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Pink Villa
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Is Die, My Love NOT About Postpartum Troubles Despite Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson's Claims? Director Lynne Ramsay Reveals
Lynne Ramsay's new film, Die, My Love, has become one of the most talked-about titles at this year's Cannes Film Festival. The film, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, sparked strong reactions during its screening at the Lumière Theatre. But Ramsay believes many are misreading it. 'This whole postpartum thing is just bulls***,' Ramsay said in a fireside chat with veteran critic Elvis Mitchell in Cannes, as per Deadline. 'It's not about that. It's about a relationship breaking down, it's about love breaking down, and it's about sex breaking down after having a baby. And it's also about a creative block.' Based on the 2017 novel by Ariana Harwicz, Die, My Love follows a young couple who move from New York City to rural Montana in search of a quieter life. Their intense passion is tested after the birth of their child, shaking their bond to its core. Jennifer Lawrence, who also produced the film through her company Excellent Cadaver, was eager to work with Ramsay. The director revealed that Lawrence had reached out directly to express her interest. 'She said, 'What about this Die, My Love?'' Ramsay shared. 'But I said I don't want to do something like We Need to Talk About Kevin. I'd like to do something light. Because people like to box you in.' Despite initially being hesitant, Ramsay eventually wrote a first draft and found herself drawn to the project. The final cast also includes LaKeith Stanfield, Sissy Spacek, and Nick Nolte. Adding to the buzz, Die, My Love was acquired by Mubi in a USD 24 million deal, the largest on the ground at this year's festival. Mubi has committed to a wide theatrical release on 1,500 screens for 45 days. The streamer/distributor secured rights in North America, Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Benelux, Turkey, India, Australia, and New Zealand. The film was directed by Ramsay from a script she co-wrote with Enda Walsh and Alice Birch. It was produced by Lawrence and Justine Ciarrocchi, along with Martin Scorsese, Andrea Calderwood, and Black Label Media's Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill, and Thad Luckinbill, who also financed the film.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Wes Anderson, Benicio Del Toro's ‘The Phoenician Scheme' Cannes Premiere Draws Polite Ovation
Wes Anderson has yet again entertained Cannes. This time, the auteur debuted his hotly-anticipated The Phoenician Scheme at the fest's Lumière Theatre, arriving by bus — yes, bus — with stars Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera and Riz Ahmed on Sunday night. More from The Hollywood Reporter Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson's 'Die My Love' Sells to Mubi for North America, U.K., Latin America 'A Pale View of Hills' Review: An Overly Cautious Adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's Haunting Novel Sissy Spacek Shares 'Carrie' Audition Doubts at Spirited 'Awards Chatter' Podcast Taping in Cannes Anderson was also joined by Jeffrey Wright, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bill Murray, Rupert Friend, co-writer Roman Coppola and composer Alexandre Desplat on the Palais steps ahead of the premiere. Receptions at this year's Cannes Film Festival, in particular for the competition titles, have generally been a little tepid. Anderson was the recipient of a polite six-minute ovation. Mia Threapleton was in tears, hugging Michael Cera during the ovation. After the applause calmed down, Anderson took a brief moment to thank his cast. Before the movie screened, Anderson and his cast were in good spirits as they took to the Palais steps, waving the weekend farewell on the Croisette. The Phoenician Scheme marks Anderson's fourth debut in Cannes, after Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The French Dispatch (2021) and Asteroid City (2023). Out May 30 via Focus Features, this next movie stars del Toro as European tycoon Zsa-Zsa Korda, who has built a globe-spanning empire using dubious business practices. 'I didn't really know what it was, but I had the image of Benicio playing a Euro business tycoon, like somebody in an Antonioni movie,' Anderson recently told The Hollywood Reporter about casting del Toro.' 'I could just see him in it; I could see him and his sunglasses. But one of the main inspirations — along with a handful of real European businessmen — but the more personal connection is my wife's father [Fouad Malouf]. He's Lebanese, and he was an amazing kind of larger-than-life figure, and I really loved him.' After barely surviving the latest in a litany of assassination attempts, del Toro's character appoints an heir to his estate, his estranged and only daughter, Liesl, a nun on the verge of taking her vows, played by Mia Threapleton. Returning Anderson players like Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bryan Cranston and Tom Hanks also feature. Threapleton said to THR for in her rising star feature: 'As a performer, it was amazing to play around within the scenes and try different things out and explore things with the sheer volume of talented people that he amasses.' The Phoenician Scheme follows star-studded premieres of Die, My Love, Eddington, The Chronology of Water, Nouvelle Vague and Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning at this year's Cannes Film Festival, running May 13-24. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV The 10 Best Baseball Movies of All Time, Ranked
