Summit ink int'l deals on 2 photos

Summit Entertainment has closed worldwide deals for the majority of the world because of its magician heist pic "You Now See Me" and Steve McQueen's "Twelve Years a Slave." Summit co-chair Patrick Wachsberger told Variety that response was strong for game titles throughout the American Film Market. "There is lots of competition with multiple offers," he added."You Now See Me," directed by Louis Leterrier, stars Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg, Morgan Freeman, Isla Fisher and Melanie Laurent inside a tale of the squad from the world's finest illusionists who accomplish a number of daring bank heists throughout their performances, then shower the earnings on the audiences. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are creating via their shingle Kurtzman Orci Paper Items."It is a large studio-type high-concept movie open to independent marketers at any given time once the financial crisis has limited individuals type of game titles," Wachsberger noted. "You Now See Me" offered to EOne for that U.K., SND for France, Telemunchen for Germany, Arum for The country, and Nordisk. Summit is weighing multiple offers for Japan with this deal prone to close inside a week."Twelve Years a Slave," with River Road creating and financing, stars Michael Fassbender -- who toplined McQueen's "Shame" -- together with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Kaira Pitt. McQueen will direct from the script he co-authored with John Ridley, in line with the true story of Solomon Northup, a NY citizen kidnapped in Washington in 1841 and saved from the cotton plantation in Louisiana in 1853.Pitt can also be creating through Plan B with partners Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner together with Pohlad. CAA is organizing financing and representing U.S. privileges for that pic skedded to begin production early the coming year.InchServantInch told to EOne within the U.K., Tobis in Germany, Planeta in The country, Mars in France, Svensk in Scandinavia and Icon around australia.Wachsberger also stated Summit brings four films available towards the Berlin market in Feb but he is not revealing the game titles yet. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com