Bleecker Street has partnered with long-time collaborator LD Entertainment to acquire U.S. rights to Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s (“Fixation,” “Spoonful of Sugar”) darkly hilarious, seductive survival thriller “Bone Lake” starring Marco Pigossi (“High Tide,” “Gen V”), Maddie Hasson (“Elevation,” “Twisted”), Alex Roe (“The 5th Wave,” “Hot Summer Nights”) and Andra Nechita (“Matlock”, “The Sex Lives of College Girls”). The film premiered to critical acclaim at Fantastic Fest in 2024 and currently boasts a 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Bleecker Street will release the film in theaters nationwide on October 10th. In addition, Mister Smith has come on board to represent the international rights to the film, beginning in Cannes in May. This follows Mister Smith’s recent collaboration with LD Entertainment on “Dangerous Animals,” premiering at Directors’ Fortnight.

In “Bone Lake,” a couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream getaway spirals into a nightmarish maze of sex, lies, and manipulation, bringing terrifying secrets to light and triggering a bloody battle for survival.

“Bone Lake” is produced by Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, and Jacob Yakob for LD Entertainment, along with Joshua Friedlander and Jason Blumenfeld. Executive producers include Mehrdod Heydari and Joseph Yakob for LD Entertainment, as well as Alex Roe. The deal was negotiated by Bleecker Street’s Avy Eschenasy and Miranda King, with LD’s Michael Glassman and UTA Independent Film Group on behalf of the filmmakers.

“Bone Lake” is the latest in a series of collaborations between Bleecker Street and LD Entertainment, with previous titles including “I.S.S.,” “Teen Spirit,” “Megan Leavey,” and “Anthropoid.” The film is also Bleecker’s latest in a continued expansion into the genre space, following the 2024 release of Andrew Cumming’s acclaimed prehistoric horror-thriller “Out of Darkness” and upcoming creepypasta adaptation “The Third Parent” starring Rob Lowe, Crispin Glover and Roselyn Sanchez, currently in post-production and set for an early 2026 release.

Bleecker Street recently acquired the 1984 cult classic “This Is Spinal Tap” and its upcoming sequel, “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” directed by Rob Reiner with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer reprising their iconic roles. Bleecker Street is planning a nationwide U.S. theatrical release of a newly restored edition of “This Is Spinal Tap” July 5-7, in anticipation of the sequel’s wide theatrical release on September 12. The studio also recently acquired U.S. distribution rights to Max Walker-Silverman’s Rebuilding starring Josh O’Connor, Lily Latorre, Meghann Fahy, Kali Reis, and Amy Madigan, which will release nationwide later this year.

Bleecker recently released Fall festival hit “The Friend,” starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Ann Dowd, Constance Wu, and Bing the Great Dane, as well as the crowd-pleasing rom-com “The Wedding Banquet,” from director Andrew Ahn which stars Lily Gladstone, Bowen Yang, and Yuh-jung Youn (Minari) which had its world premiere in Sundance to rave reviews. Their upcoming slate includes the thriller “Relay” starring Riz Ahmed, Lily James, and Sam Worthington, which premiered at TIFF and will be released this summer; and period comedy Fackham Hall, written by comedian Jimmy Carr in his screenwriting feature debut with Patrick Carr and the Dawson Brothers.

About Bleecker Street
Bleecker Street is an independently financed studio based in New York City that was founded in August 2014 by Andrew Karpen. Bleecker has released more than 75 films and has established itself as a trusted label and champion of original and filmmaker-driven cinema, curating an impressive and lauded slate that extends across all genres. Its releases have included films from auteurs like Steven Soderbergh (“Logan Lucky,” “Unsane”) and Debra Granik (“Leave No Trace”); Oscar-nominated films including “Captain Fantastic and Trumbo;” and works by brilliant new voices in cinema like Academy Award-winner Guy Nattiv (2024 Oscar-nominee “Golda”), Kitty Green (“The Assistant”), Fran Kranz (Spirit Award-winner for Mass), and Laurel Parmet (Spirit Award-nominee for “The Starling Girl”).

Bleecker’s upcoming 2025 slate includes the anticipated “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” from director Rob Reiner and starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer; David Mackenzie’s gripping thriller “Relay” starring Riz Ahmed, Lily James, and Sam Worthington releasing this summer; and period comedy “Fackham Hall,” written by comedian Jimmy Carr in his screenwriting feature debut with Patrick Carr and the Dawson Brothers.

Bleecker’s 10th anniversary in 2024 marked the release of “Rumours” from iconic Canadian directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson, featuring an ensemble cast including Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander; epic Odyssey tale “The Return” starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche; as well as “Hard Truths,” the BAFTA, Gotham and Spirit Award-nominated film from legendary auteur Mike Leigh and starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, who won the New York, Los Angeles and National critics trifecta for her performance in the film.

Other recent releases have included the Telluride, TIFF and NYFF selection “The Friend,” starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Ann Dowd, and Constance Wu; Sundance selection “The Wedding Banquet,” from director Andrew Ahn which stars Lily Gladstone, Bowen Yang, Joan Chen and Yuh-Jung Youn; comedy “The Fabulous Four” starring Bette Midler, Megan Mullally, Susan Sarandon, and Sheryl Lee Ralph; “Treasure” from filmmaker Julia von Heinz, starring Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry, which world premiered at the Berlin Film Festival; the family dramedy “Ezra,” directed by Tony Goldwyn and starring Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne and Robert De Niro, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival; David and Nathan Zellner’s “Sasquatch Sunset,” which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film
Festival; and “World War II” drama One Life starring Academy Award-winner Sir Anthony Hopkins.