CANNES, France (AP) — In one of the biggest sales of the Cannes Film Festival, Universal Pictures has acquired the female-led spy thriller «355,» which…
CANNES, France (AP) — In one of the biggest sales of the Cannes Film Festival, Universal Pictures has acquired the female-led spy thriller «355,» which Jessica Chastain has promoted as an antidote to male-centered action films.
Universal on Saturday closed the sale of the highly touted project. Earlier this week, Chastain and co-stars Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Lupita Nyong’o and Fan Bingbing posed for photographers and pitched the film to potential buyers.
Simon Kinberg, director of the upcoming X-Men film «Dark Phoenix,» in which Chastain co-stars, is slated to direct the film. With an approximate budget of $75 million, «355» was one of the highest-profile projects up for sale in Cannes, the world’s largest film market.
Deadline first reported the deal.
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