ATMOSPHERE: Black Bear Nabs Worldwide Rights To NYT Bestselling 80s Space Race Novel Adap From ‘Captain Marvel’ Directors
The film is based on the NYT #1 bestseller by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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THE SURGEON: Michelle Yeoh Action Thriller Lands At Sony For NA
Rights were also sold to Latin America, Italy, China, and Hong Kong.
THE GOOD SAMARITAN: Lucien Laviscount Joins Daisy Ridley Actioner From ‘Taken’ Helmer
Filming begins this Fall.
WHITE: Carla Woodcock To Lead Jake West’s Shark Survival Thriller With Katheine McNamara And Kate Beckinsale
Production recently wrapped in LA and Bulgaria
PING Revs Up With Cast For New Psych Thriller At TIFF Market As Cameras Roll In Mississipi
Megan Lawless (Obsession) leads the cast.
COPPERHEAD: Miles Teller-Led Crime Flick Casts Up As Sales Launch Heads For TIFF
Cameras roll in September
DEACON: TV Drama In The Works From Front Street Pictures Ahead Of TIFF Market Launch
The show is inspired by the life of DJ, boxer and deacon, Zak Santiago
TWO GUN COHEN: Johnnie To’s Latest Takes To Frontières At TIFF: The Market For New ‘Dim Sum Western’ From ‘The Raid’ Producer
To will direct from a script by Patrick Whistler (“In Cold Light”)
News Briefs: BRIGANDS, HIDARI, HOPE 2, And More Updates From Cannes 2026 And Around The Web! [UPDATED]
Here’s a round up of all things Cannes and more for this week!
JUST PLAY DEAD: Sales Locked For New Martin Campbell Crime Thriller Starring Samuel L. Jackson And Eva Green
Highland Film Group has locked distribution deals in key international territories in all media for Just Play Dead, the new crime thriller Samuel L. Jackson (Argylle, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Pulp Fiction), Eva Green (Casino Royale, Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, 300: Rise Of An Empire), and Maria Pedraza (Netflix’s “Money Heist”). Highland co-financed the film and is handling international rights at Cannes, with CAA Media Finance overseeing domestic rights. Just Play Dead is directed by Martin Campbell uhand written by Dan Gordon (Rambo: Last Blood, The Hurricane), and follows wealthy criminal mastermind Jack Wolfe (Jackson) who is cornered by the Feds and plans to fake his own death and claim the $30 million life insurance payout with his “grieving” wife Nora (Green), while framing her surfer lover Chad for his murder. But Nora is cooking up a scheme of her own: kill Jack for real, frame Chad and keep […]
THE BLACK DEMON: ATLANTIS Locks World Sales And Casts Up As Cameras Roll In Colombia
Highland Film Group has locked multiple territories in all media for the new shark survival sequel
WHITE: New Shark Thriller Casts Up For ‘Razor Blade Smile’ Director
Filming commences in the summer!
NAK MUAY: Michelle Yeoh Taps In As Exec Producer On Muay Thai Drama From BAFTA-Winning Director Tinge Krishnan
Cameras begin rolling in August!
THE HEALER: Eddie Peng And Ewan Mitchell Headline New Action Thriller Debut From Can Aydin
The action thriller just wrapped in Budapest and is launching sales at Cannes this month.
THE SWORD: REBIRTH OF THE RED WOLF Stares You Down In The Latest Sales Art For The Korean Tournament Epic
Directed by Kim Han-min and eyeing a 2027 release!
INTERFERENCE: James Badge Dale, Elena Anaya, And Laurence Fishburne To Lead International Crime Thriller As Sales Launch At Cannes
Noora Films will handle international rights with CAA Media Finance representing U.S. rights.
HOMEWRECKER Sets Allison Williams And Michelle Randolph For Xavier Gens Sci-Fi Thriller Production This Summer
Cameras will roll in France in July.
BRAWLER: Details And First Look Unveiled For Scott Adkins’ Directorial Debut
Scott Adkins also stars opposite Lewis Tan (Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 2)
A THREAD OF STEEL Reteams ‘Shadow Transit’ Star And Director For New Historical Action Drama To Be Filmed In China
Hong Kong-based Act3 and Manila-based BlackOps Studios Asia are producing the pic.
Filmart 2026: THAI FIGHTERS Takes North America, Japan, And More In Milestone Deal For 3388 Films
The film opened in Thai cinemas on March 12