Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights, excluding the U.K., France and Switzerland, to Lenny Abrahamson’s “The Little Stranger,” chairman Peter Kujawski announced Tuesday.

Berman had a successful record as president of entertainment at Fox Broadcasting Co., where she shepherded such hits onto the air as “24,” “House,” and “American Idol.” ...

The Oscar-nominated director of "Room" returns with a period horror film starring Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, and Will Poulter.