Sundance 2015: Open Road Acquires Rick Famuyiwa’s DOPE in Biggest Sale So Far

Rick Famuyiwa‘s (The Wood, Brown Sugar) Dope has been acquired out of the Sundance Film Festival by Open Road Films for a reported $7 million plus $15 million to be spent on P&A costs, making it the biggest sale of the festival so far. The film garnered critical praise after its premiere, along with a substantial amount of buzz on social media.

Dope stars Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Zoë Kravitz, Keith Stanfield, Kimberly Elise, A$AP Rocky and Tyga, take a look below for the trailer, released earlier last week.
 

 

Malcolm is a high school geek with a high-top fade, carefully navigating life in The Bottoms, one of the toughest neighborhoods in Inglewood, California. He and his fellow outcasts share a voracious appreciation for all things ’90s hip-hop, opting to sport Cross-Colours and Z. Cavariccis at the risk of being clowned at school. He dreams of attending Harvard, but first he has to make it home every day. When a drug dealer takes a shine to Malcolm and invites him to his birthday party, Malcolm’s crew is swirled into a hilarious blender of offbeat characters and bad choices where redemption can only be found in Bitcoin.