Sundance announces Premieres selection

Bruce Willis stars in Stephen Frears' gambling pic 'Lay the favourite.'Julie Delpy's '2 Days in NY,' starring Chris Rock and Delpy, will even premiere in Sundance.'Project Nim' helmer James Marsh returns to Sundance with Gillian Anderson-Clive Owen starrer 'Shadow Dancer.'Fifteen world-premiere game titles from filmmakers including Stephen Frears, Julie Delpy and Spike Lee are going to screen the following month in Sundance's Premieres section, which, the very first time in recent memory, will feature not really a single pic with distribution already in position.InchIt is a little of the new paradigm, for us," festival director John Cooper stated before announcing the 3rd and final feature selection for that 28th annual event, such as the eight world preems bowing in Documentary Premieres. Explaining no-distrib situation as "a fluke somewhat ... a curiosity, not really a trend," Cooper stated he and the staff are anticipating typically healthy sales activity throughout the fest's Jan. 19-29 run in Park City, Utah.The amount of Premieres bowing at Sundance with distribution differs from year upon year. The newest edition featured just two, Fox Searchlight's "Cedar plank Rapids" and "Mutually Beneficial,Inch as the 2010 fest boasted an astonishing five: "Get Low" and "Please Give" (The new sony Classics), "Jack Goes Boating" (Overture), "Nowhere Boy" (the Weinstein Co.) and "The Runaways" (Apparition).Considering the fact that the Premieres section is usually restricted to the festival's starriest, most commercial fare, buyer interest is going to be heavily centered on such distrib-seeking game titles as Frears' gambling pic "Lay the favourite,Inch toplining Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Johnson and Rebecca Hall Delpy's "a couple of days in NY," starring the helmer and Chris Rock Lee's "Red-colored Hook Summer time" Leslye Headland's "Bachelorette," starring Dunst, Isla Fisher and Lizzy Caplan Marshall Lewy's "California Solo," featuring Robert Carlyle and Lee Toland Krieger's "Celeste and Jesse Forever," toplining Rashida Johnson and Andy Samberg.Also arranged for Premieres berths are Jamie Travis' "For a great time, Call ... " with Ari Graynor and Lauren Anne Burns Christopher Neil's "Goat's," featuring David Duchovny and Vera Farmiga Michael Walker's "Cost Check," starring Parker Posey and Eric Mabius Rodrigo Cortes' "Red-colored Lights," with Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver and Robert P Niro and Mike Schreier's "Robot and Frank," starring Langella and Sarandon, that will get a Salt Lake City gala on Jan. 20.The section will feature two helmers who've formerly taken part at Sundance: James Marsh ("Guy on Wire," "Project Nim") for his thriller "Shadow Dancer," starring Andrea Riseborough and Josh Radnor ("Happythankyoumoreplease") for "Liberal Arts," featuring Elizabeth Olsen and also the director. Nicholas Jarecki, brother of filmmakers Andrew and Eugene, joins the selection together with his first fiction feature, "Arbitrage," starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Tim Roth. (It will be a Jarecki-heavy festival: Eugene Jarecki's "The Home My Home IsInch will bow within the documentary competition.)John Klugman and Lee Sternthal's "What,Inch starring Bradley Cooper, continues to be selected because the festival's closing-evening film.On Jan. 26, Premieres will host an interactive live showOrexhibit featuring Frederick Gordon-Levitt and the collaborative HitRecord production company, inviting audiences to interact utilizing their digital products. HitRecord was released within the 2010 fest's New Frontier section.From the eight nonfiction game titles slated for Documentary Premieres, the Healing For Peter Jackson-created, Amy Berg-directed "West of Memphis" looks to draw in significant attention because the latest film to chronicle the travails from the West Memphis Three. Two other docus within the selection are focused on music: Joe Berlinger's "Untitled Paul Simon Project" and "Something From Nothing: The skill of Rap," the pointing debut of rapper-actor Ice-T.Rounding the nonfiction slate are Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' "About Face," Mark Kitchell's "A Fierce Eco-friendly Fire," Stacy Peralta's "Bones Brigade: An Autobiography," Rory Kennedy's "Ethel" and James Redford's "The D Word: Understanding Dyslexia." Redford may be the boy of Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford.Inaugurated like a fixture from the Sundance program captured, Documentary Premieres depends mainly in the 550-chair Park City Municipal Sports & Entertainment Center, formerly referred to as Racquet Club. Venue was shut lower this season for remodeling.PREMIERESThe 13 world premieres within this section come from the U.S. unless of course otherwise noted. a couple of days in NY (France) - Directed by Julie Delpy, compiled by Delpy and Alexia Landeau. A Gotham-set follow up of sorts to "a couple of days in Paris," starring Delpy, Chris Rock, Albert Delpy, Alexia Landeau and Alex Nahon. Arbitrage - Directed, compiled by Nicholas Jarecki. A hedge-fund magnate, frantically attempting to unload his financial empire before his fraud is revealed, constitutes a fatal mistake. With Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling and Laetitia Casta. Bachelorette - Directed, compiled by Leslye Headland. A lady becomes engaged to 1 of NY's most qualified bachelor's and asks three high-school buddies to become her bridesmaids, getting their issues towards the surface. Features Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, James Marsden, Adam Scott, Kyle Bornheimer. California Solo - Directed by Marshall Lewy. A Britpop ex-rocker now living on the farm outdoors La must cope with personal devils. Stars Robert Carlyle, Alexia Rasmussen, Kathleen Wilhoite, A Martinez and Danny Masterson. Celeste and Jesse Forever - Directed by Lee Toland Krieger, compiled by Rashida Johnson and can McCormack. Where the titular high-school sweethearts choose to get divorced at 30 but remain close friends. Stars Johnson, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor, Chris Messina, Elijah Wood and Emma Roberts. For a great time, Call ... - Directed by Jamie Travis, compiled by Katie Anne Naylon and Lauren Anne Burns. Two new roommates attempt a very unconventional business enterprise. With Ari Graynor, Lauren Anne Burns, Justin Lengthy, Mark Webber and James Wolk. Goat's - Directed by Christopher Neil, compiled by Mark Jude Poirier. By which Ellis leaves his unconventional desert the place to find attend the rigorous Gates Academy, where he reconnects together with his estranged father. Stars David Duchovny, Vera Farmiga, Graham Phillips, Justin Kirk and Ty Burrell. Lay the favourite - Directed by Stephen Frears, compiled by D.V. DeVincentis. A youthful lady will get associated with several nerdy older males who've determined ways to get wealthy in Las vegas. With Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Johnson, Rebecca Hall. Liberal Arts - Directed by Josh Radnor. A thirtysomething guy falls for any 19-year-old student at his old alma mater. Stars Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney, John Magaro and Elizabeth Reaser. Cost Check - Directed, compiled by Michael Master. A contented family guy copes with rising debt along with a job he hates. Features Parker Posey, Eric Mabius, Annie Parisse, Josh Pais and Cheyenne Jackson. Red-colored Hook Summer time - Directed by Spike Lee, compiled by James McBride and Lee. A youthful Atlanta boy stays a summer time in Brooklyn using the grandfather he's never witnessed before. With Clarke Peters, Jules Brown, Toni Lysaith, James Ransone, Thomas Jefferson Byrd. Red-colored Lights - Directed by Rodrigo Cortes. A psychiatrist and her assistant with an intention in paranormal activity end up looking into a global-famous psychic. With Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Robert P Niro, Elizabeth Olsen and Toby Johnson. Robot and Frank - Directed by Mike Schreier, compiled by Christopher Ford. A classic curmudgeon will get a robot for any caretaker. Stars Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Liv Tyler. Salt Lake City gala. Shadow Dancer (U.K.) - Directed by James Marsh, compiled by Tom Bradby. Arrested within an aborted explosive device plot, a widow must make hard options to safeguard her boy. With Andrea Riseborough, Aidan Gillen, Domhnall Gleeson, Gillian Anderson and Clive Owen. What - Directed and compiled by John Klugman and Lee Sternthal. An ambitious author claims another man's literary accomplishments as their own. Features Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde and Zoe Saldana. Closing-evening film. DOCUMENTARY PREMIERESThe eight world premieres within this section come from the U.S. unless of course otherwise noted. About Face - Directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. Explores issues of beauty and aging through supermodels' tales. Bones Brigade: An Autobiography - Directed by Stacy Peralta. Examines the lives off six teenage boys who created a skateboarding team within the eighties. The D Word: Understanding Dyslexia - Directed by James Redford. Follows a dyslexic senior high school senior battling to get involved with an aggressive college. Ethel - Directed by Rory Kennedy. A romantic portrait of Ethel Kennedy, particularly her years with and then without her husband, Robert F. Kennedy. A Fierce Eco-friendly Fire - Directed by Mark Kitchell. Etches past the environment movement in the sixties to the current. Something From Nothing: The skill of Rap (U.K.) - Directed by Ice-T, co-directed by Andy Baybutt. Traces the roots and good reputation for rap through interviews with a few of their most influential professionals. Untitled Paul Simon Project - Directed by Joe Berlinger. Follows Simon to Nigeria look around the musical and political legacy of his "Graceland" album. West of Memphis - Directed by Amy Berg. Examines judicial, prosecutorial and jury misconduct within the broadly promoted West Memphis Three tests. Contact Justin Chang at justin.chang@variety.com