A well-regarded director's long-delayed film, Charades, acquired by the newly formed Clockworks division, premiered in Cannes along with other notable titles.
found something like a second wind in its final days, with a flurry of high-profile acquisitions injecting some much-needed energy into what had been a, which opened Cannes Critics’ Week.
The hand-drawn French animated feature, from Franco-Vietnamese director Phuong Mai Nguyen, is an adaptation of the graphic novel by AJ Dungo and is a love story set in L.A. between AJ, a shy, skateboard and art-loving teen, and Kristen, a surfer girl. Will Sharpe and Stephanie Hsu voice the English-language version. Charades is handling sales.
Jury President Park, is set to star Matthew McConaughey, Austin Butler, Pedro Pascal and Tang Wei and has been a long-gestating passion project for theThe Park acquisition, if it closes, would mark a significant early statement of intent for Clockworks, the newly minted Warner Bros. division still establishing its identity.for a reported $17 million following a bidding war of the kind Cannes once reliably produced but has struggled to replicate in recent years. UTA and Charades handled sales.director Mimi Cave, stars Jonathan Bailey and Natalie Portman in a psychological thriller set in the world of competitive cycling.
Amazon picked up the majority ofBut the strong finish for the Cannes Market only underscored the relative quiet that preceded it — this was a Cannes that needed a last-minute sprint to get marked down as a win. THR's Original PodcastsThe Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2026 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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