SXSW 2011: Anchor Bay Gets Distro Right to Xavier Gens' THE DIVIDE

                  

Anchor Bay has snatched up the U.S. rights to Xavier Gens' The Divide while screening at this years SXSW Film Fest. Anchor Bay come out on top as other studios were bidding on this cool looking movie, like Sony, FC, Relativity, Xlrator, E1 and FilmDistrict.  This cool looking film stars stars Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Lauren German (below), Rosanna Arquette, Michael Eklund and Courtney B. Vance.  This looks like it will be a really cool film and whe we find out a release date we'll let y'all know.

Synopsis:

When a mysterious cataclysmic bomb devastates New York, eight strangers take refuge in the basement of their apartment building. The residents soon succumb to cabin fever as fear of sickness, dwindling supplies, and ruthless outside invaders, plays on their mind. However Eva, the only young woman, has her own worries as the men begin to regress into dangerous packs. She quickly learns to be ruthless if she wants to survive, aware that her sanctuary is becoming her hell. Will her survival ultimately be at the expense of her humanity?