EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is nearing a world rights deal and a budget commitment of more than $40 million for the hottest Cannes package, Down Under Cover, the mismatched buddy cop comedy that stars Avengers: Endgame's Chris Hemsworth and Girls Trip's Tiffany Haddish, from a script by Peter Hoare. It’s one of…

Winter is coming. That has been the mantra for some time at the major film markets. So the slew of sizable packages announced for this year's Cannes film market has left some scratching their heads. If, as has been the conversation, these are the last days of Rome for the independent film business, maybe things aren't…

EXCLUSIVE: Joe and Anthony Russo are re-teaming with Chris Hemsworth. The Avengers: Endgame directors have committed to produce Down Under Cover, the comedy that teams Hemsworth with Girls Trip's Tiffany Haddish on a two-hander buddy-cop action comedy that is being mounted in the spirit of films like 48 Hours, Rush Hou…