Sony Pictures Classics Buys Worldwide Rights to John Turturro's 'The Only Living Pickpocket in New York'

Overview

• Sony Pictures Classics confirmed a global rights deal for the crime film written and directed by Noah Segan.
• The distributor is eyeing a theatrical release in the fall, with the exact date to be announced.
• After a well-received Sundance world premiere, the pickup becomes the company's third acquisition from this year's festival.
• John Turturro leads a cast that includes Giancarlo Esposito, Tatiana Maslany, Steve Buscemi, Karina Arroyave, Victoria Moroles, Will Price, and Jamie Lee Curtis.
• Produced by MRC and Rian Johnson's T-Street, the film follows an aging New York pickpocket whose stolen USB drive entangles him with a crime family.