Poetic License, Maude Apatow’s critical darling from last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, has landed at Sony Pictures Classics in a worldwide deal, with a theatrical release planned for 2027.
Poetic License, written by Raffi Donatich, follows a soon-to-be empty nester (Leslie Mann) who audits a college poetry class after her family moves to a small college town. In the class, she befriends two co-eds (Cooper Hoffman, Andrew Barth Feldman) who, unbeknownst to her, start competing for her affections.
Nico Parker, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Martha Kelly, Maisy Stella and Will Price also star in the film that was produced by Judd Apatow.
Josh Church, Benjamin Hung, Thalia Daniel, Olivia Rosenbloom and Will Greenfield also produced. Executive producers include Jamal Daniel, Michelle Upton, Renee Witt, Harrison Kreiss and Jay Cassidy.
“I grew up watching and loving the films released by Sony Pictures Classics. They shaped my understanding of what movies could be. To now be working alongside Michael Barker, Tom Bernard and the entire team is a dream come true,” said Maude Apatow, who also produced the movie.
