Sundance Film Festival 2009: ‘Black Dynamite’ Goes to Sony

Fans of blaxploitation be proud! Â  ‘Black Dynamite’, the spoof on the genre starring Michael Jai White, was picked up by Sony Pictures after the film premiered last night at midnight at the Sundance Film Festival. Â  Studios fought all night long, and Sony picked up the rights this morning at 6AM for an estimated $2 million. Â  This makes ‘Black Dynamite’ the first overnight purchase of this year’s Sundance.

Reports say the movie is planning a franchise for the film along the lines of ‘Austin Powers’ or ‘Friday’. Â  A lot of money is being planned for the marketing campaign that will run alongside the film’s release late this year.

You can check out the film’s red band trailer here!

You can check out a whole heaping of pics and posters here!

And stay tuned in the coming days, as we’ll bring a one-on-one interview with the man himself, Michael Jai White!

Source: Variety