Wrekin Hill, Row 1 grab 'Dark Tide'

Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Row 1 Prods. allow us U.S. rights to John Stockwell's action thriller "Dark Tide," starring Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez.The sale, introduced Friday, requires Lionsgate to create "Tide" first on VOD and EST on March 8, a theatrical release and digital download release on March 30. Wrekin Hill, which began methods a year ago, mentioned the "Tide" release is an element from the overall agreement with Lionsgate. "The star souped up that Halle Berry gives 'Dark Tide' coupled with a genre which hits VOD audiences transform it into a perfect accessory for the Ultra VOD strategy." mentioned Jim Packer, Lionsgate Leader of Worldwide Television and Digital Distribution. Pic's directed by John Stockwell ("To the Blue") and composed byAmy Sorlie and Ronnie Christensen with different story by Sorlie. Producers are Jeanette Buerling and Matthew Chausse. Berry shows a shark expert whose business remains failing since a shark attack destroyed another diver under her command. The sale was talked about by Chris Ball and Rene Cogan for Wrekin Hill and Brandt Andersen regarding Row 1 with Stuart Ford and Jonathan Deckter of IM Global regarding the filmmakers. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com