Studiocanal arrives sales on Coens' 'Davis'

Pan-European group Studiocanal has clinched a swathe of pre-sales on Joel and Ethan Coen's "Inside Llewyn Davis," which starts shooting Monday in NY. Studiocanal will distrib the film, that's set one of the sixties Greenwich Village folk music scene, inside the U.K., France and Germany. The pic, that's being produced by Scott Rudin, remains pre-provided to Scandinavia (Mis Label), Australia/Nz (Village Roadshow), Europe (Ascot Elite) and Benelux (Belga Films). Pre-sales also encompass top entrepreneurs in additional compact areas: Singapore's Shaw Org., Greece's Village and Hong Kong's Golden Scene Co. Poland's ITI Cinema, Israel's Lev Cinemas, and Taiwan's Blockbuster have pre-bought "Davis." As have Blue Sky Media for Czech Republic/Slovakia and Blitz for former Yugoslavia. "Davis" was inspired by singer Dork Van Ronk, a pal of Bob Dylan. The ensemble film stars Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, F. Murray Abraham, Garreth Hedlund and Jeanine Serralles. Pre-sales are much more amazing since struck on the potency of the organization company directors together with a pitch, with no script and just a few cast names, mentioned Harold van Lier, that's been upped for the position of Studiocanal mind of worldwide distribution. "The Coens' films weren't around the independent marketplace for a long time. Their latest, 'True Grit,' will be a career box office best. Entrepreneurs know they deliver films which are strong, original, event movies which drive their business and so are exclusive for companies," Van Lier added. Within the new role, Van Lier's oversight includes sales on Studiocanal's library, the greatest in Europe. At Berlin, Van Lier could have a "Davis'" shooting script, a film being created together with a complete cast to promote off. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com