{"id":308642,"date":"2026-02-25T01:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/308642\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T01:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:12:08","slug":"john-turturro-movie-acquired-by-sony-classics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/308642\/","title":{"rendered":"John Turturro Movie Acquired By Sony Classics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tEXCLUSIVE: We can tell you first that Sony Pictures Classics<\/a> has snapped up global rights to MRC<\/a> and T-Street<\/a>\u2018s John Turturro<\/a> crime thriller The Only Living Pickpocket in New York<\/a>, which world premiered at Sundance<\/a> and recently played Berlin. A fall theatrical release is in the works.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe movie from writer-director Noah Segan reps Sony Pictures Classics\u2019 third acquisition out of the festival after Stephanie Ahn\u2019s Bedford Park and Josef Kubota Wladyka\u2019s Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Sony<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSony Pictures Classics<\/p>\n

\n\tThe movie follows Harry Lehman (Turturro), an aging pickpocket who plies his trade with ever-diminishing returns in a drastically changed New York. Wallets stuffed with cash have been replaced by easily canceled credit cards, and Harry struggles to make ends meet as he cares for his disabled wife, Rosie (Karina Arroyave). When he unwittingly purloins and fences a valuable USB stick, Harry finds himself in a race against time to return the loot or face the rage of a vengeful crime family.\u00a0Giancarlo Esposito, Will Price, Tatiana Maslany, Victoria Moroles and Steve Buscemi also star. Watch our interview above with Segan, Turturro, Buscemi, Price and Esposito here:<\/p>\n

\n\tIn his review out of Park City<\/a>, Deadline film critic Damon Wise said that Turturro in The Only Living Pickpocket in New York \u201csteals the show\u201d and called the crime pic \u201ca wonderfully acted love letter to the Manhattan indies that dominated the \u201980s. It\u2019s an early call, but next year\u2019s under-the-radar awards season may well start here; get in early and put Turturro on the ticket.\u201d<\/p>\n

MRC financed The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, with T-Street\u2019s Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman producing with Katie McNeill, Leopold Hughes and Ben LeClair producing and Johnson and Bergman executive producing. Johnny Holland also was an EP. \u00a0
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\u201cNoah Segan\u2019s The Only Living Pickpocket is one of the great New York movies ever, featuring John Turturro in the finest performance of his career, and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0a glorious\u00a0entertainment,\u201d Sony Pictures Classics said. \u201cIt will be a big hit this fall with audiences everywhere.\u201d
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Said Segan: \u201cAs a multi-generational New Yorker, capturing the soul and energy of our city was a requirement for\u00a0The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. No one embodies that vibe more than John Turturro. Working alongside his legendary friends and colleagues like Steve Buscemi and Giancarlo Esposito, actors who have defined\u00a0New\u00a0York cinema throughout their careers, gave us the authenticity that New York demands. Alongside our crew, we managed to make discoveries in our own backyard, through fellowship and shared history. It is a great honor to partner with Sony Pictures Classics in bringing the movie to audiences. Tom,\u00a0Michael\u00a0and their team are\u00a0legends in their own right, iconically\u00a0supporting the sort of sincerity and care\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0put into the film.\u201d\u00a0
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The film was negotiated between Sony Pictures Classics and MRC. \u00a0
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