D Word: Understanding Dyslexia." Redford might be the boy of Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford.Inaugurated just like a fixture in the Sundance program taken, Documentary Premieres is dependent mainly within the 550-chair Park City Municipal Sports & Entertainment Center, formerly known to as Racquet Club. Venue was shut lower this year for remodeling.PREMIERESThe 13 world premieres in this particular section range from U.S. unless of course obviously otherwise noted. a few days in NY (France) - Directed by Julie Delpy, put together by Delpy and Alexia Landeau. A Gotham-set follow-up of sorts to "a few days in Paris," starring Delpy, Chris Rock, Albert Delpy, Alexia Landeau and Alex Nahon. Arbitrage - Directed, put together by Nicholas Jarecki. A hedge-fund magnate, anxiously trying to unload his financial empire before his fraud is revealed, comprises a fatal mistake. With Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling and Laetitia Casta. Bachelorette - Directed, put together by Leslye Headland. A girl becomes engaged to at least one of NY's most qualified bachelor's and asks three high-school pals being her bridesmaids, getting their issues for the surface. Features Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, James Marsden, Adam Scott, Kyle Bornheimer. California Solo - Directed by Marshall Lewy. A Britpop ex-rocker now living around the farm outdoors La must deal with personal demons. Stars Robert Carlyle, Alexia Rasmussen, Kathleen Wilhoite, A Martinez and Danny Masterson. Celeste and Jesse Forever - Directed by Lee Toland Krieger, put together by Rashida Manley and may McCormack. In which the titular high-school sweethearts decide to get divorced at 30 but remain close buddies. Stars Manley, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor, Chris Messina, Elijah Wood and Emma Roberts. For a lot of fun, Call ... - Directed by Jamie Travis, put together by Katie Anne Naylon and Lauren Anne Burns. Two new roommates chance a very unconventional company. With Ari Graynor, Lauren Anne Burns, Justin Extended, Mark Webber and James Wolk. Goat's - Directed by Christopher Neil, put together by Mark Jude Poirier. Through which Ellis leaves his unconventional desert where you can attend the rigorous Gates Academy, where he reconnects along with his estranged father. Stars David Duchovny, Vera Farmiga, Graham Phillips, Justin Kirk and Ty Burrell. Lay the favored - Directed by Stephen Frears, put together by D.V. DeVincentis. A young lady can get connected with several nerdy older males who've determined methods for getting wealthy in Vegas. With Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Manley, Rebecca Hall. Liberal Arts - Directed by Josh Radnor. A thirtysomething guy falls for just about any 19-year-old student at his old alma mater. Stars Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney, John Magaro and Elizabeth Reaser. Cost Check - Directed, put together by Michael Master. A cheerful family guy copes with rising debt together with employment he hates. Features Parker Posey, Eric Mabius, Annie Parisse, Josh Pais and Cheyenne Jackson. Red-colored-colored Hook Summer season - Directed by Spike Lee, put together by James McBride and Lee. A young Atlanta boy stays a summer season in Brooklyn while using grandfather he's never observed before. With Clarke Peters, Jules Brown, Toni Lysaith, James Ransone, Thomas Jefferson Byrd. Red-colored-colored Lights - Directed by Rodrigo Cortes. A mental health specialist and her assistant by having an intention in paranormal activity finish up considering a worldwide-famous psychic. With Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Robert P Niro, Elizabeth Olsen and Toby Manley. Robot and Frank - Directed by Mike Schreier, put together by Christopher Ford. A vintage curmudgeon will receive a robot for just about any caretaker. Stars Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Liv Tyler. Salt Lake City gala. Shadow Dancer (U.K.) - Directed by James Marsh, put together by Tom Bradby. Arrested inside an aborted blast plot, a widow must make hard choices to safeguard her boy. With Andrea Riseborough, Aidan Gillen, Domhnall Gleeson, Gillian Anderson and Clive Owen. What - Directed and put together by John Klugman and Lee Sternthal. An ambitious author claims another man's literary achievements his or her own. Features Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde and Zoe Saldana. Closing-evening film. DOCUMENTARY PREMIERESThe eight world premieres in this particular section range from U.S. unless of course obviously otherwise noted. About Face - Directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. Explores issues of beauty and aging through supermodels' tales. Bones Brigade: An Autobiography - Directed by Stacy Peralta. Examines the lives off six teenage boys who produced a skateboarding team inside the eighties. The D Word: Understanding Dyslexia - Directed by James Redford. Follows a dyslexic secondary school senior fighting to find yourself in a hostile college. Ethel - Directed by Rory Kennedy. An intimate portrait of Ethel Kennedy, particularly her years with after which without her husband, Robert F. Kennedy. A Fierce Eco-friendly Fire - Directed by Mark Kitchell. Etches beyond the atmosphere movement within the sixties to the present. Something From Nothing: The ability of Rap (U.K.) - Directed by Ice-T, co-directed by Andy Baybutt. Traces the roots and good status for rap through interviews having a couple of of the most influential professionals. Untitled Paul Simon Project - Directed by Joe Berlinger. Follows Simon to Nigeria to research the musical and political legacy of his "Graceland" album. West of Memphis - Directed by Amy Berg. Examines judicial, prosecutorial and jury misconduct inside the broadly marketed West Memphis Three tests. Contact Justin Chang at justin.chang@variety.com