Temperatures rise as 'Fahrenheit 9/11' race heats up

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Temperatures rise as 'Fahrenheit 9/11' race heats up
Thursday, May 13 2004

CANNES -- A tight race is now developing among a handful of distributors interested in Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11," following the announcement late Wednesday that Bob and Harvey Weinstein are close to an agreement with the Walt Disney Co. to buy back Miramax's interest in the film. According to several sources close to the situation, the outfits leading that pack are Universal Pictures' specialty division Focus Features and Newmarket Films, where president Bob Berney recently took over distribution of the equally controversial "The Passion of the Christ" for Mel Gibson's Icon. Lions Gate Films could be a contender as well, according to several sources, because that indie banner has previously rolled out such too-hot-to-handle Miramax fare as "Dogma." In their statement acknowledging the current discussions with Disney, the Weinsteins specifically mentioned "providing Disney a term sheet based on the deal previously done on 'Dogma.' "