Just as a new look is unveiled of body horror maestro David Cronenberg’s new movie, The Shrouds, another movie that treads in his specialty has broken a bit of news. International director Coralie Fargeat will be releasing a body horror film of her own with some big names attached. The Substance is an English-language film from the French native and will be starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. The movie is set to make its debut at the Cannes Film Festival this year, and Deadline has revealed that the company Mubi has acquired all rights in North America, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America and Benelux, where they will be releasing theatrically sometime this year. Mubi has also acquired the rights for markets in Turkey and India.
Additionally, it is also reported that The Match Factory will be handling sales for the movie in all the other territories.
Additionally, it is also reported that The Match Factory will be handling sales for the movie in all the other territories.
- 5/8/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
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...
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...
- 5/8/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Mubi has acquired worldwide rights for French director Coralie Fargeat’s English-language body horror movie The Substance ahead of its world premiere in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival this month.
The global film distributor, production company and streaming service will retain all rights in North America, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America and Benelux, where they will release theatrically this year. MubI has also acquired the rights for Turkey and India.
The Match Factory is handling sales for all other territories.
The Working Title Films production is written and directed by Fargeat and stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid.
Plot details have been kept largely under wraps but as per Deadline’s announcement of the film in 2022, we understand it is a feminist take on body horror.
The feature follows Fargeat’s buzzy breakout debut feature Revenge, which world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in...
The global film distributor, production company and streaming service will retain all rights in North America, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America and Benelux, where they will release theatrically this year. MubI has also acquired the rights for Turkey and India.
The Match Factory is handling sales for all other territories.
The Working Title Films production is written and directed by Fargeat and stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid.
Plot details have been kept largely under wraps but as per Deadline’s announcement of the film in 2022, we understand it is a feminist take on body horror.
The feature follows Fargeat’s buzzy breakout debut feature Revenge, which world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in...
- 5/8/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Mubi has acquired Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance for multiple territories ahead of its world premiere in Cannes Competition.
The company has acquired all rights for North America, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America and Benelux, and will conduct theatrical releases in all this year. It has also picked up rights for Turkey and India.
The Match Factory, owned by Mubi, is handling sales for all other territories.
Written and directed by Revenge filmmaker Fargeat, The Substance is a body horror about a substance that gives users a younger, more beautiful, more perfect version of themselves.
Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley...
The company has acquired all rights for North America, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America and Benelux, and will conduct theatrical releases in all this year. It has also picked up rights for Turkey and India.
The Match Factory, owned by Mubi, is handling sales for all other territories.
Written and directed by Revenge filmmaker Fargeat, The Substance is a body horror about a substance that gives users a younger, more beautiful, more perfect version of themselves.
Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley...
- 5/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Producer Patrick Sobelman & Gaumont Exec Ariane Toscan du Plantier To Head Up France’s César Academy
Producer Patrick Sobelman and Ariane Toscan du Plantier, director of Cinema Distribution France and International at film and TV company Gaumont, have been voted in as president and vice-president of France’s César Academy.
Their mandate begins on July 16 for two years. Sobelman was previously vice-president of the César Academy alongside outgoing president Véronique Cayla.
The president and vice-president, the members of the executive Academy Office, who assist them in their work, as well as the heads of the 22 professionals chapters were voted on by the 176 members of the general assembly of the Association for the Promotion of Cinema, the umbrella body overseeing Cesar Academy. The general assembly members are in turn voted in by the some 4,700 members of the academy.
Since 2020, the Apc has stipulated gender parity across the César Academy’s Presidency, Academy Office and different chapter representatives, following accusations of lack of gender equality within its ranks...
Their mandate begins on July 16 for two years. Sobelman was previously vice-president of the César Academy alongside outgoing president Véronique Cayla.
The president and vice-president, the members of the executive Academy Office, who assist them in their work, as well as the heads of the 22 professionals chapters were voted on by the 176 members of the general assembly of the Association for the Promotion of Cinema, the umbrella body overseeing Cesar Academy. The general assembly members are in turn voted in by the some 4,700 members of the academy.
Since 2020, the Apc has stipulated gender parity across the César Academy’s Presidency, Academy Office and different chapter representatives, following accusations of lack of gender equality within its ranks...
- 5/3/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Universal Pictures and Working Title Films have set Demi Moore and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘s Margaret Qualley to star in The Substance, with Coralie Fargeat (Revenge) directing her script. She also is producing alongside Working Title partners Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan.
This will mark the French filmmaker’s first studio feature. She made her helming debut on Revenge, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto and played Sundance a few months later and was then released by Neon.
Specifics on The Substance are being kept under wraps, but Deadline hears it is Fargeat’s explosive feminist take on body horror. Production begins in Paris this May.
Moore most recently lent her voice to QCode’s podcast Dirty Diana, which is being adapted into an Amazon series that Moore will executive produce and star in. She next will be seen in the feature Please Baby Please, which kicked of the 2022 Rotterdam film festival.
This will mark the French filmmaker’s first studio feature. She made her helming debut on Revenge, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto and played Sundance a few months later and was then released by Neon.
Specifics on The Substance are being kept under wraps, but Deadline hears it is Fargeat’s explosive feminist take on body horror. Production begins in Paris this May.
Moore most recently lent her voice to QCode’s podcast Dirty Diana, which is being adapted into an Amazon series that Moore will executive produce and star in. She next will be seen in the feature Please Baby Please, which kicked of the 2022 Rotterdam film festival.
- 1/31/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
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