Bleecker Street has acquired the North American rights to Jules from director Marc Turtletaub (Puzzle) and starring Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Schindler’s List), Harriet Sansom Harris (Licorice Pizza),  Zoe Winters (“Succession”), Jade Quon (Transformers: The Last Knight) and Jane Curtin (“3rd Rock From the Sun”). Written by Gavin Steckler (“Review”), Jules made its world premiere at this year’s Sonoma International Film Festival where it was the opening night film and won the Stolman Audience Award for Best Feature. Bleecker Street will release the film exclusively in theaters on August 11.

Jules follows Milton (Kingsley) who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls “Jules.” Things become complicated when two neighbors (Harris and Curtin) discover Jules and the government quickly closes in. What follows is a funny, wildly inventive ride as the three neighbors find meaning and connection later in life – thanks to this unlikely stranger.

The film is produced by Debbie Liebling and Andy Daly, along with Michael B. Clark, Alex Turtletaub and Marc Turletaub who produced for Big Beach (Little Miss Sunshine, The Farewell). David Bausch served as Executive Producer. The deal was brokered by Kent Sanderson and Avy Eschenasy on behalf of Bleecker Street with Range Media Partners on behalf of the filmmakers. Big Beach is represented by Sloss Eckhouse Dasti Haynes LawCo.