Myriad can get in 'Knife Fight'

Myriad Pictures has made a decision to participate "Knife Fight,'' developing board to cope with sales outdoors The U . s . States for Bill Guttentag's political comedy starring Make the most of Lowe.The sale produces "Knife Fight" for release through the approaching election year. Myriad made the announcement Sunday within the Toronto Film Festival, where Myriad features a trio of photos in premieres, "Edwin Boyd," "Goon" and "Brothers and sisters and Brothers and sisters."Myriad mentioned it plans to make a trailer for your American Film Market in November, adding that "Knife Fight'' you will have to screen for your early 2012 festival season. Pic also stars Julie Bowen, Jamie Chung, Barbara-Anne Moss, Eric McCormack and Richard Schiff.Guttentag directed in the script he co-written with prominent political consultant Chris Lehane, best known to like a "Master of Disaster" (as well as Mark Fabiani) just like a White-colored House consultant to Leader Bill Clinton. More youthful crowd later offered as Al Gore's press secretary and advised John Kerry."Knife Fight" is Lehane's first feature script. The film follows three political candidates running for public office with Lowe, playing a imaginary political crisis manager based on Lehane -- and Chung representing his administrative aide while Bowen plays a reporter who sleeps her approach to major news tales.The film is produced by Guerrino P Luca of delucafilms, and Daniel Davila and Catherine Davila of Davisidero Pictures. "Knife Fight" completed principal photography this summer season in San Francisco Bay Area.Selection Director of Development Ari Haas introduced the project to Myriad. Haas and Catherine Davila attended graduate school at USC together.Myriad Pictures Boss Kirk D'Amico mentioned, "'Knife Fight' can be a compelling satirical comedy which is available in an ideal time after we attempt an election year. Chris' script is especially non-partisan because it skewers people in politics on sides in the aisle."Lehane mentioned he thinks there's keen interest around the globe in American politics. "Knife Fight goes into the back room to determine which our political leaders are really produced from also to explore a central tension in current day U.S. politics: that individuals who bring us are individuals with both amazing talents and amazing defects that frequently lead them to the breaking from the promises," he added.Lehane told Variety the concept for "Knife Fight" originated from when he met Guttentag undertaking a 2008 lecture that Lehane had given at Stanford College. The title came into being from Lehane's comment that "a political campaign is kind of a knife fight in the phone booth."Lehane mentioned he was struck with the parallels in filmmaking and political campaigning."It takes 12 to 18 several days in to go to in the mother and pop operation with a Fortune 500 company," he noted. "The big difference is that you simply only have one shot in campaigning throughout film, you are able to preserve shooting before it is perfect."For just about any resemblance to Lowe, Lehane responded, "With tongue firmly in mouth area, I believe that that he's a less good-searching version of me." Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com