Lionsgate and OddLot sign a pact

MUMBAI: The two giants will be coming together for a multi-film deal commencing with Johny Depp starrer Mortdecai. The other movie the two are working on is Draft Day.

The deal is to co-finance and distribute the films.

OddLot has emerged as one of the most influential financing and production companies and currently has Rosewater in the bag that is Jon Stewart’s directorial debut.

The deal was negotiated by Sean Kisker, David Friedman and Jean Chi from Lionsgate and Bill Lischak, Michael Nathanson, Aaron Michiel and Natalya Petrosova from OddLot.
Mortdecai is set to begin its production end of the year while Draft Day is still under process.