Bryan Buckley‘s The Bronze becomes the latest Sundance film to nab a summer release date.
The comedy, the opening-night title at the Park City film festival in January, has been given a July 31 wide release, distributor Relativity announced on Friday. The film will have a limited release on July 10.
The Bronze revolves around a former Olympic gymnast portrayed by Melissa Rauch, with a cast featuring Gary Cole and Thomas Middleditch.
U.S. rights were acquired by Relativity for a figure in the range of $3 million, sources previously told The Hollywood Reporter. International rights went to Sony.
In a festival review, THR‘s chief film critic Todd McCarthy wrote that Buckley “brings energy to his directorial feature debut but precious little style.”
With a wide release on July 31, the title may serve as counterprogramming against Paramount tentpole Mission Impossible 5, which recently vacated its Christmas release plan to avoid a showdown with Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Other films planned for release that weekend include Antoine Fuqua‘s Southpaw and Ryan Reynolds‘ thriller Self/Less.
The Bronze is one of multiple titles to emerge from Sundance with a theatrical debut in the next few months.
Rick Famuyiwa‘s dramedy Dope is set to hit theaters on June 12, while Alfonso Gomez-Rejon‘s drama Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is getting a limited release on July 1. The latter film nabbed the grand jury prize at Sundance.
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