InFrame strikes groundbreaking newspaper deal for The Riddle

06.09.07ScreenDaily

Wendy Mitchell in Toronto

Brendan Foley’s UK thriller The Riddle, starring Vinnie Jones, Derek Jacobi, Vanessa Redgrave and Julie Cox, will become the first feature film to receive its premiere via a national newspaper release.

The Mail on Sunday purchased the rights to the film and is giving away up to 2.5m DVDs with the newspaper on Sept 16.

The film follows a journalist to wants to solve modern murders that involve the discovery of an unpublished manuscript from Charles Dickens.

InFrame handles sales on the title.

“As the maker of a London indie movie with a great cast, this is as good as it gets,” Brendan said.