New Line Wins Remake Rights To Italy’s Oscar Entry ‘The Spiral’

New Line Cinema has acquired remake rights to Paolo Strippoli’s psychological horror film *The Spiral*, Italy’s entry for this year’s International Feature Film Oscar race. The deal gives the studio the chance to develop an English-language feature, while bringing the original film to audiences in several territories.

The Italian film stars Jasmine Trinca as a mother drawn into a Faustian pact by a mysterious woman played by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. It opened in Italy on 4 October and has earned about $4 million. New Line also acquired distribution rights in the US, Canada, Hong Kong and six other Asian markets, and plans a limited US theatrical release before the end of the year. The film premiered in competition at Venice, where it won two awards, and has since screened at several international festivals.