Within hours of it hitting the iTunes Movie Store, the film had already topped movie sales charts in the US, Canada, Ireland and Germany, fending off competition from key blockbusters like Avatar and Green Zone.Also, speaking of short films and iTunes, Talulah's [former] Pride & Prejudice co-stars, real-life couple Keira Knightley & Rupert Friend's own short film, The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of The Suicide Brothers, which Rupert co-wrote (and co-produced) with his other co-star and friend Tom Mison (Lost In Auten's Mr. Bingley) will be released on iTunes exclusively in September!
“Audiences have spoken. Short movies rock!” said Carter Pilcher, CEO of Shorts International. “As The Summer House’s record-breaking dominance atop the movie chart demonstrates, short movies are the entertainment sweet spot for fans who are shifting to shorter, sharper bursts of entertainment.”
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Shorts International will release The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers starring Rupert Friend (The Young Victoria) and Keira Knightley (Never Let Me Go) on 21 September, exclusively on iTunes.