Apocalyptic drama How I Live Now picked up by Magnolia; new pics arrive

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 13 years ago

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Kevin Macdonald's doomsday thriller HOW I LIVE NOW which stars Saoirse Ronan (HANNA, BYZANTIUM). A fall release is being eyed via the company's genre label, Magnet Releasing.

Set in the near-future UK, Ronan plays Daisy, an American teenager sent to stay with relatives in the English countryside. As she warms up to her surroundings and and strikes up a romance with the handsome Edmund (George MacKay), tense news reports emerge of an escalating conflict in Europe. As the UK falls into a violent, chaotic military state, Daisy finds herself hiding and fighting to survive.
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"Grandly scaled, beautifully crafted, with a terrific performance from the always great Saoirse Ronan, 'How I Live Now' is equally successful as a tense apocalyptic thriller and a great teenage romance," said Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles.

We'll let you know once a firm date is secured.

Source: Magnolia

Tags: aith, Arrow in the head, Horror, How I Live Now, Post-Apocalyptic, Saoirse Ronan, Thriller

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