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Mubi has won out in a multi-distributor tug of war for Lynne Ramsay's Cannes Competition film Die My Love starring Jennifer Lawrence in a performance that is already generating Oscar buzz. The voracious buyer is taking domestic and multiple international rights.
The deal is in the range of $23 million, maybe closer to $24 million, with full domestic theatrical commitment on 1,500 screens for 45 days, we hear.
Mubi is on a roll, as we reported in a company deep-dive earlier this week. The ambitious arthouse studio, which made a big splash with The Substance this past awards season, is growing fast and aiming high. It already had three films in Competition and another in Un Certain Regard. It now has a fourth Competition film, around 20 percent of the lineup. >>>Apple, Neon Among Bidders
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Dakota Johnson has never been to Cannes before. “Somebody told me that people wear gowns and flip-flops and run into hotels,” she laughs, “That sounds like something I’d love to do.”
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📺 Wendy McMahon has announced her resignation as the president and CEO of CBS News and Stations, the latest departure from the network amid the pending acquisition by Skydance. McMahon noted in a memo to staffers that “the past few months have been challenging. It’s become clear that the company and I do not agree on the path forward." 📺 The Season 50 finale of SNL offered some jokes and maybe some hints about who might be leaving the venerable NBC sketch comedy series. Among them were a bit about cast member Sarah Sherman leaving and "Weekend Update" co-anchor Colin Jost replacing Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels.
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