Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, Kiernan Shipka Added as Newport Beach Fest Honorees
VARIETY – Qualley (currently appearing in “The Substance”) will receive the Spotlight Award and Cannavale (now in “Ezra”) will be recognized with the Artist of Distinction Award during the festival’s awards brunch taking place on Oct. 20. Previously announced honorees include Nicolas Cage, Joan Chen, Colman Domingo, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Sheryl Lee Ralph, George MacKay, Diane Warren and June Squibb. The brunch will also include a conversation with Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch and a presentation of the Legends and Groundbreakers Award to Amy Poehler.
The festival will also be celebrating those behind the camera with the just-announced Master of the Frame panel with leading industry cinematographers on Oct. 19. Current participants include Alice Brooks (“Wicked”) and Lawrence Sher (“Joker: Folie à Deux.”)
The luxury lifestyle film festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with a wide selection of international films including buzzy titles like “Blitz,” “Nightbitch” and “The Piano Lesson.” For Festival passes, tickets, and complete line-up, visit NewportBeachFilmFest.com.
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“The Substance” Sells to France’s Metropolitan
Buzzy Cannes Competition Title ‘The Substance,’ Starring Margaret Qualley and Demi Moore, Sells to France’s Metropolitan
VARIETY – “The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat’s buzzy horror movie starring Margaret Qualley and Demi Moore, has sold to one of France’s biggest distributors, Metropolitan FilmExport, ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Match Factory is handling international sales on the movie, and MUBI just acquired the rights in North America, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America and Benelux, where they will release the film theatrically this year. MUBI has also acquired the movie for Turkey and India.
“We’re very proud to be acquiring ‘The Substance’ by a French director who had already shined with her feature debut, ‘Revenge,’ and has been able to modernize a genre that very few filmmakers can tackle with such artistry,” said Victor Hadida, Metropolitan Filmexport’s co-founder and president.
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“The Substance” Acquired by Mubi
Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley Body Horror ‘The Substance’ Acquired by Mubi Ahead of Cannes Competition World Premiere
VARIETY – Mubi has kicked off its 2024 Cannes Film Festival early and in style, acquiring worldwide rights to one of the buzziest films set to premiere in competition.
The arthouse distributor, production banner and streamer has landed Coralie Fargeat’s body horror “The Substance,” starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Denis Quaid, picking up all rights for North America, U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America and Benelux, where it will release theatrically this year. Mubi has also acquired the rights for Turkey and India. The Match Factory, owned by Mubi, is handling sales for all other territories.
Written and directed by Fargeat, who made a noise with her debut, 2017’s action-thriller “Revenge,” “The Substance” goes into Cannes with a significant amount of intrigue, having been produced by Working Title, the Brit banner best known for rom-coms and prestige dramas.
“Have you ever dreamed of a better version of yourself?” reads the description for “The Substance” on the festival website. “You should try this new product: The Substance. It changed my life. With The Substance, you can generate another version of yourself, younger, more beautiful, more perfect… Just share the time. One week for one, one week for the other. A perfect balance of seven days. Easy isn’t it?”
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Margaret Joins “Huntington”
Studiocanal And A24 Team On Revenge Thriller ‘Huntington’ Starring Glen Powell; Margaret Qualley And Ed Harris Join Cast
DEADLINE – EXCLUSIVE: A24 has come aboard as domestic distributor of John Patton Ford’s Huntington, with the revenge thriller also adding Ed Harris and Margaret Qualley to a cast that already features Glen Powell. The film follows Becket Redfellow (Powell), the heir to a multibillion-dollar fortune who will stop at nothing to get what he deserves … or what he thinks he deserves.
Ford will direct from his original screenplay inspired by Studiocanal’s Comedy library title Kind Hearts and Coronets.
Studiocanal is fully financing the film with casting director Lucy Bevan handling all casting.
EVP Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP Global Production Joe Naftalin will oversee for Studiocanal, along with Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent at Blueprint Pictures.
CEO Anna Marsh, with Halpern and Naftalin, said in a statement: “We are thrilled to be working closely again with our friends at A24 and Blueprint in bringing this incredibly special project to life. John has assembled a dream array of on-screen talent in the extraordinary Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley and Ed Harris, with others to be announced very soon. We can’t wait to begin filming, and to share this wildly entertaining thriller with audiences around the world next year!”
Qualley is repped by CAA and Sloane Offer Weber.
VARIETY – Margaret Qualley is no longer going to star in Hulu‘s limited series about Amanda Knox, Variety has confirmed.
The untitled series was announced in March with Qualley set to star and executive produce. She has reportedly exited the project due to scheduling conflicts. The role will now be recast.
Hulu has ordered eight one-hour episodes of the show. The official description states that it is “based on the true story of how Knox was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free.”
