ZDF Businesses nabs 'Texas Killing Fields'

BERLIN -- ZDF Businesses, the commercial arm of German pubcaster ZDF, is beefing up its feature film purchases having a slew of high-profile worldwide pick-ups, including Ami Canaan Mann's approaching Venice screener "Texas Killing Fields," starring Mike Worthington and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Headed by Margrit Staerk, ZDF Enterprises' feature film purchases unit continues to be intensifying its concentrate on worldwide productions, and boarding projects that generally nabs all privileges. Texas Killing Fields," created by Michael Mann (the helmer's father), as well as starring Jessica Chastain and Chloe Moretz, hits U.S. screens March. 7. A German release date has not yet been set. ZDF Businesses also lately acquired Take advantage of Cohen's "I, Alex Mix," starring Tyler Perry. The variation of James Patterson's crime novel is shooting within the U.S., and it is tentatively scheduled for any late 2012 or early 2013 release. Staerk is settling with assorted film marketers for that pic. Other game titles include Stephen Sommers' adaptation of Dean Koontz's bestseller "Odd Thomas," starring Anton Yelchin like a clairvoyant short-order prepare who encounters a mysterious guy having a connect to dark forces. Pic is within publish and can likely arrived at theaters next summer time. ZDF Businesses is handling distribution for Craig Lahiff's Australian thriller "Swerve" in German-language nations too as with an array of foreign areas. Also in the selection is Olivier Horlait's family film "Nicostratos," in regards to a boy living on the Greek island who befriends a pelican. Pic, which stars Emir Kusturica and Thibault Le Guellec, is because of hit German theaters the coming year. The Mainz-based ZDF Businesses runs all purchases and worldwide co-productions with respect to ZDF, acquires programming for worldwide distribution and it is accountable for development, production and global distribution of original programming. Contact Erectile dysfunction Meza at staff@variety.com