《Honeymoon and Funeral》(Honeymoon/Funeral) Set in Black Bear, starring Greta Lee, Rebecca Ferguson and Carrie Coon

On the same flight from Los Angeles to London, two women were heading for completely different journeys.A man was abandoned by his girlfriend at the wedding and still embarked on his honeymoon journey alone.Another is going home to attend his mother's funeral.After meeting the two, played by Rebecca Ferguson and Greta Lee, they end up spending a week together.

This is the starting point of the story of the romantic comedy Honeymoon and Funeral (Honeymoon/Funeral, Chinese name tentative translation).Kelly Coon also stars.According to IndieWire, Black Bear has purchased the North American distribution rights for the film.MRC financed the film and was responsible for production management. The London filming ended in September and is currently in post-production.

Director Nanakika Khan has directed Always Be My Maybe and was nominated for an Emmy Award.The script for the new film is written by Yellowjackets screenwriter Julia Bicknell.Khan and Jennifer Carreras are producing on behalf of Fierce Baby, Bicknell is also producing, and FilmNation Entertainment is handling global sales.

The film was seeking buyers at the new Toronto International Film Festival Marketplace.IndieWire described sales at the festival as relatively quiet, noting that the deal still took several weeks from pitch to finalization.The North American distribution rights are now owned, and the specific release date of the film has not yet been announced in the report.

Katie Anderson, Black Bear's executive vice president of acquisitions, said in a statement that she valued the story's originality, humor and character emotion, and also praised the performances of the three leading actors.She said she looks forward to working with MRC and FilmNation to bring the stories created by Khan and Bicknell to the audience.

The deal also expands Black Bear's existing slate of releases.The Wicker Man starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård will be released later this month and a special 4DX screening will be arranged.The company also has Jonah, a collaboration between Greta Lee and Cooper Hoffman, as well as new works from David Leitch, Guy Ritchie, Julia Cox, Anna Burton and Ryan Fleck.

As for MRC, Wuthering Heights and The Love Hypothesis were produced earlier this year.The company's other film, The Gallerist, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, is still awaiting release.《Honeymoon and Funeral》(Honeymoon/Funeral) Next, we need to complete the post-production and then confirm the arrangements for meeting the audience.