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Perth Now
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Jennifer Lawrence's latest film ‘Die My Love' secures $24 million global distribution deal
Jennifer Lawrence's latest film 'Die My Love' has secured a $24 million global distribution deal. It marks the largest acquisition at this year's Cannes film market, with the multi-territory agreement struck by streaming service Mubi and includes North American rights to the feature, which also stars Robert Pattinson. According to Variety, it was also brokered by 193, a new sales company launched by Legendary and headed by industry veteran Patrick Wachsberger. The company brought 'Die My Love', directed by Lynn Ramsey, to Cannes as part of its inaugural slate. It premiered in competition at the festival and in a statement about the distribution deal struck on the back of its showing at the festival, Patrick said: 'Securing global sales on four high-profile films, one of which having already had a successful premiere, affirms the strength of our storytelling and the trust our global partners have placed in us. This is a fantastic start for our company and a signal of the compelling projects we will continue to deliver.' Sales for 'Die My Love' extended far beyond the Mubi deal, with rights sold in the Baltics, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, the Middle East, Mongolia, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Scandinavia and Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro, among other territories. Also included in 193's Cannes slate was 'Scandalous!', a biographical romance depicting the relationship between Kim Novak and Sammy Davis Jr. The film marks the directorial debut of Colman Domingo and stars Sydney Sweeney and David Jonsson. It sold to distributors in Australia, New Zealand, Greece, Spain, the U.K. and others. 'The Surgeon', written and directed by oncologist-turned-filmmaker Roshan Sethi and starring Michelle Yeoh, also found buyers across multiple territories. Roshan reunites with Patrick and producer Basil Iwanyk following their previous collaboration on 'John Wick'. Distribution deals were confirmed for Australia and New Zealand, Israel, South Africa and the Philippines. Finally, the reimagining of the cult classic 'The Toxic Avenger', a dark comedy starring Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon and Elijah Wood, was picked up in several major territories. These include Germany and Austria, Japan, Italy and Britain.
Perth Now
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Sydney Sweeney refuses to put 'personal feelings' into movie characters
Sydney Sweeney refuses to put her "personal feelings" into her characters. The 27-year-old actress has revealed an acting coach taught her how to stay removed from her roles because she wants to be able to have a "healthy, balanced life" away from her work. She told Empire magazine: "I love to be able to jump fully into these characters and go mad, almost, in the scenes, but if I took that home, that definitely would not be a fun dynamic for my friends and family. "I don't ever put any of my own personal thoughts or memories or feelings into a character. I was taught that by my friend Kodi Smit-McPhee's dad, Andy [an acting coach]. "He taught it to me as a way of just making sure that I can have a healthy, balanced life, and being able to know who Sydney is as a person, and then also be able to know who my characters are." Sydney's latest role is in thriller 'Echo Valley' alongside Julianne Moore and she admits she was thrilled to work with the Oscar-winner. She added: "Oh, I am obsessed with Julianne Moore. When I found out I was going to do a movie with her ... I keep being like: 'Oh my gosh, I'm ticking off all these big bucket-list items in my career.' I really hope my thirties can live up to my twenties." The pair share a series of emotionally-charged scenes together in the film - in which Sydney plays a troubled drug addict who returns to her mother [played by Moore] for help. Sydney added of the film: "You have to be able to go to those places, because they can be scary. I just let whatever happens with the character happen. I never know what's going to come out. I don't know how I'm going to perform a scene. I don't plan it." The actress' upcoming projects include Jon M. Chu's new movie 'Split Fiction' - based on the video game of the same name - as well as a biopic which tells the story of boxer Christy Martin and she's also reportedly set to play actress Kim Novak in 'Scandalous!', directed by Colman Domingo. Sydney has previously admitted she "tried to hide" her personality at the start of her career, revealing she has never felt sure about what she should and shouldn't share with the public. Asked what advice she'd give her younger self, Sydney told Vanity Fair's 2025 Hollywood Issue: "I actually think about this often. I go back and forth. "One way is, 'Sydney, don't give them any part of you, only talk work.' Then there's another part of me where I wish that I could have started off and been so openly me that there's no questioning things that I say. "I just tried to hide who I was for so long because I wanted a little bit of myself for myself. I didn't want to give it all away." Sydney observed that people are inclined to "create their own idea of who you are". She continued: "Then when you just talk about work, people are annoyed or bored or - what I've noticed the most - they just create their own idea of who you are. I see that all the time with me."
