Magazine Dreams was once the hottest ticket at Sundance , with studios fighting each other for the rights to distribute. Just a year later, after weathering the harassment and assault allegations and eventual conviction of its star, Jonathan Majors, Magazine Dreams is a film without a distributor. Variety reports that Magazine Dreams is on the hunt for a new studio to distribute after Searchlight released the rights back to the filmmakers. The outlet reports that the Elijah Bynum-directed film was sold for “a reported mid-seven figures” last year after its buzzy Sundance debut. After Searchlight bought the rights, it was slated for a Q4 2023 release, right in time for awards season. But after Majors’ allegations came to light in March, and with the news surrounding the allegations growing worse for the star every month, Searchlight removed it from its release calendar in October. This is just the latest hit to Majors’ career, one he feels he can still resuscitate according to his...
