NEWS: German-language distribution announced for ‘Cosmopolis’

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

From The Hollywood Reporter:

COLOGNE, Germany – Swiss distributor Falcom has secured all rights in German-speaking Europe for Cosmopolis, David Cronenberg‘s adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel starring Robert Pattinson as a billionaire Wall Street broker travelling on a odyssey through Manhattan to get a haircut.

Colin Farrell was originally slated to play the lead before being replaced by the Twilight star.

Cosmopolis also features Paul Giamatti, Juliette Binoche, Smantha Morton and Canadian actress Sarah Gadon.

Falcom plans to bow the film this year in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. A domestic release date has yet to be set.

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BUZZ: More information about Cosmopolis going to Cannes from Kinology

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

Excerpt from Cineuropa:

The European Film Market at the 62nd Berlinale was buzzing for Franco-American production The We and the I by Michel Gondry, pre-sold by the Parisian company Kinology. The new film by the director of Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind was filmed last year in New York in the Bronx, and follows high school students on the bus home on the last day of the school year. The film is a sort of study of group dynamics and the evolution of relationships as the bus gradually becomes emptier, and has been acquired in Berlin for several small territories, according to Grégoire Melin, who will unveil footage from the film a few weeks before Cannes, where he will also be counting on Cosmopolis by David Cronenberg, already pre-sold practically everywhere in the world.

If you know Italian, click HERE for more Cannes buzz out of Berlinale.

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Cosmopolis costume designer Denise Cronenberg talks working with “very brave” Robert Pattinson

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Fantastic article from Grazia Daily talking to Denise Cronenberg about Robert Pattinson, David Cronenberg and ‘head to toe’ Gucci.

Grazia Daily: You’re working on Cosmopolis with Robert Pattinson now, what’s that been like?
Denise Cronenberg: Oh, he’s lovely! He’s such a nice, sweet kid. He’s intelligent and smart; he was very brave to take on something like this because I think he was quite hesitant at first. But David is wonderful with actors and he’s a father of three, so he uses that. He and Robert had a wonderful relationship. It was an unusual film to do, very unusual. We had to do a rave, street fires and have cars exploding for this film! David and I decided what we thought we’d put Robert in. I then talked to Gucci who were incredible and gave us all his clothes. He’s dressed from head to toe in Gucci from the tie to his socks! And we had no money, like really, no money so we could never have done it without them.

You can read the full article HERE (lots of A Dangerous Method talk)

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Speculation: Cosmopolis promotional poster with an interesting date.

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

Cosmopolis promotional poster spotted with an interesting date! What could 5.18.12 mean? Another festival? *googles* UPDATE: Looks like Cannes! Dates for this year’s fest is 5/16-5/27. WOOHOO!

info: source pic: source Thanks Sky and Isabella for the tip.

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Variety: Telefilm Canada will promote Cosmopolis at the European Film Market/Berlinale Film Festival

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

UPDATE: Telefilm Canada posted their press release from the Berlin Film Festival and Cosmopolis was mentioned:

Perspective Canada returns to Berlin International Film Festival to support sales of 19 Canadian films at European Film Market

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Coming soon

Sales for films still in production are also encouraging. To date, Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children is presold in over 40 countries and counting, and David Cronenberg’s eagerly awaited Cosmopolis is presold in over 25 countries, including Italy and Portugal, and will travel the world.

Click HERE to read the entire press release about Canada’s showing at Berlinale.

Variety reported on the boost in Canadian sales at the European Film Market:

Telefilm Canada boosts titles at EFM

Canadian producers are riding a surge of industry buzz and critical kudos at the European Film Market with hopes that a slate of pics from seasoned Canuck helmers and newcomers will keep the momentum going in 2012.

At the forefront is Telefilm Canada, which brings its sixth edition of Perspective Canada to the mart. The federally operated film funder will showcase a selection of features for the market, including David Cronenberg’s “Cosmopolis” and Sarah Polley’s “Take This Waltz.”

“We’re in a very positive wave of cinema right now with the successes we’ve had internationally,” said Sheila de la Varende, director of industry promotion at Telefilm. “That creates recognition and anticipation in the marketplace for Canadian films.”

Click HERE to continue reading.

This is exciting!

Juliette Binoche is already at the Berlin Film Festival (left; photo by Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale) for her film Elles and the Berlinale Talent Campus.

Robert Pattinson will be at the festival to promote & premiere his period film, Bel Ami by the end of the week (Feb. 17).

Hopefully Cosmopolis is discussed as well and we’ll see some other promotional material for the film.

Gallery: Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images Europe

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ARTICLE: Juliette Binoche talks about her scene with Robert Pattinson & working with Cronenberg

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Juliette Binoche spoke with Madame Figaro about Cosmopolis. Similar to this interview but different enough to post about it and get even more excited. Check out the translated Cosmopolis excerpt plus the gallery from the interview:

What do you do in Cosmopolis, the next David Cronenberg?

I make love in the limo! Belonging to Robert Pattinson, fabulously wealthy man who wants it all and loses it all! It sounds like Cronenberg, doesn’t it? Director of photography, Peter Suschitzky, lights up each shot like a painting. Robert and I were alone in the car with a camera and a microphone, and we could hear David’s voice coming from a distance: we would redo a take, then another one, etc. There was something clinical about it, which for me was a change from Amos Gitai or Abel Ferrara.

Original transcript:

Que faites-vous dans Cosmopolis, le prochain David Cronenberg?

L’amour dans une limousine ! Celle de Robert Pattinson, un richissime qui veut tout et perd tout ! C’est bien du Cronenberg ça, non ? Le chef opérateur, Peter Suschitzky, éclaire chaque plan comme une peinture. Nous étions seuls Robert et moi dans la voiture avec une caméra et un retour son. Et nous entendions la voix de David de loin : on refait une prise, encore une, etc. Il y avait là un côté clinique qui me changeait d’Amos Gitai ou d’Abel Ferrara.

Click HERE if you know french and would like to read the article in its entirety.

Source | Thank you curioushairedgal :)

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