Apple's 'Emancipation' Deal Leads Busy Cannes Virtual Market

Will Smith 's bombshell interview with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith last night. Will, 51, sat down for a candid chat with his wife Jada, 48, on Red Table Talk last night.

Will Smith 's 'Red Table Talk' interview with wife Jada last night.

As you probably heard already, on an emergency episode of Red Table Talk on Friday Jada Pinkett Smith FINALLY confirmed her extramarital affair with August Alsina.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticThere’s hardly been a more charged, fascinating moment in TV this summer than Jada Pinkett Smith sitting at her famed Red Table with her husband, Will Smith, to talk about their marriage like never before.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Pablo Larrain’s Princess Diana movie Spencer, which is set to star Kristen Stewart as the former royal, was a hot seller for FilmNation out of the Cannes virtual market.The New York-based firm all but sold out on the project, closing deals for the UK, France, Italy and Benelux (STX Entertainment), Germany and Switzerland (DCM), Australia/NZ (Roadshow), Latin America, Spain and Portugal (Sun), South Korea (Green Narae) and Japan (Tohokushina).Buyers

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe latest project from acclaimed independent filmmaker Justin Chon, “Blue Bayou,” has been acquired by Focus Features, Variety can report exclusively.The studio brokered a worldwide deal for the film’s distribution rights out of the Cannes 2020 virtual market, which was financed by MARCO and Entertainment One.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentCannes’s virtual Marché du Film, which wrapped on June 26, attracted more than 10,002 participants over the course of five days. The U.S.

After a heated bidding war, Apple has landed Emancipation, the action film that will star Will Smith and is set to be directed byAntoine Fuqua. Many of the major studios were vying for the package being sold out of the Cannes virtual market.

Apparently, the idea of filmmaker Antoine Fuqua teaming up with star Will Smith is too good to pass up for Apple. And the fledgling studio is willing to pay good money to make sure it is the distributor for the upcoming film, “Emancipation.” READ MORE: ‘Emancipation’: Will Smith Teaming With Antoine Fuqua For Runaway Slave Film According to Deadline, Apple Studios has struck a deal with the makers of “Emancipation” for the worldwide rights to distribute the film.

Dave McNary Film ReporterApple has won the bidding for the runaway slave thriller “Emancipation” starring Will Smith and directed by Antoine Fuqua.Warner Bros, MGM, Lionsgate and Universal also made offers on the property starting last week at the Cannes virtual market. CAA Media Finance, which arranged the financing for the film, represents U.S.

Also Read: Will Smith, Warner Bros. Face Lawsuit Over Breach of Contract With 'King Richard' FilmThe film will be produced by Apple Studios, alongside Smith through Westbrook Studios, Fuqua and his Fuqua Films, Todd Black and Escape Artists and Joey McFarland.CAA Media Finance, which arranged the financing for the film, represented U.S.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: The largest film festival acquisition deal in film history is now closed. Apple Studios has acquired world rights to Emancipation, the film package with Antoine Fuqua directing Will Smith in a Willam N.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorHello, and welcome to International Insider, Jake Kanter here. Well done on making it to Friday, here are the six things we want you to know about the global film and TV business this week.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentRoeg Sutherland and Benjamin Kramer, who co-lead CAA Media Finance, have been working on the agency-led virtual market in Cannes, and spoke to Variety about the prospects for the independent film scene.CAA Media Finance’s projects in the market include Antoine Fuqua’s “Emancipation,” starring Will Smith; Dan Gilroy’s “Faster, Better, Cheaper”; Ric Roman Waugh’s “Kandahar,” starring Gerard Butler; “Rebel,” directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall

As the Virtual Cannes Market heads into its final days, the majors have begun to flex their monetary muscle, with MGM closing a deal for remaining international territories on Endeavor Content's hotly-anticipated Bill & Ted sequel and several studios vying for the Will Smith/Antoine Fuqua escaped slave actioner Emancipation, which is expected to close a high eight-figure worldwide deal before Virtual Cannes wraps up.

Dave McNary Film ReporterHollywood studios are opening their wallets for the runaway slave thriller “Emancipation” with Will Smith attached to star and Antoine Fuqua directing.Warner Bros, Apple, MGM, Lionsgate and Universal have all made offers on the property at the Cannes virtual market this week. Deadline Hollywood reported that the bidding is upwards of $75 million.CAA Media Finance, which arranged the financing for the film, represents U.S.