Italian producer Andrea Iervolino (“Modì”) has announced a proposal for a U.S.–Italy co-production treaty that he says was agreed to by Mel Gibson, who is one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “special ambassadors” to Hollywood. The agreement, details of which are sketchy, would “allow Italian
After riding high on the global success of Netflix’s prison drama “Black Warrant,” Indian actor Rahul Bhat is set to present his Hollywood debut “Lost & Found in Kumbh” at the Cannes Film Market. The appearance marks his third connection to the festival, following his
Barcelona-based studio Filmax is bringing its latest production, psychological thriller “The Nest” to the Cannes market. Hugo Steven (“Solo”) directs and Michelle Jenner (“Berlin,” “Julieta”) stars. In a Filmax strategy employed on “Darkness,” a breakout U.S. hit for Miramax, the cast and crew of “The
Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason returns to Cannes with his fourth feature, “The Love That Remains.” Following his Oscar-shortlisted “Godland,” many expected Pálmason to go bigger. Instead, he went personal. “People tend to think you always need to go ‘bigger,’ but I’m not stimulated by that.
Saudi Arabian film industry pioneer Faisal Baltyuor has been appointed CEO of the Red Sea Foundation which oversees the Jeddah-based Red Sea Film Festival, the Red Sea Fund, and its year-round Red Sea Labs. He will replace acting CEO Mohammed Asseri effective June 1. Baltyour has
International Emmy Award-winning Thai actor Aokbab Chutimon (“Hunger,” “Bad Genius”) will headline the upcoming supernatural horror film “Fortune Seekers,” with Bangkok-based Night Edge Pictures launching international sales at the Cannes Market. The horror thriller marks a genre departure for both Chutimon and director Yanyong Kuruaungkoul,
Copenhagen-based TrustNordisk has inked further deals and unveiled the first-look image to the dark comedy “The Last Viking” written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen (“Riders of Justice”). Toplining the cast are his usual “partners in crime” Mads Mikkelsen (“Another Round,” “Fantastic Beasts”) and Nikolaj
L.A.-based the Mediapro Studio U.S. & Canada has secured film adaptation rights to “The Museum of Cursed Artifacts,” an upcoming novel by Evan Spiliotopoulos, writer of 2017 Disney blockbuster “Beauty and the Beast.” Described by the Mediapro Studio as action-packed, blending suspense, adventure and supernatural