Aura Entertainment Acquires 'The Fox' for December Release — SkimNews
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- Aura Entertainment acquired U.S. rights to "The Fox" and plans a December 4th theatrical release, following the Australian bow on November 26th.
- Dario Russo directed and wrote "The Fox" as his feature debut, a dark comedy in which a talking fox offers a hunter the chance to transform his cheating partner into the perfect woman.
- The cast includes Jai Courtney, Emily Browning, Academy Award-winner Olivia Colman, and the late Sam Neill — the acquisition marks one of Neill's posthumous screen appearances.
- "The Fox" world-premiered at Adelaide Film Festival and screened internationally at SXSW, Fantasia, Melbourne International Film Festival, and Sydney Film Festival before the U.S. pickup.
- Causeway Films producers Kristina Ceyton and Samantha Jennings produced the film, which received major investment from Screen Australia alongside Orogen Entertainment and the South Australian Film Corporation.
- Russo previously created the cult TV series "Danger 5" and co-created the upcoming Netflix animated series "Dad's House," with the Protagonist Pictures deal negotiated by Lina Marrone.
Why it matters: Aura is betting a festival-circuit dark comedy featuring an Oscar winner and a posthumous Sam Neill turn can break through in the specialty theatrical market — a tough lane where limited marketing budgets and word-of-mouth typically decide whether indie pickups find an audience or vanish after a one-week run.
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