Entities/Festival/Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

Festival ⌖ Watchlist Tracks 2 name variants incl. Cannes
last seen in coverage Oct 14
692
Wire items · since Feb 21
62
Deal items
57
Tracked projects
9
Months active
125
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 62 tracked deal items

34% of tracked dealflow (21/62) is greenlight; 80% of classified deal mediums are film; 81% of staged deals sit early-funnel (in-development or greenlit).machine-derived from the deal record below — not an editorial mandate statement

Deal type
greenlight 21
book adaptation 18
remake reboot 16
spec sale 2
short story adaptation 2
pitch sale 2
public domain adaptation 2
series order pilot pickup 1
option 1
Reported stage
in development 33
in production 9
greenlit 8
acquired 4
completed seeking distribution 2
optioned 1
Medium
film 56
tv limited series 11
industry 3

Slate · 57 projects from coverage

Grouped by latest reported stage — reported, never inferred; showing top 30 by coverage volume.

In development 15
PlatformJavier Bardem · Rodrigo Sorogoyen · Lukas Dhont book adaptation24 itemsOct 9 WinnerCristian Mungiu · Park Chan-wook · Isabelle Huppert @ acquired23 itemsOct 7 ColonyYeon Sang-ho · Koo Kyo-hwan · Ji Chang-wook @ acquired21 itemsOct 8 Victorian PsychoZachary Wigon · Maika Monroe · Jason Isaacs public domain adaptationbook adaptation@ acquired10 itemsSep 26 Club KidJordan Firstman · Diego Calva · Spencer Pratt greenlight@ acquired8 itemsSep 2 FjordCristian Mungiu · Sebastian Stan · Renate Reinsve @ acquired7 itemsAug 28 TonyMatt Johnson · Jane Schoenbrun · Dominic Sessa @ acquired7 itemsOct 6 AlienNa Hong-jin · Dave Franco · Sophie Wilde short story adaptation6 itemsSep 8 CowardLukas Dhont · Emmanuel Macchia · Valentin Campagne @ acquired6 itemsMay 30 ClarissaArie Esiri · Chuko Esiri · Sophie Okonedo @ acquired5 itemsMay 23 InheritYeon Sang-ho · Courteney Cox · David Harbour book adaptation@ acquired5 itemsSep 14 FatherlandPaweł Pawlikowski · Lukas Dhont · Jane Schoenbrun @ acquired4 itemsJul 6 LionFlorence Pugh · Joseph Kosinski · Jerry Bruckheimer book adaptation@ acquired4 itemsOct 5 In WavesPhuong Mai Nguyen · Stephanie Hsu · Park Chan-wook book adaptation@ acquired4 itemsMay 22 HalloweenDavid Gordon Green · Will Smith · David Weil greenlight@ acquired4 itemsOct 2
In production 4
StoryJulia Ducournau · Mélissa Boros · Golshifteh Farahani greenlight10 itemsSep 14 PossessionMargaret Qualley · Parker Finn · Robert Pattinson remake reboot7 itemsOct 2 Train To BusanYeon Sang-ho · Koo Kyo-hwan · Gianna Jun 6 itemsJul 16 RoomSeth Rogen · Julia Louis-Dreyfus · Abbi Jacobson 4 itemsSep 8
Seeking distribution 3
MinotaurAndrey Zvyagintsev · Ryusuke Hamaguchi · Lukas Dhont 7 itemsAug 3 Paper TigerJames Gray · Adam Driver · Scarlett Johansson 5 itemsJul 16 Exit 8Genki Kawamura · Kazunari Ninomiya · Roger Ebert 4 itemsOct 8
Released & tracking 8
HopeNa Hong-jin · Hwang Jung-min · Michael Fassbender greenlight@ in development36 itemsSep 28 Teenage Sex And Death At Camp MiasmaJane Schoenbrun · Hannah Einbinder · Gillian Anderson greenlightbook adaptation@ completed seeking distribution25 itemsOct 10 ObsessionCurry Barker · Jane Schoenbrun · Adrian Chiarella @ acquired12 itemsSep 28 MonsterNa Hong-jin · Hwang Jung-min · Léa Seydoux optionremake reboot@ in production12 itemsOct 9 Her Private HellNicolas Winding Refn · Sophie Thatcher · Charles Melton remake reboot@ in development11 itemsAug 4 CarrieMike Flanagan · Ben Platt · Lukas Gage @ in development7 itemsOct 8 BackroomsKane Parsons · Adam Scott · Lee Cronin @ in development6 itemsJun 22 They FollowDavid Robert Mitchell · Maika Monroe · Naomi Ackie @ completed seeking distribution5 itemsOct 5

Key people · from coverage

Names as they appear in sourced items; no contact data by design.

Na Hong-jinNamed in coverage38i · 1d
Jane SchoenbrunTalent attached34i · 4d
Park Chan-wookNamed in coverage25i · 0d
Yeon Sang-hoTalent attached24i · 0d
Hannah EinbinderTalent attached20i · 3d
Gillian AndersonTalent attached18i · 3d
Hwang Jung-minTalent attached18i · 0d
Zo In-sungTalent attached16i · 0d
Michael FassbenderTalent attached16i · 0d
Alicia VikanderTalent attached16i · 0d
Thierry FrémauxNamed in coverage15i · 0d
Taylor RussellTalent attached14i · 0d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL CANNES FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 6 tracked titles

Grosses as reported — “via” badge = released by another studio.

Hope
5 reported figures — view track
“$35 million”Aug 21 · South Korea→“$36 million”Sep 12 · U.S.→“close to $40M”Sep 13 · South Korea→“$35 million”Sep 14 · U.S. / South Korea→“$45 million worldwide”Sep 28 · worldwide
latest: “$45 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Obsession
4 reported figures — view track
“$286.5M”Jun 18 · worldwide→“$305.1 million worldwide”Jun 22 · worldwide→“more than $403m worldwide”Jul 9 · worldwide→“$500 million worldwide”Sep 24 · worldwide
latest: “$500 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Insidious: Out Of The Further
“£2.2m”Aug 24 · UK-Ireland
latest: “£2.2m” (UK-Ireland) as reported — not a comparable figure
The Substance
“$77–82 million”Sep 1 · worldwide
latest: “$77–82 million” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
The Assassin(s)
“$11.3M”Sep 28 · Korea
latest: “$11.3M” (Korea) as reported — not a comparable figure
Digger
“$1.3 million”Oct 10 · Mexico
latest: “$1.3 million” (Mexico) as reported — not a comparable figure

Activity · by month

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MAR
40
APR
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MAY
37
JUN
58
JUL
56
AUG
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SEP
38
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Works with · top 8 of 25

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CounterpartyItemsDeals
NetflixPLAT 9215
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NeonCO 827
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Sundance Film FestivalFEST 532
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Toronto International Film FestivalFEST 523
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MUBIPLAT 499
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AMPAS 473
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A24CO 4610
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Na Hong-jinPERSON 381
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Deal record · 62 entries, newest 30 shown

Amounts shown as reported — ScreamWire tracks deal flow, not comps.

Oct 13 The Asylum Is Bringing ‘Z Nation’ Back From the Dead (Exclusive)
remake-reboot @ in-development
with The Asylum, Vital Signs Entertainment, David Rimawi +5
 THR A+
Oct 13 ITV Buys ‘The Galway Bay Murders’ Thriller Starring Kate Mulgrew & Colm Meaney
Deal @ acquired
with ITV, ITV Studios, The Galway Bay Murders +5
 Deadline+1 src A
Oct 13 Stan, Sky NZ, Hot the first to pre-buy Sid Gentle comedic thriller Honey
Deal
with Fifth Season, Stan, Sky New Zealand +5
 C21Media B
Oct 9 James Wan's ‘The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil’ Remake Starts Shooting in April
remake-reboot @ in-production
with James Wan, Don Lee, Shay Hatten +5
 World of Reel+1 src A
Oct 9 Icelandic Drama ‘Elma’ Set For Siminn Bow As Glassriver Debuts ‘NCU’ At MIPCOM
book-adaptation
with Síminn, Glassriver, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir +5
 Deadline A
Sep 29 ‘The Platform’ Co-Producer David Matamoros of Doce Entertainment Spain Boards Matías Rojas’ ‘Dog Legs’ (EXCLUSIVE)
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Alfredo Castro, David Matamoros, Doce Entertainment Spain +5
 Variety B
Sep 13 Vertical Saves Lily James & Pierce Brosnan Starring ‘Cliffhanger’; Spring 2027 U.S. Release Eyed – TIFF
remake-reboot @ acquired
with Vertical, Jaume Collet-Serra, Lily James +5
 Deadline+4 src A
Sep 4 AR Content, Vertigo, Blumhouse Atomic Monster Set Remake of Genre-Bending, Satirical French Horror ‘Vincent Must Die’ (EXCLUSIVE)
option / remake-reboot @ optioned
with AR Content, Goodfellas, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick +5
 Variety+1 src A+
Aug 6 Jane Schoenbrun Says A24 Passed on ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’: “I Want to Destroy” the Systems That Make Movies
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Netflix, Jane Schoenbrun, A24 +4
 World of Reel+1 src A+
Aug 5 ‘Inherit’: exclusive first trailer for Banjong Pisanthanakun’s TIFF horror starring Davika Hoorne
book-adaptation @ completed-seeking-distribution
with Banjong Pisanthanakun, Davika Hoorne, Barunson E&A +5
 Screen Daily+1 src A+
Aug 4 ‘Her Private Hell’ Nosedives 90% in Second Weekend, $358 Per-Theater-Average
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Neon, Nicolas Winding Refn, MUBI +2
 World of Reel C
Jul 31 Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Madeline Brewer Join 'Possession' Remake with Margaret Qualley
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Madeline Brewer, Emory Cohen +5
 Phantasmagoria+2 src A+
Jul 31 ‘Victorian Psycho’ Trailer: Maika Monroe Goes Unhinged in Zachary Wigon’s Ultra-Violent Gothic Horror
book-adaptation @ acquired
with Bleecker Street, A24, Maika Monroe +4
 World of Reel+2 src A+
Jul 30 Madeline Brewer Signs on to Parker Finn’s ‘Possession’ Remake
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Parker Finn, Madeline Brewer, Emory Cohen +5
 Dread Central+5 src A+
Jul 27 Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Her Private Hell’ Bombs at the Box Office with Just $785 Per-Theater Average
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Nicolas Winding Refn, NEON, MUBI +2
 World of Reel C
Jul 9 Diego Calva Joins Supernatural Thriller ‘Possession’ From Paramount
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Diego Calva, Callum Turner, Margaret Qualley +5
 Deadline A+
Jul 7 From “Hacks” to Horror: Hannah Einbinder on Finding Creative Kinship With Director Jane Schoenbrun
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Netflix, Jane Schoenbrun, Hannah Einbinder +5
 Motion Picture Association B
Jul 1 Paul Dano Joins ‘Possession’ Remake At Paramount
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Parker Finn, Callum Turner, Margaret Qualley +5
 Deadline+9 src A+
Jun 28 Emmy Rossum Hunts a Killer in First Trailer for Hulu Series Furious
remake-reboot
with Hulu, Emmy Rossum, Lola Petticrew +5
 The Movie Blog B
Jun 22 'Maniac Cop' Remake from Nicolas Winding Refn Sets 2027 Release
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Mubi, Nicolas Winding Refn, William Lustig +4
 Phantasmagoria B
Jun 22 Isabelle Adjani Gives Margaret Qualley Her Blessing for 'Possession' Remake
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Margaret Qualley, Robert Pattinson, Isabelle Adjani +5
 Phantasmagoria A
Jun 19 Ana de Armas And Kate Hudson To Star In Erotic Thriller ‘Palm Grove’
Deal @ in-development
with Ana de Armas, Kate Hudson, Kornél Mundruczó +5
 Deadline+6 src A
May 27 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma trailer Jane Schoenbrun
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Jane Schoenbrun, Mubi, Netflix +5
 Cinemachords+16 src A+
May 26 Wscripted 2026 Screenplay List: Fatimah Asghar, Chloe Abrahams & Angelique Knights Projects Make Cut
spec-sale @ in-development
with Wscripted, MUBI, Fatimah Asghar +4
 Deadline A+
May 26 ‘Victorian Psycho’ Explores How Far Audience Is “Willing to Root for Revenge Against the Patriarchy”
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Virginia Feito, Zachary Wigon, Maika Monroe +5
 THR A
May 26 Saudi Arabia’s MBC Studios Sets 2026 Release For Hana Alomair’s ‘Traveller’s Hell’ As It Doubles Down On Local Productions
greenlight @ in-development
with MBC Studios, Hana Alomair, Osamah Almuslim +3
 Deadline A+
May 25 Cuba Gooding Jr., Luke Ford, Keith Duffy and Qymira Board Action Thriller ‘Lotus’ (EXCLUSIVE)
greenlight @ in-production
with Cuba Gooding Jr., Luke Ford, Keith Duffy +5
 Variety A
May 23 MUBI Pulls Over Refn’s ‘Maniac Cop’ Remake
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Mubi, Nicolas Winding Refn, NWR Originals +4
 Dread Central A+
May 22 Saudi Powerhouse MBC Studios Unveils Slate Toplined By High-End Horror Movie ‘Traveller’s Hell’
greenlight @ greenlit
with MBC Studios, MBC Group, Traveller’s Hell +5
 Variety+1 src A+
May 22 Dario Argento Unveils Thriller Trilogy in Cannes While Honored at the Marché Du Film’s Fantastic Pavilion
greenlight @ in-development
with Dario Argento, Gabriele Altobelli, Giovanni Di Gianfrancesco +3
 Variety A+

Recent mentions · 10 of 630

Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 692 wire items (Feb 21 → Oct 14) matching Cannes Film Festival or a tracked alias, deduplicated by URL (11 cross-day re-sightings removed). Every entry links to the original reporting. Descriptive, never predictive.

Why no deal amounts. Only 1.8% of tracked deal items site-wide carry a reported figure — the trades rarely publish terms — so dollar amounts appear only as the source phrased them (e.g. “rich eight-figure deal”), never as comparable numbers. This is a deal-flow tracker, not a comps database.

Buyer/seller roles are captured on a minority of deal items today; role-based stats are suppressed until capture coverage improves.

Slate clusters coverage by project title; stage is the latest reported stage, never a projection. “via” badges mark titles tracked within this entity's coverage orbit but released by another distributor. Grades are ScreamWire's editorial coverage grade — how strongly the wire covered the story — not a deal-quality score.

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