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EXCLUSIVE: Brisk business has been concluded on Midas Man, the feature about the life of The Beatles manager Brian Epstein, by sales outfit Mister Smith Entertainment. Signature Entertainment has picked up rights for UK and Ireland following the recent Cannes virtual market. Deals have also been concluded for…

Kunal Nayyar, Lucy Hale and Christina Hendricks are set to star in The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, an adaptation of the New York Times best-selling novel by Gabrielle Zevin. Hans Canosa will direct from Zevin's adaptation of her own novel and David Garrett's Mister Smith Entertainment will be shopping the project to…

EXCLUSIVE: The Kissing Booth and Euphoria star Jacob Elordi will star with Star Trek and American Horror Story star Zachary Quinto in the road-trip crime thriller He Went That Way, which Mister Smith Entertainment is launching ahead of the virtual Cannes market. Set in 1964, the movie is based on the strange but true…

Mister Smith Entertainment has inked a series of international deals on its comedy-horror Werewolves Within following the culmination of last week's virtual European Film Market. As previously reported, the film was acquired by IFC for North America. Now, it has also sold to the UK (Signature Entertainment), Australia…

EXCLUSIVE: Westworld and Creed star Tessa Thompson is to star with Marwan Kenzari (Aladdin) in psychological thriller Balestra, which Mister Smith, Endeavor Content and CAA Media Finance will be shopping during next week’s Cannes virtual market. Thompson will also executive-produce the film, which will be directed…

John Hawkes (The Sessions) and Oscar winner Allison Janney (I, Tonya) have come on board for roles in the real-life-inspired feature To Leslie with Andrea Riseborough (Birdman). Mister Smith has also boarded the project for international sales ahead of the Cannes virtual market. UTA Independent Film Group is repping…

EXCLUSIVE: Pretty Little Liars and Truth Or Dare actress Lucy Hale will star with When We First Met and The Flash actor Robbie Amell in rom-com movie The Hating Game, based on the hit novel by Sally Thorne. The 2018 USA Today bestseller, published in more than 20 countries, tells the story of kind-hearted Lucy Hutton…

Mackenzie Foy and Kate Winslet have been set to star in Black Beauty, the feature film update of the classic Anna Sewell novel that is being written and directed by Ashley Avis. Bolt Pictures and Constantin Film are teaming to produce the pic, which will mirror the events of the original 1877 book while bringing them…

EXCLUSIVE: David Garrett’s Mister Smith Entertainment has boarded international sales rights to drama Jungleland, starring Jack O’Connell (Unbroken), Charlie Hunnam (Sons Of Anarchy), Jessica Barden (End Of The F***ing World) and Jonathan Majors (White Boy Rick). CAA and Endeavor will rep U.S. In Jungleland, a…

EXCLUSIVE: Stanley Tucci is set to star in John Leonetti's upcoming feature The Silence from Constantin Film and EMJAG Productions. He'll join Kiernan Shipka, who was previously announced, in the title. David Garrett's Mister Smith Entertainment is shopping to foreign buyers this week. Project is produced by Robert…

EXCLUSIVE: Kiernan Shipka, who played Sally Draper in Mad Men, is set to star in horror director John Leonetti's next feature The Silence from Constantin Film and EMJAG Productions. David Garrett's Mister Smith Entertainment is launching international sales on the project in Cannes next week. Project is produced by…

Elle Fanning is set to star in Max Minghella's directorial debut Teen Spirit, which David Garrett's Mister Smith Entertainment is shopping to international buyers at the EFM. She'll star as Violet, a shy teenager living in a small European town who dreams of pop stardom as an escape from her dismal surroundings and…