Millenium will release Linklater's 'Bernie'

Millennium Entertainment will release Richard Linklater's dark comedy "Bernie," starring Jack Black, in March. Millennium confirmed in This summer it was obtaining the distribution privileges and introduced Thursday it had closed the offer. "Bernie" opened up the La Film Festival in June. Pic stars Jack Black like a mortician and community leader who strikes up an unlikely friendship having a wealthy widow, described by Shirly MacLaine. Matthew McConaughey adn Shirley MacLaine also star. "Bernie" is created by Mandalay Vision and Wind Dancer. Marly Gill, drawn on this summer time as leader of Millenium Films, handled the releases of a set of Linklater game titles -- "Before Sunset" and "A Scanner Darkly" -- while heading Warner Independent. Director of Purchases Vincent Scordino discussed the "Bernie" deal with respect to Millennium Entertainment. Millennium Entertainment lately launched "Puncture" and can release "Trespass," which opened in the Toronto Worldwide Film Festival on March. 14. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com