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Kijak’s Smiths project nabs hot young cast


BY WENDY MITCHELL Rising stars Jessica Brown-Findlay (Downton Abbey), James Freche- ville (Animal Kingdom), Jeremy Allen White (the US version of Shameless) and Thomas Brodie- Sangster (Death Of A Superhero) have signed on for the ensemble comedy Shoplifters Of The World, to be directed by Stephen Kijak (Stones In Exile). The fi lm, set in 1987, is based on


true events when a US man was devastated by the break-up of band The Smiths and broke into a heavy metal radio station, taking the DJ hostage and demanding he play non-stop Smiths songs. The fi lm is about the gunman, the DJ and four best friends during those fateful hours. An offer is out to Russell Brand to play the DJ. The film, whose shoot is set to


start in June, has clearance to use more than 20 songs by The Smiths. Lorianne Hall of Perihelion


Entertainment, former acquisi- tions manager for Scanbox, pro- duces and is in Berlin meeting with sales companies and fi nanciers.


Stars Diane Kruger, Léa Seydoux and Virginie Ledoyen on the red carpet for Farewell My Queen. See review, p14 Thurman, Davis, Lohan, Giamatti among cast of Marilyn doc


BY ANDREAS WISEMAN Uma Thurman, Viola Davis, Lind- say Lohan, Paul Giamatti, Ellen Burstyn and Evan Rachel Wood are among the all-star ensemble cast who will appear in Liz Garbus’ Marilyn Monroe-inspired docu- mentary Fragments, which is being sold by StudioCanal. Lili Taylor, Zoe Saldana, David


Strathairn, Jennifer Ehle, Murray Abraham, Vinessa Shaw, Michelle Monaghan and Gretchen Mol are also on board. Giamatti will read as director


George Cukor while F Murray Abraham will read as the actress’ psychiatrist.


The cast will bring voice to an


array of Monroe-related material gathered from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates and beyond, including poems, letters and diary entries written by and about the icon. Fragments, which is currently in


production, is set for delivery by August 5, the 50th anniversary of Monroe’s death. Bonnie Greenberg is music


supervisor and Randy Edelman scores. Producer Stanley Buchthal is also in talks with various pop stars to contribute to the film’s musical elements. Garbus said of the project: “The


actors will convey Marilyn’s fears, anxieties, the men in her life, agents of both good and evil, and the con- text of the world she lived in.” Buchthal added: “We thought


about one big name to read as Marilyn, but wanted to celebrate her in a different way. “The poems and letters opened


up a very different Marilyn Monroe to the one we’ve seen before… This film uncovers how insightful, poetic and interesting she was.” Buchthal co-edited the archival


Fragments


book Fragments — which is a major source for the film — and which sold 600,000 copies in 22 countries.


Elle Driver reigns with Queen deals across raft of territories


BY GEOFFREY MACNAB French sales outfit Elle Driver is doing a roaring business on Berli- nale opening film, Farewell My Queen, starring Diane Kruger as Marie Antoinette. Fo l l owing y e s t e rd a y ’s announcement of a US deal with Cohen Media Group, the French sales company has revealed fur- ther deals with Canada (Christal), Benelux (Lumiere), Korea (Boogee Younghwa), Israel (United King),


Middle East (Shooting Stars), Bra- zil (Conquest Films), Japan (Gaga), Australia (Transmission), Turkey (Associated Euromedia), Greece (Spentzos), Bulgaria (A Plus), Germany (Telepool), CIS and the Baltics (Art Film/Top- Film), Czech Republic/Slovakia/ Hungary (EEAP Eastern Euro- pean Acquisition Pool), Switzer- land (Prae sens) and Argentina/ Paraguay/Uruguay/Chile (Warvich SA).


Elle Driver’s Adeline Fontan


Tessaur confirmed the company was in discussions for the UK and Italy. Benoit Jacquot’s film is expected to be sold out by the end of the market. Elle Driver is also doing brisk


sales for Sundance comedy Bach- elorette, directed by Leslye Head- land. Its slate also includes 28 Hotel Rooms by Matt Ross, Black Rock by Katie Aselton and Young & Wild by Marialy Rivas.


BREAKING NEWS Sierra/Affinity has taken international rights to Sundance title Celeste And Jesse Forever.


SND is handling Joel Hopkins’ Love Punch, to star Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson.


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Magnolia blesses pair of comedies


BY WENDY MITCHELL Magnolia International’s Laird Adamson reports busy deals on two hot titles — Bobcat Goldthwait’s God Bless America and Sundance selection Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie. God Bless America has gone to


the UK (StudioCanal), France (Potemkine), Japan (Transformer) and Russia (Maywin), with deals close in Germany and Latin Amer- ica. Tim & Eric, directed by cult TV stars Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, has sold to Canada (Mongrel), Australia and New Zea- land (Madman), Middle East (ECS) and Iceland (Greenlight), with a UK deal being negotiated.


Kim reteams with V/H/S


NEWS Video games Epic Pictures has taken on foreign rights to Sundance hit V/H/S. » PAGE 4


REVIEWS Sexually charged Marialy Rivas’ Young & Wild explores adolescent awakenings. » PAGE 24


Finecut for Pieta Seoul-based Finecut has picked up international rights to Pieta, the latest film from prolific Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk. Scheduled to start shooting


this month, the film tells the story of a cruel loan shark who believes he has no family. Then a mysterious woman appears in his life claiming to be his mother. The film, Kim’s 18th feature,


will be widely distributed in Korea by one of the country’s top three distributors, Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.).


Liz Shackleton


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