![]() Mosaic, HBO Films and OutKast’s William Morris Agency reps put the film together in the wake of the group’s disc “Speakerboxx/The Love Below,” which won the Grammy for album of the year. HBO Films president Colin Callender said that offer and the studio’s track record distributing and marketing “Ray” and “8 Mile” persuaded HBO to make the deal there. Three studios viewed Barber’s first cut and while new musical numbers are still being polished, the assemblage was enough that U made an offer. U creative exec David Ortiz showed footage to production prexy Donna Langley, who got U Pictures Marketing co-heads Adam Fogelson and Eddie Egan involved. They decided instead that the film would be best served having one studio handle it worldwide. Roven took a five-minute presentation to Cannes the reaction gave him confidence he could have brokered territorial deals.
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