U 'Girl' deal golden for Brit author & Imagine
Studio pays low- against high-six figures
To get their "Golden Girl," U and Imagine had to outbid other interested parties, including New Line for AMG (which had touted Matthew McConaughey's interest in the project) and Miramax Films.
Grazer will produce the dark comedy, which follows two young, single, highly sexed British men who have been flatmates for 10 years. After a mutual friend commits suicide, apparently because the woman he loved wouldn't have him, the duo embark on a mission to find this femme fatale. Once they've tracked her down, both fall for her and battle it out for her affections.
Imagine Films prexy Michael Bostick brought the project into the company and will oversee its development.
U's Scott Stuber has oversight of "Golden Girl" for the studio.
"Golden Girl" marks the first deal for agent Steven Fisher since he joined APA two weeks ago from the Renaissance Agency. Fisher brokered Barrowcliffe's deal on behalf of the scribe's London-based lit agent, Judith Murray of Greene & Heaton.
U.K. publisher Headline recently paid $323,240 for the "Golden Girl" pub rights, which are being shopped to publishers in the States. Barrowcliffe is a former standup comedian and freelance journalist.
