Despite all the drama behind the scenes and reports of Lindsay Lohan’s disruptive behavior, IFC Films is taking a chance on The Canyons. Directed by Paul Schrader and written by Bret Easton Ellis, The Canyons was put together with the help of crowdfunding and online casting.
According to IFC Films, The Canyons will be released in early summer 2013 and will screen at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
Announcing the pickup, Jonathan Sehring, President of Sundance Selects/IFC Films, said: “This film is a wild ride through the psyche of Bret Easton Ellis courtesy of Paul Schrader. Lindsay Lohan is terrific as Tara and James Deen will be a big surprise for people. We are thrilled that the filmmakers’ adventure in filmmaking 2.0 has brought them to our door.”
“I am delighted our film has found an enthusiastic home at IFC. We envisioned The Canyons as a multi-platform release from the beginning and no company knows that world better than IFC,” said Schrader.
The Plot:
The Canyons, a post-modern story about power and the dark side of Hollywood, centers around a scheming and very wealthy movie producer Christian (James Deen) who makes movies to satisfy his father’s demands that he maintain a viable career. Lohan stars as Tara, his girlfriend who’s hiding an affair with an actor from her past. Christian becomes more and more demanding, inviting various sex partners to join him and Tara in his luxurious Malibu Canyon lair.
Source: IFC
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