The Upside


The Upside is a remake of the French 2011 film The Intouchables which was itself inspired by the life of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo. The film follows a paralyzed billionaire who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a recently paroled convict. The film stars Bryan Cranston Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman, Julianna Margulies and Aja Naomi King.




The Upside film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2017. It was initially scheduled to be released in the United States on March 9, 2018. However in January 2018, following the Weinstein scandal, the film was pulled from the schedule by The Weinstein Company and moved to an unspecified 2018 date In August 2018, it was announced STX Entertainment would be partnering with the renamed studio, Lantern Entertainment to distribute the film. It is scheduled to be released on January 11, 2019 (Credit: Wikipedia).

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