EXCLUSIVE: Bob Yari’s Magenta Mild Studios has acquired theatrical rights in a number of territories to the family-adventure movie Flavia, starring Molly Belle Wright, Martin Freeman, Jonathan Pryce and Toby Jones.
Magenta will launch the Brit pic in U.S. theaters on December 4, 2026, and has additionally acquired the movie for Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and China.
From director Bharat Nalluri (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day), the movie is predicated on the Flavia de Luce sequence of thriller novels by Alan Bradley. The Sky Unique was launched within the UK in early April.
The synopsis reads: “Novice detective. Grasp poisoner. Eleven years previous. When Flavia finds a useless physique at her household’s decaying British manor home and her father is accused of homicide, she dives into her personal wild and fearless investigation, unearthing long-held household secrets and techniques and pitting herself in opposition to the true assassin. Somewhat genius goes a great distance.”
The film was produced by Robert Mickelson, Paula Mazur, Mitchell Kaplan, and Chris Curling, by The Mazur Kaplan Firm, Mystic Level Productions, and Zephyr Movies, respectively. It was developed and co-financed by Telefilm Canada and Sky. The screenplay was written by Susan Coyne (Daisy Jones and the Six).
“Flavia is the type of thriller journey that’s meant to be skilled with an viewers, filled with suspense, humor, surprises, and coronary heart. American moviegoers are going to find an unforgettable younger heroine in Flavia de Luce, introduced brilliantly to life by Molly Belle Wright. I’m thrilled that audiences throughout the U.S. will get to get pleasure from this movie collectively on the large display later this yr,” stated Nalluri.
“From the second we noticed Flavia, we knew it was a movie audiences would need to uncover in theaters. It’s uncommon to discover a household thriller with this degree of intelligence, allure, and broad business attraction. Alan Bradley created a beloved character in Flavia de Luce, and Bharat Nalluri’s adaptation delivers a contemporary cinematic expertise that we’re proud to deliver to U.S. audiences,” commented Bob Yari, CEO of Magenta Mild Studios.
