Market Buzz, Festival Notes, AI & Academy Rule Changes: The Talking Points At The Cannes Film Festival

The 79th Cannes Film Festival gets underway today with plenty of talking points in both the festival and market. Check out our talking points and notes to date below.

Market Movers

There’s no shortage of volume, that’s for sure. Among the bigger-budget items are a handful of intriguing packages. First up is Park-Chan Wook’s starry The Brigands Of Rattlecreek. Apparently being budgeted in the $70M range, the buzzy project has attracted Matthew McConaughey, Pedro Pascal and Austin Butler and has been flirted with by studios over the years. There’s still a shot it could go down that route. The issue for some is the darkness of the violence and the western genre. Jason Statham’s Bourne style action pic John Doe is said to include a nice twist and is in the $80M range. The action staple is expected on the Riviera to meet buyers. Will Amazon bite as they often do on Black Bear titles? Gerard Butler action pic The Nest is another bigger-canvas action prospect with a fun World Cup theme.

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