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May 19, 2019
Cannes First Look: Lily Collins in ‘Inheritance’ (Exclusive)
Highland Film Group is handling International sales on the thriller, also starring Simon Pegg. Lily Collins is armed and dangerous in this exclusive first look image from Vaughn Stein’s Inheritance. Also starring Simon Pegg, the high-stakes thriller follows Lauren Monroe (Collins), a prominent family woman and rising star in the New...
May 16, 2019
Cannes: Susan Sarandon to Play Grandmother of School Shooter in John Krokidas’ ‘Tunnels’
The drama, set in the wake of a school shooting, will see the star play the grandmother who raised the shooter. Susan Sarandon has signed on to star in Tunnels, a drama from Kill Your Darlings director John Krokidas, set in the wake of a school shooting. The Thelma & Louise and Dead Man Walking actress will...
May 14, 2019
SXSW Comedy ‘Yes, God, Yes’, Starring Natalia Dyer, Timothy Simons & Alisha Boe, Gets International Sales Deal — Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: SXSX Special Jury Award winner Yes, God, Yes, starring Natalia Dyer(Stranger Things), Timothy Simons (Veep) and Alisha Boe (13 Reasons Why), has been picked up for international sales by Highland Film Group. Writer-director Karen Maine’s well-received (Obvious Child) comedy follows a Catholic teenager in the early 2000s who struggles to suppress her new masturbatory urges in...
May 11, 2019
Cannes: Jake Manley to Star in ‘Southland’ Opposite Bella Thorne
Jake Manley will star opposite Bella Thorne in “Southland,” Variety has learned. The film centers on a diner employee named Arielle who dreams of a better life outside of her small Florida town. After falling for a young parolee named Dean, she convinces him to return to his criminal ways. With the goal of becoming...