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24
Oct
2018

Acquisitions at Cannes

Leone Film Group closed several deals at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival's Marché du Film. Starting with After, based on Anna Todd's fan fiction phenomenon on Wattpad, which quickly became an international bestseller, selling 30 million copies worldwide and one million in Italy. Continuing with another highly anticipated title: 355, a female-led spy/action film directed by Simon Kinberg, featuring an all-star cast: Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Lupita Nyong'o, and Bingbing Fan. Also, The Lost Prince, a family film in the vein of Two Is a Family, directed by Michel Hazanavicius, starring Omar Sy and Bérénice Bejo. Moving to the animation genre with Fireheart, produced by the creators of Ballerina and The Intouchables. Finally, A Gun To The Head / Aka Toff Guys is Guy Ritchie's next film, marking his return to his roots with an action film in the style of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch.