Drafthouse Films to Distribute Dance Fighting Movie, The FP; New Stills and Mondo Poster Too

Today it was announced that Drafthouse Films, the distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse, has acquired the US rights for brothers Jason and Brandon Trost‘s new film, The FP.  The news comes after the film was screened at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival on July 30th.

Now, I personally hadn’t heard of the film until the press release hit my inbox this morning but after reading the description of the film and seeing some stills I have officially added it to my must-see list of films to watch in 2011.  The movie is about an underground ‘gaming’ league that includes fighting in their DDR battles.  It’s an odd concept but once you read the details below and check out some of the hi-res stills, I guarantee that you’ll be instantly sold on the film.

AUSTIN, TX – Monday, August 1, 2011 – Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, today announced the acquisition of US rights to THE FP from its July 30th screening at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival. Set in a near post-apocalyptic future, THE FP centers on two rival neon-clad gangs raging an underground turf war for dominance of Fraizer Park (“The FP”) in the deadly arena of “Beat-Beat Revelation” – a competitive dance-fight video game. THE FP is a nod to ‘80s sci-fi/action genre fare and is directed by brothers Jason and Brandon Trost (Cinematographer, CRANK 2: HIGH VOLTAGE and the upcoming GHOST RIDER 2: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE), and Executive Produced by Jason Blum and Steven Schneider of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY and INSIDIOUS fame. A limited theatrical release for the “rare ready-made cult hit” (Moviefone) is planned for Q1 of 2012.

“I fell in love with THE FP from its world premiere in Austin,” says Tim League, CEO/Founder of Drafthouse Films who programmed the film for SXSW’s midnight features lineup at SXFantastic, “and for the same reasons, we decided to pick up the film for distribution. The Trost brothers have an amazing, fresh creative vision and I want to be a part of the team that helps evangelize their strange new gospel.”