Reuters: Sony Close to DVD Deal on Fahrenheit 9/11

Business News Article | Reuters.com: "LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp.'s (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) home entertainment division is close to acquiring DVD and home video rights to Michael Moore's controversial documentary 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety reported on Wednesday.
The report that a home entertainment deal is near comes as Moore's scathing critique of President Bush and the U.S.-led war in Iraq is headed for release in several overseas markets.
The film, which grossed a record $60 million during its first six days in the United States and Canada, the most ever for a political documentary, was slated to open in France, Switzerland, Belgium and the Middle East on Wednesday and in Britain on Thursday. It debuts in several Latin American nations next week. "



NOTE: Last week, there was a rumor in the press that a division of Disney would distribute the Fahrenheit 9/11 DVD. Stay tuned.