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Adam Thomas Wright

THE PHYSICIAN

The period drama starring Ben Kingsley and Stellan Skarsgard has been nearly 25 years in the making.

TORONTO — The usual suspects —Harvey Weinstein, FilmNation, CBS Films — took the time to check out the trailer of The Physician at a private buyers screening in Toronto.  The period epic starring Ben Kingsley, Stellan Skarsgard, Oliver Martinez and up-and-coming British actor Tom Payne,  { and me!!)  won’t be finished until late this year. But a quiet buzz is building around the production.

Beta Cinema, a co-producer and the world sales agent for the film, presold The Physician to multiple territories in Cannes including Spain, Poland and Latin America. Universal will release it in Germany, where the film is set up as a holiday tentpole for the territory. Beta says it expects to close several big territories soon, either here in Toronto or at the AFM.  The Physician already has the makings of specialty breakout title.