Republic Pictures Acquires Edward Burns’ ‘Millers In Marriage’ Starring Julianna Margulies, Gretchen Mol, Minnie Driver & Morena Baccarin
Republic Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to Millers in Marriage, a new film written, directed by and starring Edward Burns (The Brothers McMullen).
Details as to the release plan haven’t been disclosed. The starry ensemble also includes Julianna Margulies (The Morning Show), Gretchen Mol (Boardwalk Empire), Minnie Driver (The Serpent Queen), Morena Baccarin (Deadpool), Benjamin Bratt (Mother of the Bride), Campbell Scott (Dying Young), Brian d’Arcy James (Spotlight) and Patrick Wilson (Insidious franchise).
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Millers in Marriage follows Eve Miller (Mol), the former lead singer-songwriter of an indie rock band, who finds herself drawn to a music journalist (Bratt) amid a toxic marriage. Meanwhile, Eve’s sister Maggie (Margulies), a bestselling author, is encountering challenges in her marriage of 30 years as her career surpasses her husband’s. At the same time, Renee (Driver), a recently divorced successful fashion executive, is navigating a budding relationship with Andy Miller (Burns), an artist who is juggling his feelings for Renee and his recently separated wife Tina (Baccarin), Renee’s former colleague.
Wilson plays Scott, a successful music manager who struggles with alcoholism, with Scott as Nick, an award-winning novelist with crippling writer’s block, and James as Dennis, a salt-of-the-earth caretaker for high-end homes, who has taken an interest in Maggie.
Burns also produced the pic with his longtime partner Aaron Lubin and Ellen H. Schwartz. Best known for his work as an actor in shows like Bridge and Tunnel and films like Saving Private Ryan, he’s previously helmed 13 features, including The Fitzgerald Family Christmas and the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner The Brothers McMullen, among other projects.
An acquisition-only label under Paramount Global Content Distribution, Republic Pictures has recently snapped up titles like Blackberry (Berlin 2023) and Self Reliance (SXSW 2023), as well as William Friedkin’s final film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, TIFF world premiere The End We Start From, and Sundance 2024’s The Greatest Night in Pop and Rob Peace.
Dan Cohen, Chief Content Licensing Officer, Paramount and President, Republic Pictures, negotiated the deal with Burns and Lubin of Marlboro Road Gang Productions.
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