Ascot Elite grabs 'Marilyn'

BERLIN -- German-Swiss distrib Ascot Elite has acquired all German-speaking territory rights to Simon Curtis' "My Week With Marilyn." The group's Munich-based distrib arm Ascot Elite Filmverleih will release The Weinstein Co. title, which won Oscar noms for Michelle Williams' starring role as Lana Turner and Kenneth Branagh's perf as Laurence Olivier, in April. Ascot Elite's release slate in Germany includes David Wnendt's considerably acclaimed neo-Nazi drama "Kriegerin" (Combat Women) Rob Nichols' Cannes award-champion "Take Shelter," starring Michael Shannon ("Guy of Steel"), which hits local screens in March, and Ken Scott's Canadian box-office hit "Starbuck," which opens this summer season. Ascot Elite recently acquired a slew of high-profile game game titles for Swiss release, including Ron Howard's F1 drama "Hurry" Derek Cianfrance's "The Region Beyond the Pines," starring Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper and Allen Hughes' "Broken City." The distrib also nabbed Swiss rights to Louis Leterrier's "At This Point You See Me," Steve McQueen's "Twelve Years a Slave," as well as the Wachowski brothers and sisters and Tom Tykwer's "Cloud Atlas." Ascot Elite Europe family member its most effective years this season, achieving a 13.6% business within the u . s . states. Contact Erection dysfunction Meza at staff@variety.com