Haut Et Court & Good Chaos Team On ‘Paris-Hollywood' Film Rights
The novel is the story of a French journalist and an English-speaking movie star. The two companies have said they plan to adapt the novel into a feature film, with the aim of 'blending the sensibilities of both Franco and Anglo rom-coms.'
More from Deadline
From Journalist To Sales Agent, Festival Head To Producer: Mike Goodridge On His Rare Journey & Ramping Up His Good Chaos Slate - Cannes
Mike Goodridge's Good Chaos Gets Investment From Audio Platform Alexander, Companies Reveal First Film Collaboration
French Animation Firm Sacre Bleu Reveals The Journey Behind Annecy Opener 'Sirocco And The Kingdom Of Air Streams' & The Growing Influence Of Japanese Manga
'Paris-Hollywood is not only a charming and winning read, but it also digs intelligently into the nature of love and the limits we put on ourselves before falling in love,' Mike Goodridge, CEO of Good Chaos, said in a statement. 'We are so excited to be building this movie with our dear friends at Haut et Court and make a classic European romcom.'
Paris-Hollywood was one of the buzzier titles at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, where it was picked up by publishers in six different territories.
Caroline Benjo, Co-CEO of Haut et Court added: 'We are absolutely thrilled to have teamed up with Good Chaos to bring to the screen this delightful rom-com that plays so much on the genre, but with a 'je ne sais quoi et presque rien'. We jumped on the rights as soon as we read the book as its tone is absolutely unique and reminds us of the best of English rom-coms but set in France'
Haut et Court are best known for titles such as Laurent Cantet's The Class (Palme d'Or, 2008), Yorgos Lanthimos' The Lobster (Jury Prize Cannes, 2015), and Fabrice Gobert's acclaimed TV series The Returned (International Emmy for Best TV Series, 2013). Upcoming projects include Vladimir de Fontenay's Sukkwan Island (Sundance Official Selection, 2025), adapted from the David Vann book of the same title, and Dominik Moll's highly anticipated new film Case 137, following the success of his César-winning The Night Of The 12th.
Headed by Mike Goodridge, Good Chaos's upcoming titles include Edward Berger's new film The Ballad Of A Small Player starring Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton, and Laszlo Nemes' latest epic Ophan set in 1957 Budapest. Previous credits include Baltasar Kormakur's Touch and Sandhya Suri's Santosh and Triangle Of Sadness (Palme d'Or, 2022).
Best of Deadline
2025 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Spirits, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More
2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
'The Apprentice' Oscar Nominees Sebastian Stan & Jeremy Strong On Why It's 'More Of A Horror Movie' With "Monstrous Egos"
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Geek Tyrant
13 minutes ago
- Geek Tyrant
Angelina Jolie and Doug Liman Reunite for the Action-Packed Spy Thriller THE INITIATIVE — GeekTyrant
Angelina Jolie is stepping back into the high-octane world of espionage with The Initiative , a new spy thriller that sees her reuniting with Doug Liman, the director behind the fan-favorite Mr. and Mrs. Smith . Universal Pictures is currently in talks to scoop up this high-profile project, which has F. Scott Frazier ( Collide , xXx: The Return of Xander Cage ) on board to write the screenplay. While the studio is keeping plot details under tight wraps, this new film is shaping up to be a slick return to the action-packed roles that made Jolie a box office powerhouse with films like Salt , The Tourist , and Wanted . If the deal with Universal goes through, executive VP of production development Jay Polidoro and director of development Tony Ducret will be steering the project for the studio. The Initiative is being produced by Jeff Kirschenbaum for Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, which already shares a strong creative connection with both Liman and Jolie. The production company previously backed Disney's Maleficent franchise, where Jolie dominated the screen as the title character. Liman's recent streak of successful projects includes Road House for Amazon MGM Studios and the upcoming The Instigations for Apple TV+. He's no stranger to Universal either, having directed The Bourne Identity and American Made . He's also currently collaborating again with Tom Cruise on a groundbreaking project set to be filmed entirely in space. As for Jolie, she continues to expand her creative empire. She recently earned acclaim for her portrayal of opera icon Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín's Maria , and she'll soon be seen in the bilingual drama Couture by Alice Winocour, which she also produced. Her next big screen outing includes the film adaptation of Anxious People , directed by Marc Forster. Jolie has also made her mark behind the camera with projects like First They Killed My Father , which she co-wrote and produced, the Oscar-nominated Unbroken , and her upcoming film Without Blood , starring Salma Hayek Pinault and Demián Bichir, based on the novel by Alessandro Baricco. On top of all that, she recently nabbed a Tony Award as a producer for the Broadway musical The Outsiders .
CNET
13 minutes ago
- CNET
'Peacemaker' Season 2: Steve Agee Teases 'Superman' Connection and 'Less Terrifying' Dance Number
Season 2 of Peacemaker, the first original TV series under the new DCU banner, is nearly here. It's been three-and-a-half years of waiting, and the new episode run kicks off on Thursday on HBO Max. I hope you're excited, because I sure am. The first season gave John Cena's helmet-wearing villain (previously seen in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad) the spotlight and, in turn, we watched Peacemaker -- also known as Chris Smith -- as he struggled with the bad decisions and abusive demons of his past. Oh, and he also fought an invasion of butterfly aliens. You know, as you do. The series humanized its titular bad-guy-turned-sorta-good-guy by giving him a ragtag crew to bond with. This team from Amanda Waller's government agency Argus included Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland), Adrian Chase (Freddie Stroma) and Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks). And let's not forget Steve Agee, who plays John Economos. Agee first brought Economos to life in 2021's The Suicide Squad and has since returned to the character in Creature Commandos and Peacemaker. If the name John Economos doesn't ring a bell, you may know him better as "Dye Beard," the unfortunate nickname that stuck with him throughout season 1. According to the actor, that moniker is gone in season 2. Now, I'm not going to tell you what it's replaced with, but Agee revealed to me that Economos "isn't crazy about it." Ahead of the premiere of season 2, I spoke to him over Zoom to dig into Economos's new struggles, Peacemaker's connection to Superman and a pesky new opening credits dance number. Read more: HBO Max: The 28 Absolute Best TV Shows to Watch Steve Agee and Tim Meadows star in season 2 of Peacemaker on HBO Max. Curtis Bonds Baker/HBO Max Your character has to work alongside some interesting new characters this season. Start with Langston Fleury, since he's the one who gives you that nickname. What does his character represent for John's story arc this season? He's a babysitter, really. I'm really the only one left working at Argus in season 2. They know that I'm still friends with Peacemaker, and so, I feel like a lot of people there don't trust Economos. So I'm kind of saddled with a babysitter. An insane babysitter. Rick Flag Sr. has a major presence in season 2. He's your boss at Argus, now. How is that impacting John? It's a paycheck, man. I can't go out and be a mercenary. I'm too weak, you know? I think I'm comfortable with computers. I'm still not sure Economos is comfortable in the surveillance aspect, which is largely what I'm doing a lot of in this season, especially when I'm half having to surveil a friend, but it also allows me the ability to kind of watch over this friend and make sure he's OK. And you know, Flag: this whole season is driven by the fact that Peacemaker killed his kid. Yeah, that's the whole thing driving this season. Had that not happened? I don't think we have a show, especially a season 2. Frank Grillo is Rick Flag, Sr. in season 2 of Peacemaker on HBO Max. Jessica Miglio/HBO Max But is this just a paycheck? I think you've talked about this in previous interviews, that John Economos is like a ball of anxiety. Is there any fear in John of not having a clear sense of purpose? There's a lot of that there. Also, in season 1, we were all kind of at odds with each other, until the end, where we all came together and became the 11th Street Kids and formed these bonds. That fight at the end was our Vietnam, you know? This is like our Band of Brothers. These are now my only friends. And so Economos has loyalty to these people, which I think is also another reason for him to stay and do what he's doing. Season 1 revealed the sad reason why Economos dyes his beard. Given the storyline's emotional grounding, can we expect another moment like that this season? Well, I feel like in season 1, we needed a backstory for Economos. We didn't know a lot about him, and that monologue at the end about why I dye my beard is heartbreaking. We also needed to kind of get into Peacemaker's backstory and understand why he is such a piece of shit. James really does that well. He did it in Creature Commandos with the Weasel. You watch The Suicide Squad movie, and you're like, "This guy's a fucking monster. He killed a bunch of kids." And then you watch the animated series and you're like, Oh my god, this is so goddamn tragic. So we know more about Peacemaker going into season 2. We know more about Economos a little bit, or at least his weird brain. And I think there are other characters that we need to kind of explore deeper this season, you know, like Harcourt and still Cena, too. John Cena and Danielle Brooks return for season 2 of Peacemaker on HBO Max. Jessica Miglio/HBO Max Since you now have previous experience with the dance choreography for the season 1 dance number, how was it doing this new opening credit sequence? Easier? More stressful? Terrifying? It was less terrifying. I was more, I don't want to say bummed out, but it's just that I don't like dancing. It's very difficult for me. And I knew this was a much bigger number because we had more cast members. It was going to be a two-day shoot instead of one day. So I honestly wasn't looking forward to shooting the dance number, because I knew it was going to be very difficult for me, as well as probably a quarter of the other cast members. But, on the other hand, it's one of the highlights of the show. I knew once we finished, it was going to be this amazing thing under my belt to brag about and show people. So, what's the big deal about Peacemaker's pocket dimension? Why is this such a big issue for Argus? I mean, it's because it's a doorway to several worlds that we don't know. It's in Superman; it's becoming clear that there are people who have an issue with meta-humans and stuff like that. This is literally a doorway to access more meta-humans, possibly. So they just really don't want to explore this, and they want to keep it kind of shut down.
Fox News
14 minutes ago
- Fox News
'South Park' voice actor opens up about being a Trump supporter while working on the show
Actress and stuntwoman Janeshia Adams-Ginyard discusses 'South Park' taking political jabs at the Trump administration and Hollywood 'pandering' on 'The Will Cain Show.'
