Amazon Studios In Exclusive Talks For Worldwide Rights On ‘Foe,’ Garth Davis-Helmed Pic Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, LaKeith Stanfield Starrer From Anonymous Content
EXCLUSIVE: On one of the hot Cannes Virtual Market packages, Amazon Studios has moved into exclusive talks on a worldwide rights dea for Foe, source said. Bidding was ferocious all weekend. This is the Garth Davis-directed thriller that stars Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and LaKeith Stanfield starring in an adaptation of the Iain Reid bestselling science fiction novel. Lion helmer Garth Davis will direct a script he wrote with the author and filming will get underway in January in Australia. FilmNation brokering international rights and CAA Media Finance and UTA’s Independent Film Group co-repping domestic rights.