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28-05-2025
- Business
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Janus Films Acquires Bi Gan's Cannes Prize-winner ‘Resurrection' For North America
Janus Films has acquired North American rights to Bi Gan's Resurrection, with the film winning the Special Jury prize at the recently-concluded Cannes Film Festival. Marking Bi's third feature, Resurrection stars Jackson Yee, Shu Qi, Mark Chao and Li Gengxi. More from Deadline Sergei Loznitsa's 'Two Prosecutors' Scores Fresh Deals For Coproduction Office - Cannes Netflix Buys Richard Linklater's 'Breathless' Homage & Love Letter To Cinema 'Nouvelle Vague' In Record Domestic Deal For A French-Language Movie Breaking Baz @ Cannes: "Even If I'm Fired, I Stay," Declares Defiant Thierry Frémaux; Festival Victors Dance The Night Away After Strongest Selection In Years The deal was negotiated by Janus Films and Losange Films. Resurrection unfolds in six parts spanning a century, set in a world where humanity has lost the ability to dream. However, one creature remains entranced by the fading illusions of the dreamworld. Bi previously directed Kaili Blues and Long Day's Journey into Night — with the latter premiering in Cannes' Un Certain Regard section in 2018. Resurrection was produced by China's Huace Pictures and Dangmai Films with France's CG Cinema, and features a score by French band M83. 'Bi Gan's Resurrection is a kaleidoscopic, time-skipping, genre-mashing odyssey through cinema and dreams that will thrill fans of daring, visionary filmmakers like David Lynch, Andrei Tarkovsky, Leos Carax and Wong Kar-wai,' said Janus Films. 'We're very proud and excited to bring this surreal, provocative, epic experience to screens across North America and to champion the work of Bi Gan, a director we have long admired.' Losange Films added: 'Losange Films is delighted to embark on this new collaboration with the Janus Films team. Resurrection is a powerful and singular film that has been sparking passionate reactions from festival audiences, international buyers, and the press. It's a film that truly calls for a tailored, original, and ambitious release strategy. With their impeccable taste and exceptional vision, Janus Films are the ideal partners for us.' Best of Deadline 'Hacks' Season 4 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? Everything We Know About 'Hacks' Season 4 So Far 'The Last Of Us': Differences Between HBO Series & Video Game Across Seasons 1 And 2
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Riley Keough to Star in Albert Serra's English-Language Debut ‘Out of This World,' Exploring U.S.-Russia Rivalry Amid the Ukrainian War (EXCLUSIVE)
Riley Keough has joined the cast of 'Out of This World' directed by Albert Serra, the Spanish director whose 2022 film 'Pacifiction' competed at Cannes and won a pair of Cesar Awards. Keough will star opposite F. Murray Abraham and Liza Yankovskaia ('Frau'). Serra's English-language film debut, 'Out of This World' follows an American delegation traveling to Russia in the midst of the Ukrainian war to try to find a solution to an economic dispute. The project explores the decades-long rivalry between Russia and the U.S. While it will mainly shoot in English, it will also include some Russian dialogue. Kristen Stewart was previously attached to star in the movie. More from Variety Asian Film Collective Maboroshi Makes Cannes Market Launch With Global Vision (EXCLUSIVE) Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' Secures China Release Despite Trade Tensions Cash-Strapped Hollywood Could Turn to Qatar, Which Is Making Moves at Cannes 'Out of This World' is being represented internationally by Alice Lesort's sales team at Losange Films, Charles Gillibert's auteur-driven sales and production boutique which is a sister label to CG Cinema. The feature, which marks Serra's eighth film, is produced by Les Films du Losange, Idéale Audience Group and Andergraun Films in association with Felix Culpa and in co-production with Rosa Filmes and Forma Pro. Les Films du Losange will also be distributing 'Out of This World' in France. 'We are very proud to be boarding Albert Serra's new film — his very first in the English language,' said Lesort who described him as 'one most inventive filmmakers of his generation, with previous works that are both powerful and marked by rare cinematic audacity.' 'The idea of this encounter with Riley Keough is something we're truly passionate about,' Lesort said. 'she is an actress of great intensity, capable of portraying complex characters with rare precision, and her sensitivity brings extraordinary depth to every project.' Serra last directed 'Afternoons of Solitude' which won the Golden Shell at San Sebastian last year. Keough will next be seen in Karim Ainouz's 'Rosebush Pruning.' Gillibert's CG Cinema is at Cannes with three movies across the official selection, notably Bi Gan's 'Resurrection' in competition; Kirill Serebrennikov's 'The Disappearance of Josef Mengele' and Kristin Stewart's 'Chronology of Water' in Un Certain Regard. Coming up at fall festivals, CG Cinema will present Alice Winocour's 'Coutures,' starring Angelina Jolie, and Jim Jarmusch's star-studded 'Father, Mother, Sister, Brother.' Losange Films, meanwhile, represents four Cannes films internationally, 'Resurrection,' 'Chronology of Water,' Nadav Lapid's 'Yes' and Tony Gatlif's 'Ange.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
