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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/new-line-wins-remake-rights-to-italys-oscar-entry-the-spiral/
- Published: 2026-11-12T18:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T20:09:03+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/new-line-the-spiral-italian-film-1237221714/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Europe, Film, Horror, World

## Key points

- New Line won the rights to remake Italy’s Oscar entry.
- The deal also covers distribution of the Italian original in nine territories.
- A limited US cinema release is planned before year-end.

## Summary

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.

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