News from the Toronto International Film Festival:

Two “big buzz” titles have been acquired for distribution: Steven Soderbergh’s Che, starring Benecio del Toro in the title role, has been nabbed by IFC Films (not Mark Cuban) for North America, and Summit Entertainment has secured US rights to Katheryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker, featuring Guy Pearce and Ralph Fiennes.

IFC will release Che for a one-week awards qualifying run in New York and Los Angeles in December. It will then open in January via the company’s “IFC in Theaters” platform, which means it will be available in select theaters and “on demand” through cable and satellite systems the same day. Ever since Che’s world premiere at Cannes in May, there has been speculation about how the film would be presented. Che is comprised of two stand alone parts — The Argentine and Guerrilla — and the total running time is more than four hours. Now we know some of us will be able to see the whole thing at one time.

source: Cinematical.Com