‘Fuze’ Starring Aaron Taylor Johnson, Theo James Sells Internationally; Anton to Unveil New Promo at EFM (EXCLUSIVE)

“Fuze,” the buzzy thriller starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson (“Bullet Train”) and Theo James (“The White Lotus”) has sold in a raft of international territories ahead of the EFM, where Anton will unveil a new sales promo. 

Directed by David Mackenzie (“Hell or High Water”) and penned by Ben Hopkins (“Inside”), the movie also stars Sam Worthington (“Avatar”), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Disney+’s “Loki”), Elham Ehsas (Showtime’s “Homeland”), Honor Swinton-Byrne (A24’s “The Souvenir”) and Saffron Hocking (Netflix’s “Top Boy”).

Anton has sold the rights to “Fuze” to Garsu Pasaulio Irasai for the Baltics; the Searchers for Benelux; VVS Films for Canada, Australia and New Zealand; Arna Media for CIS/Russia; MediaSquad for Eastern Europe; SND for France; Square One for Germany and Switzerland; Feelgood Entertainment for Greece; PVR for India; PT Prima Cinema for Indonesia; Forum Film for Israel; Leone Film Group for Italy; Sun Distribution Group for Latin America, Spain, Portugal and South Africa; Salim Ramia & Co. for the Middle East; Nordisk Film for Scandinavia; Ukrainian Film Distribution for Ukraine; and Echo Lake Distribution for airlines. Anton previously announced that Sky had picked up the action-thriller for theatrical release in the U.K. and Ireland.

“Fuze” reunites Mackenzie with Taylor-Johnson, having previously partnered on 2018’s “Outlaw King.” The film opens with the discovery of an unexploded bomb on a London construction site. The ensuing mass evacuation is perfect cover for serious, organized crime.

“Fuze” is produced by Gillian Berrie (“Outlaw King,” “Tetris”) for Sigma Films, Sébastien Raybaud (“Greenland”) and Callum Grant (“”Jackdaw, “Cleaner”) for Anton.

Anton is financing “Fuze” as well as representing worldwide rights to the film, with UTA Independent Film Group and WME Independent co-repping U.S. rights with Anton. The film wrapped production in London last summer and is currently in post-production.

“‘Fuze’ is an expertly crafted thriller with a stellar British cast led by the superb Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Theo James. With the help of our terrific international partners, we look forward to introducing this high-stakes thrill ride to audiences around the world,” said Raybaud, founder and CEO of Anton.

“As we hurtle through post production, it’s very clear we have something super special on our hands. The action-packed script, signature Mackenzie magic reminiscent of ‘Hell or High Water,’ combined with sensational performances from Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Saffron Hocking and Sam Worthington, we can’t wait for audiences to experience it. And we’re now thrilled to have such incredible distributors on board, who will be our partners in crime as we release the film into the world,” said Berrie.