Black Bear Acquires Rom-Com 'Honeymoon / Funeral' — SkimNews
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- Black Bear acquired domestic rights to MRC's romantic comedy "Honeymoon / Funeral," which was shopped out of the newly created film market at the Toronto International Film Festival
- The film stars Rebecca Ferguson, Greta Lee, and Carrie Coon, with Lee and Ferguson playing two women who meet on an L.A.-to-London flight
- Per the logline, the premise pairs a woman flying solo to her honeymoon after being left at the altar by her girlfriend with one heading home for her mother's funeral
- Nahnatchka Khan ("Totally Killer" director) helms from a Julia Bicknell screenplay; Khan and Jennifer Carreras produce under the Fierce Baby banner
- MRC financed and oversaw production, with FilmNation Entertainment acting as worldwide sales agent
- The film wrapped filming in London in September 2026 and is currently in post-production
Why it matters: For Black Bear, the deal adds a female-led original rom-com to a slate already stacked with star-driven titles (Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Renée Zellweger), while giving MRC another release in a pipeline that includes "American Fiction" and "Knives Out." The acquisition out of TIFF's new film market points to distributor appetite for high-concept original comedy.
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