Jan 28, 2010 - Lionsgate acquired the thriller Buried following its successful debut at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Rodrigo Cortes from a script by Chris Sparling, Buried finds Ryan Reynolds (soon to be seen starring in Green Lantern) playing Paul Conroy, a US truck driver working in Iraq who wakes up to discover he's buried alive in a wooden coffin. With only about 90 minutes worth of air, Paul has to use his wits - and a cell phone with bad reception - to try and stay alive.
In a press release announcing the pick up, Lionsgate President of Acquisitions and Co-Productions Jason Constantine said, "Buried is one of the tightest, most intense thrillers we've ever seen, and we were absolutely determined to bring it home to Lionsgate.

  Buried is a powerful reminder that all you really need for an unforgettable movie experience is a great story, inventive filmmaking and brilliant acting."

Early festival reviews are mostly positive, with Rob Nelson of Variety calling the film "an ingenious exercise in sustained tension that would make Alfred Hitchcock turn over in his grave."

In addition to Buried and Green Lantern, Reynolds has a return engagement as Deadpool in the works for 20th Century Fox.