February 11, 2017 - 11:47 AMT
Nicolas Cage thriller “The Humanity Bureau” sells to multiple territories

The Humanity Bureau, the upcoming dystopian action thriller starring Nicolas Cage, has sold to multiple territories, The Hollywood Reporter reveals.

VMI Worldwide are repping sales on the film, directed by Rob King, which has sold to 101 Films (U.K.), SM GmbH (Germany), Leone Films (Italy), M6 Metropole Television (France), Global Media Distribution (Latin America), Joy N Cinema (South Korea), New Select Co. Ltd. (Japan), Phoenicia Pictures International (Middle East), Pioneer Films (Philippines), SPI (Eastern Europe), Wing Sight International Media (China) and Phuong Nam Media (Vietnam).

Currently in post-production, The Humanity Bureau is set in 2030 and sees the world in a permanent state of economic recession and facing series environmental problems. In an attempt to take hold of the situation, a government agency called The Humanity Bureau exiles members of society deemed unproductive and banishes them. Cage plays a caseworker who sets off to save the lives of a mother and child and expose the truth about the bureau's secrets.

The film produced by Mind’s Eye Entertainment in partnership with VMI Worldwide, Bridgegate Pictures, Invico Capital and made possible through the Creative Saskatchewan Screen-Based Media Production Grant Program and SaskTel Equity Investment Fund, with the participation of The Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC and Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit.

In the U.S., the film will be released in the Barco Escape format.

The Humanity Bureau is the second in a six-picture deal between Vantage and Minds Eye, with all films being shot in three different formats; Barco Escape, virtual reality and high definition.