EXCLUSIVE: Neon will open Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers in New York and Los Angeles on Friday April 10 before a nationwide break this spring.
The Parasite and Anora multi Oscar winning studio acquired the movie following its world premiere at TIFF. Previously Neon released Soderbergh’s ghost story Presence at the box office a year ago.
Men in Black writer Ed Solomon penned The Christophers which stars Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen, along with Jessica Gunning and James Corden. Pic follows estranged relatives (Gunning, Corden) of a famous painter, Julian Sklar, (McKellen) who enlist the help of a struggling artist (Coel) to steal and complete the artist’s unfinished works.
Sklar was once a star of London’s 1960’s and 70’s pop art explosion, but he hasn’t painted in decades and has been broke for years. His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning), desperate for an inheritance, hire Lori, an art restorer and former forger (Michaela Coel), to pose as a prospective assistant in order to access eight unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in storage. Her plan is to complete them, then return them to storage, where they are to be “discovered” upon Julian’s death.
Neon received 21 Golden Globe nominations, the most of any motion picture studio this year, and took home three wins across The Secret Agent and Sentimental Value. Five of Neon’s films have also been selected by their home countries as official selections for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards. Neon’s 2026 slate of upcoming releases include Ugo Bienvenu’s Arco, releasing Jan. 23; Oliver Laxe’s Sirat, releasing Feb. 6, Matt Johnson’s Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, on Feb. 13; Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, on Feb. 20; Genki Kawamura’s videogame-based horror flick, Exit 8; and Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters, which is set to open SXSW this year; and more.