Unabomb is a thriller starring Viggo Mortensen and has been sold to multiple countries, especially in Europe. IM Global was able to make deals all across Europe, selling to Germany (Tobis), France (Metropolitan), Italy (Eagle), Spain (TriPictures), Greece (Odeon), Benelux (Splendid), Scandinavia (Scanbox), and the Middle East (Salim Ramia). The film is directed by Robert Lorenz.
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In a deal made at Cannes, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has aquired most of the worldwide rights for Amma Asante's Where Hands Touch from Protagonist Pictures. It is a multi-territory deal with Sony obtaining most worldwide rights, with the exception of certain European areas and Australia. It was negoitated by Protagonist CEO Mike Goodridge and head of worldwide sales Vanessa Saal with SPWA's Joe Matukewicz executive vp acquisitions and Michael Helfand, executive...
VEEP actor Matt Walsh will star in a romantic comedy alongside French actress Judith Godreche. Archie Borders is the director and one of the writers, the other being David Henry. The film begins with a bourbon salesman (Walsh) approaching his 50s, who proposes to his best friend's daughter underneath the Eiffel Tower, where he is rejected. The Orchard obtained worldwide rights in a deal that closed at Cannes.
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Arclight Films has brought 'Animal Crackers' to Cannes and has garnered much acclaim and made major sales in key territories, such as U.K. and Canada (eOne), Latin America (Imagem), the Philippines (Captive Entertainment), the Middle East (ECS), Bulgaria (A Plus), and many others. The film, directed by Tony Bancroft and Scott Christan Sava, is about a family who must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle, Horat...
Netflix's first press showing of Okja, was interupted due to a technical difficulty; the film was misframed on the big screen and the international press started to boo before the film was stopped. They were able to set up the film properly and continue with the showing and Cannes has apologized for the technical malfunction, but by then the audience had formed a hostile environment.
Netflix's presence at this year's festival has sparked an interesting debate wit...
A24 has acquired the worldwide rights to brothers Benny and Josh Safdie's next film Uncut Gems. The screenplay is written by the brothers and Ronald Bronstein and is set in New York's diamond district. The film will star Jonah Hill as Howard Ratner. The film is currently in pre-production.
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Lionsgate has obtained the rights to Monster Hunt 2 in the US and the UK. Monster Hunt 2 is the sequel to the immensely successful 2015 Chinese blockbuster Monster Hunt. It was China's highest-grossing film ever, earning $382 million at the box office. While its reception to english-speaking audiences was fairly subdued, the sequel is still highly anticipated, featuring a returning cast (Bailhe Bai and Boran Jing) along with a new face Tony Leung Chiu-Wa...
The booths are starting to be dismantled and the market is slowly becoming a ghost town. As fast as it went up, it will come down. The film festval does not technical end until Sunday, but already deals have been made and people have had their flights out. The larger screenings have already been premiered and most of the stars have went their merry which way. The vibrant marketplace is no more but in its short existence, the bustling environment was something very special. When...
