Toronto is about to get a double dose of Anna! David Ayer’s “End of Watch” and Robert Redford’s “The Company You Keep” have both been announced to be part of the line-up of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, so let’s hope we get some new Anna events! The exact schedule will be announced on August 21st.

Also, “End of Watch” has been moved up one week to a September 21st release.

Quite a bit of Anna in this! It will be released on September 28th. Caps coming soon.

Open Road sets date for ‘End of Watch’
Police drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal to open Sept. 28

Open Road Films has set Sept. 28 for the release of police drama “End of Watch” starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, Frank Grillo and America Ferrera.

“Watch” written and directed by David Ayer. It employs footage from handheld cameras of police officers, gang members, surveillance cameras and citizens.

Pic’s produced by Ayer’s Crave Films, John Lesher under his Le Grisbi Productions, and Nigel Sinclair and Matt Jackson of Exclusive Media who also financed the film, in association with Emmett/Furla Films. Exclusive Media holds worldwide distribution rights.

“End of Watch” will open against Warner’s Clint Eastwood baseball drama “Trouble with the Curve,” Fox’s drama “Won’t Back Down,” starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis,” and a pair of entries from Sony — the animated “Hotel Transylvania” and sci-fier “Looper.”

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Great news for one of Anna’s completed movies! Cop drama “End of Watch” has found a distributor in Open Road Films, and the studio plans to release it later this year in over 2,000 theaters. That means chances are you will get to see it!

Open Road Makes $2M Deal With $20M P&A For David Ayer’s ‘End Of Watch’

BREAKING: Open Road is closing a deal for U.S. distribution rights to End Of Watch, the David Ayer-directed cop drama that stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena and Anna Kendrick. I’m told that Open Road will release the film later this year. They’ve committed to a 2,000-screen run, with a minimum guarantee just north of $2 million and a $20 million P&A commitment.

It is not quite as sizable commitment as Open Road made when it acquired The Grey for $8 million with a $25 million P&A commitment, but it is substantial, and evidence that when Tom Ortenberg sees a film he can market, he goes after it hard. The Grey has so far grossed $50 million domestic.

Ayer, who wrote Training Day and wrote and directed the cop dramas Harsh Times and Street Kings, began this film as a “found footage” type drama about two LAPD partners and best friends. The story was to be told from the vantage point of surveillance cameras and the camera mounted on the front of every patrol car. That evolved into more of a traditional narrative, but a lot of the vantage point still comes from cameras that give the film a first person feel.

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We have our first look at Anna on the set of “End of Watch”, filming a scene with co-star Jake Gyllenhaal. They look so cute, can’t wait for this one!

Anna’s got another new movie!! She’ll be playing Jake Gyllenhaal’s wife in an indie cop drama called “End of Days”. Variety has the scoop, more details should follow…

Nighttime, suburban home. Anna Kendrick, lying awake in bed, worrying … smash-cut to Jake Gyllenhaal, in a cop’s uniform, gun drawn, sensing danger as he peers around a corner. Kind of works, right? Well, it’s happening: Kendrick is in negotiations to play Gyllenhaal’s wife in the indie cop drama “End of Watch,” Variety’s Justin Kroll exclusively reports. More to come …

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