Rick Famuyiwa‘s dramedy Dope, which garnered positive reviews after its Jan. 24 premiere at Sundance, has been given a Summer theatrical release date, distributor Open Road Films said Friday.
The film, which stars Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori and Kiersey Clemons, is set for a June 12, 2015, debut in the U.S. It is now set to open against Universal’s tentpole Jurassic World.
Open Road had acquired the film in a $7 million deal, sources previously told The Hollywood Reporter, which included a commitment of at least $20 million for marketing.
In his Sundance review, THR film critic Boyd van Hoeij wrote that the title was “a funny and often intelligent crowd-pleaser about three geeks who get smart about drug-dealing.”
The title was written and directed by Famuyiwa (2010’s Our Family Wedding). It counts Forest Whitaker as producer and Sean Combs an an executive producer.
