Galaxy Takes “Psych 9”

New distribution company Galaxy Pictures have acquired the thriller, “Psych 9,” and will release the film in the UK cinemas on February 5 2010, in a release strategy initiative that will be targeting digital screens throughout the country. The film will be released in the US and internationally during 2010. The producers are currently in negotiations for a US acquisition and expect to have this confirmed in time for the Berlin Film Festival where rest of world sales will commence. Universal Pictures (UK) has acquired UK Home Entertainment rights for “Psych 9.”

Directed by newcomer Andrew Shortell, “Psych 9” is a psychological thriller with supernatural overtones, and stars Sara Foster (“The Big Bounce,” “90210”), Cary Elwes (“Saw,” “Twister”), Michael Biehn (“The Terminator,” “Aliens”), Gabriel Mann (“The Bourne Supremacy,” “Buffalo Soldiers”) and Colleen Camp (“Die Hard: With a Vengeance,” “Apocalypse Now”). [Andy Lauer]