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'Wheel' is Overture's first go-round


January 25, 2007 Overture Films has made its first acquisition, picking up all U.S. rights to producer-star Charlize Theron's drama "Ferris Wheel" for about $4 million. Directed by Bill Maher in his helming debut, "Wheel" stars Theron as a poor mother who gets caught up with the wrong crowd and abandons her young daughter (AnnaSophia Robb). Overture chief operating officer Danny Rosett said Overture execs, including CEO Chris McGurk, viewed about 45 minutes of the unfinished film before making their decision.

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