Maude Apatow’s directorial debut, “Poetic License,” is set to be released by Sony Pictures Classics after a distribution dispute involving the film’s original buyer. Multiple outlets report that Row K Entertainment, which acquired the title after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, later ran into major financial problems, including unpaid bills and related fallout that disrupted the deal. Following that collapse, the film’s future distribution rights change hands.
The Hollywood Reporter describes “Poetic License” as receiving strong reviews after premiering at TIFF last year and cast attention on Apatow’s feature debut starring Leslie Mann. Variety reports that the change in distribution comes after what it characterizes as a “debacle” tied to Row K, and that Sony Pictures Classics steps in to release the film. IndieWire likewise states that Sony Pictures Classics has purchased the film after Row K’s setbacks.
While details of the new release plan and timing are not fully specified in the provided excerpts, all three outlets agree on the core development: the film moves from the troubled original distribution arrangement to Sony Pictures Classics.
