Cannes: Martin Scorsese-Robert De Niro Mob Drama 'The Irishman' Goes to STX for $50 Million - TheWrap

film is according to the deathbed confessions of a mob hitman who claimed to have killed Jimmy Hoffa

STX has paid $50 million for the international rights to "The Irishman," the deliberate Martin Scorsese mob drama with a purpose to reunite the director with Robert De Niro for the primary time in additional than 20 years.

The hotly-contested acquisition cost STX around $50 million, making it by using a long way the biggest deal of the competition and the largest Cannes deal in recent background. Paramount has North American distribution rights to the movie, which had been languishing in turnaround on the studio earlier than Cannes.

Fabrica de Cine is financing the film's anticipated $one hundred million finances.

"The Irishman" is based on the booklet "I Heard You Paint homes," a Charles Brandt publication drawn from the deathbed confessions of Bufalino crime family unit hitman Frank Sheeran, who claimed to have killed Jimmy Hoffa. He also claimed to have been part of the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961, to have internal suggestions in regards to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and to have killed crime boss Joseph Gallo in 1972.

Steve Zaillian wrote the screenplay adaptation of Brandt's booklet. Scorsese has additionally lined up Al Pacino for the film.

STX has now made two of the greatest offers of the pageant, the different being the acquisition of Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut, "Molly's video game," as a way to megastar Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba.

"In 1991, Sean Penn had directed a film ['The Indian Runner'] and Madonna become in a distinct film ['Truth or Dare']. This become after their marriage had broken up. Roger and i went to a nice birthday celebration, and he spoke to Charles Bronson and Sean Penn and this other girl sitting next to Sean. and eventually Roger referred to to me, 'i'm drained and that i ought to stand up early, however i know my editors will desire some thing about Sean and Madonna. So I must wait until she receives right here.' I observed, 'you may have been talking to her for the closing half hour.'"

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Jessica Chastain: "Cannes became really my first competition. i was there with 'The Tree of lifestyles,' and that i walked down my first purple carpet with Brad Pitt and Sean Penn, the three of us preserving every different's arms. however i was also there for this very small movie I made for $one hundred a day ['Take Shelter'], which received the grand prize at Critics' Week, and 'The Wettest County on the earth' [renamed 'Lawless'], which had a bidding battle that Harvey Weinstein won...

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Jessica Chastain continues: "And on the final day of the festival i used to be back home, having breakfast with one of the producers of 'Wettest County,' and my cell kept going off. and that i ultimately picked it up, and there was a textual content: 'Palme d'Or, "Tree of existence."' I truly begun crying within the center of the restaurant. I believe like my career become born in Cannes."

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Mark Damon, CEO, Foresight limitless: "We introduced Jerry Lewis to Cannes approach back in 1983 for 'The King of Comedy.' smartly, he now not best insisted on a collection for himself, however also a separate suite for his dog on the Carlton. A tiny little French poodle had a set all to himself! The dog wound up shitting all over the place the carpet and the Carlton hotel expelled Jerry and his dog earlier than he might do any promotional work for us."

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Elizabeth Kim Schwan, President of overseas, Covert Media:"in a single of my early years of attending Cannes, I went to the superior of 'About Schmidt.' going for walks down the red carpet i was enjoying the second, looking up at the Palais and the steps to the theater. the paparazzi started to take word of me, yelling at me to get my attention, and the flashes begun going off. I wondered who they have been mistaking me for when abruptly i realized they had been yelling 'bouge!' to me, which capacity 'stream!' seems Gina Gershon changed into correct at the back of me."

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Stuart Ford, CEO, IM world:"My No. 1 memory arises from just a few years ago when Martin Scorsese and i spent a day in an imposing penthouse suite jointly pitching key international distributors on his career-long passion mission 'Silence' [now in postproduction]. It became Marty's first-ever adventure individually pre-selling his film in Cannes -- however i used to be all the time questioning to myself, 'Why the hell does he need me right here?' that's a guy who knows the way to pitch a film."

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Nadine de Barros, co-founder, Fortitude overseas:"i was at the Majestic, and there became a purchaser on the concierge desk -- he'd forgotten to position his suitcase into the taxi. The concierge calls the airport, then turns to the buyer and says, 'i'm sorry, but your suitcase? Kaboom!' The airport had blown the suitcase up due to the fact that it became sitting out front and no person become there to declare it. The purchaser did the total Cannes market with holes burned in his sweater, suits and pants -- anything else that hadn't been totally burned to a crisp. this is why I hand-elevate all my outfits on the aircraft."

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Mimi Steinbauer, CEO, Radiant movies international:"My very favourite Cannes memory is being up at a fabulous chateau for brand spanking new Line's celebration when we have been promoting the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy. The gold standard moment was when black horses and horsemen got here riding throughout the lawn in front of the chateau. because the evening drew to an in depth the proprietor of the chateau, a dashing older gents seemingly straight out of a film set, requested me to flow to France and live there with him--no longer definitely my cup of tea, but a enjoyable path-not-chosen moment in life."

Joni Sighvatsson, chairman, Scanbox foreign:"My first Cannes became returned in 1986, with my then-accomplice at Propaganda movies, Steve Golin, and Michael Kuhn. The three of us rented a tiny condominium, bunking together to make ends meet, running up and down the Croisette speakme to any individual that could pay attention. quick-forward 4 years, we had been standing alongside David Lynch on the Palais stage, accepting the Palme D' Or for 'Wild at heart.' That evening turned into a blur, but we partied challenging at the Carlton, and all I be aware is the 5-determine champagne invoice."

Laura Walker, CEO, AG Capital: "In 2011 or 2012 I obtained a call within the core of the evening from a person telling me Sean Combs' yacht obligatory to be parked on the old port next to the Palais. I made some calls begging, borrowing and negotiating to make it turn up. I acquired him the only parking spot where his yacht would fit, and that i grew to be his agent after that. Then he threw a big birthday party, which changed into very generous, and i obtained to ask all my chums."

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Ashok Amritraj, CEO, Hyde ParkEntertainment:"For many years, we used to have a party on a boat. I be aware the final yr the climate became so unhealthy that I had more visitors throwing up than looking at the trend reveal we placed on, with fashions walking around. it will probably now not be the happiest story, nevertheless it illustrates how unpredictable Cannes is at each turn."

Joachim Trier, director:"My grandfather, Erik Løchen, made a small Norwegian film, 'The Chasers,' that competed in the main competitors in 1960, in the same application as Antonioni, Fellini, Buñuel, Bergman -- can you think about? And the Norwegian media and public did not basically care. So when i used to be there closing 12 months with 'Louder Than Bombs' and i walked up the staircase to the Grand Palais as the first co-produced Norwegian movie in general competition in 36 years, i was thinking about my grandfather, who passed away when i was 9. And now the Norwegian media cared."

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