Screen is rounding up the key packages launched before and during the 2023 Cannes market (which runs May 16-24).
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May 16
’The Salt Path’
The feature debut of acclaimed theatre director Marianne Elliott stars Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs portraying the real-life couple who trekked 630 miles of UK coastline after being kicked out of their home. Black Bear are distributing in the UK.
World sales: Rocket Science
’The Rule Of Jenny Pen’
Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow star in James Ashcroft’s thriller as a conceited judging and a psychopath who share a room in aged care facility. CAA Media Finance is handling domestic rights.
International sales: The Rule Of Jenny Pen
May 15
‘The Killer’s Game’
Dave Bautista leads JJ Perry’s action about an assassin who orders a hit on himself after receiving a life-threatening diagnosis only to discover it’s a misdiagnosis.
World sales: Lionsgate
May 12
’Cleaner’
Daisy Ridley is set to star in this action thriller from filmmaker Martin Campbell, set on the side of the Shard skyscraper in London. CAA Media Finance handles domestic rights.
Intl sales: Anton
‘Dreamquil’
Elizabeth Banks and John C. Reilly take on the leading roles in this AI thriller which is the feature debut of Alex Prager. UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finance handle US rights.
Intl sales: HanWay Films
May 11
’Midwinter Break’
Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds will both star in the debut from Olivier-winning UK theater director Polly Findlay. A married couple who reach a crossroads in their relationship when they take a trip to Amsterdam.
World sales: Protagonist Pictures
‘That’s Amore’
John Travolta and Katherine Heigl star in Nick Vallelonga’s romantic comedy about two single people who form an immediate connection when they physically bump into each other. Cassian Elwes will co-represent US rights.
World sales: Palisades Park Pictures (PPP)
‘In The Shadows’
Letitia Wright stars in Anthony Wonke’s biopic about Ramla Ali, the first Somali British professional boxing champion. As well as handling sales, Altitude will distribute the title in the UK and Ireland.
World sales: Altitude
‘Thirty Three’
Based on the true story of Germany’s deputy prosecutor in the Weimar Republic during 1933. Niels Arden Oplev directs while the cast includes Mark Strong and Paula Beer.
World sales: Anton
May 10
‘West The Road’
Irish comedy, and feature debut from Ita Fitzgerald, following a group of women brought together by the death of a childhood friend. Imelda Staunton, Siobhán McSweeney, ’ Eileen Walsh and Hannah Waddingham star.
World sales: Bankside Films
‘Relax’
A biopic of UK pop group Frankie Goes to Hollywood starring It’s A Sin star Callum Scott Howells and directed by Bernard Rose, who directed of the original ‘Relax’ music video in 1983.
Intl sales: Working Title, Independent Entertainment
‘Cupid & Me’
Brittany Snow and Cobie Smulders star in this romantic comedy where real-life Cupids try to make hopeless romantics fall in love, written and directed by UK filmmaker Jamie Adams.
Intl sales: Signature Entertainment
May 9
‘The One’
Melissa Barrera leads this erotic horror from writer-director team Kevin Armento and Jaki Bradley, alongside stars Lana Condor and Nicholas Hoult. WME Independent and UTA co-handle US rights.
Intl sales: HanWay Films
‘So Unreal’
Narrated by Blondie singer Debbie Harry, director Amanda Kramer’s documentary explores cyberspace cinema from 1981-2001, including films like The Matrix and Tron.
Intl sales: Yellow Veil Pictures
’Hot Mess’
Emma Roberts stars in Katie Locke O’Brien’s debut feature as a woman who moves back home after an unsuccessful stint on a reality dating show. Rebelle Media is handling North American rights.
Intl sales: Mister Smith Entertainment
May 8
‘Lords Of War’
Nicolas Cage will reunite with director Andrew Niccol on Lords Of War for Vendome Pictures, a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord Of War. Bill Skarsgård co-stars. CAA Media Finance handles US rights.
Intl sales: FilmNation
‘The Rivals Of Amziah King’
Matthew McConaughey will star in Andrew Patterson’s crime thriller from Black Bear and Heyday Films. WME Independent represents US rights.
Intl sales: Black Bear International
May 5
’The Upside Of Falling Down’
A love story about a woman who loses her memory in an accident, before running away from hospital with the help of a stranger and embarking on a journey of self discovery. Oran Zegman directs, with Antonia Gentry and Calam Lynch starring.
Intl sales: Embankment
‘Voyagers’
Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones are set to star in the latest film from Sebastian Lelio, about the real-life romance between astronomers Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
Intl sales: FilmNation Entertainment
May 4
Memoir Of A Snail
A stop-motion animated drama from Adam Elliot, who previously won an Oscar for his short Harvey Krumpet. It is set in 1970s Australia. Jacki Weaver, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Dominique Pinon, Magda Szubanski and Eric Bana are attached, with Madman Entertainment handling distribution in Australia and New Zealand.
Intl sales: Anton, Charades
One For The Money
Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden and Tim Key star in a comedy from filmmaker James Griffiths and produced by Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow, charting the story of an eccentric lottery winner.
Intl sales: Bankside
Shell
Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson and Kaia Gerber star in Max Minghella’s thriller set in the near future where eternal youth can be paid for. Black Bear is distributing in the UK & Ireland while CAA Media Finance and WME independent is handling the US.
Intl sales: Black Bear
Arthur’s Whiskey
Diane Keaton stars alongside Patricia Hodge, Lulu, David Harewood and Boy George in this comedy directed by Stephen Cookson. Principal photography recently wrapped in Walton, England. The film will be released as a Sky Original in the UK & Ireland.
World sales: Arclight Films
May 1
‘Cliffhanger’ reboot
Sylvester Stallone will reprise his role from the 1993 action thriller in this reboot, directed by Ric Roman Waugh. Casting is currently underway for a lead to headline the ensemble cast. CAA Media will represent North American and Chinese rights.
Intl sales: Rocket Science
April 30
‘She’s Not Gone’
Angela Sarafyan (Westworld) and Shohreh Aghdashloo (The House Of Sand And Fog) will star in this psychological horror about a woman who must battle her demonic inheritance. Micky Levy, who wrote Warner Bros. feature Rails And Ties, will direct.
Intl sales: The Coven
April 27
‘The Damned’
Principal photography wrapped last month in Iceland on this psychological horror from Thordur Palsson starring Odessa Young, Joe Cole and Siobhan Finneran. Protagonist Pictures is co-repping US rights with CAA Media Finance.
Intl sales: Protagonist Pictures
April 26
‘They Found Us’
AGC Studios will fully finance this alien abduction thriller from Neill Blomkamp with Joel Kinnaman attached to star. Production is scheduled for 2023 in Australia. UTA Independent Film Group jointly represents US rights.
Intl sales: AGC Studios
‘On Swift Horses’
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva and Sasha Calle star in this drama based on the novel by Shannon Pufahl and directed by Daniel Minahan. UTA Independent Film Group reprsents US rights.
Intl sales: Black Bear International
‘This Time Next Year’
Rom-com starring Sophie Cookson and Lucien Laviscount directed by Nick Moore and adapted by Sophie Cousens’ from her novel of the same name. Producers are Night Train Media and BlackBox Multimedia.
Intl sales: Protagonist Pictures
April 24
‘Breakout’
Expendables 4’s Scott Waugh will direct Arnold Schwarzenegger in this action thriller, which is set to film in Eastern Europe later this year. Financed and produced by UK company Anton. UTA Independent Film Group is co-representing US rights.
Intl sales: Anton
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