The Trapp Family: Aquired by Lionsgate

Lionsgate has aquired the US/Canada/UK rights to The von Trapp Family - a Life of Music.  The von Trapp family was brought to fame in the Sound of Music, but this film will show some of the struggles the eldest daughter experienced.

In the film, Agathe von Trapp (Eliza Bennett) has been searching for her path in life since childhood: She is the eldest daughter among many siblings, and her relationship with her father, the distinguished marine officer Georg von Trapp (Matthew Macfadyen) and his second wife Maria von Trapp (Yvonne Catterfeld), is often challenging. She develops her beautiful voice and stimulating musical talent together with her family and with the support of the famous singer Lotte Lehmann (opera singer Annette Dasch). She constantly struggles for the love of her childhood sweetheart Sigi (Johannes Nussbaum), not to mention, she must confront the menacing rise of fascism in Germany and Austria. Emigration to the U.S. finally brings a decisive step toward freedom and world success. Rosemary Harris (Spider-Man) plays the elder Agathe con Trapp.

Concorde Filmverleih and Constantin Film Vienna will release the picture in Germany and Austria in November 2015.  Lionsgate is planning a Christmas 2015 release. 

source: Deadline