Roadside Attractions said Friday that it has acquired rights to Bob Trevino Likes It, the news coming off the indie comedy drama’s premiere at SXSW where it won the Audience Award and Grand Jury Award.
The pic, written and directed by Tracie Laymon, stars Euphoria‘s Barbie Ferreira, John Leguizamo, French Stewart, Lauren “Lolo” Spencer and Rachel Bay Jones. Roadside is aiming for an early 2025 theatrical release. Myriad Pictures is repping international sales.
Inspired by the true story of a friendship Laymon struck with a stranger when looking for her father online, the film centers on Lily (Ferreira), who longs for a familial connection, having been abandoned by her mother as a child and then by her father in her 20s. A Facebook message to a stranger named Bob (Leguizamo) turns into a friendship that becomes a source of healing in both their lives Laymon, Sean Mullin, Edgar Rosa, and Felipe Dieppa produced the pic, which qualified for a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement to shoot during last year’s actors strike. Ferreira, Leguizamo, Carl Effenson, Mike Sobiloff, Peter Sobiloff, Kirk D’Amico and Kevin D. Forester are executive producers.
Presented by Myriad Pictures, Bob Trevino is a Laymon’s Terms and Five By Eight production in association with Purple Intuition, Artimage, BondIt Media Capital, Daydream Studios, Seasick Studios, Myriad and Off Media.
“Tracie Laymon’s beautiful film is about finding family and community where you least expect it, and has revelatory performances from Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo,” Roadside’s Cohen and co-president Eric d’Arbeloff said. “We think it will be a special communal experience when people see it in theatres.”
The deal was struck by Roadside co-president Howard Cohen and VP Acquisitions Angel An, Myriad’s D’Amico and UTA Independent Film Group for the filmmakers.