International Insider: Cannes Deals Frenzy; Paramount+ Launches; West End Closure Fury; Time’s Up For Bullies
deadline.comIt’s Friday again, readers. Jesse Whittock here (for the first time, be gentle), taking you through the week’s top headlines.Pre-market deals galore: With Cannes now less than two weeks away, everyone’s in deal mode, and Andreas had the scoop on several big packages.
Film Constellation took sales rights to Blue Jean, a BBC Film- and BFI backed identity drama, while Bella Thorne has signed up to lead thriller Saint Clare, co-scripted by American Psycho’s Guinevere Turner.
Oscar nominee Felicity Jones and Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey are attached to comedy Maria, which Independent Entertainment will be selling at the festival, XYZ Films took worldwide sales rights to the Frank Grillo/Robert Patrick/Rhona Mitra-starring thriller Hounds of War, and Bankside Films bagged Oren Moverman’s Raised Eyebrows, which brings Geoffrey Rush and Sienna Miller together.
Elsewhere, Kate Beckinsale is set for spy thriller Canary Blackfrom Taken director Pierre Morel. Plenty more to come when the festival kicks off in earnest May 17 but, for now, breathe…Paramount+ expands: With Disney+, HBO Max and a host of other streaming services already nearing full international rollouts, some might think Paramount+ had missed the boat, but Bob Bakish still believes his SVoD service can draw in the subs.
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