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Lionsgate acquires 'Cruelty'


May 23, 2008 Lionsgate has acquired worldwide rights to "Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty," a spec script by first-time screenwriter Adam Sachs. The script -- described as a quirky, elevated comedy in the vein of "Thank You for Smoking" -- centers on an unlikely friendship between a lonely reporter and an outspoken teen who bond during an animal-rights protest. The writer said he penned a humor piece for a Web site that caught the attention of Energy Entertainment's Adam Marshall.

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