‘The Beast,’ Futuristic Romance With Léa Seydoux and George MacKay, Sells in All Major Markets Including U.K. and Italy (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent Bertrand Bonello‘s “The Beast,” a dystopian romance drama starring Lea Seydoux (“No Time to Die”) and George MacKay (“1917”), has been bought by distributors in all major markets following its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival.
Represented in international markets by Kinology, “The Beast” has sold to the U.K. (Vertigo Releasing), Italy (iWonder), Spain (Caramel), Australia and New Zealand (Rialto), Benelux (Imagine), Scandinavia (NonStop), Latin America (Impacto), Middle East (Front Row), Poland (New Horizons), Greece (Weirdwave), Portugal (Alambique), CIS (Capella), Romania (Transilvania), Bulgaria (Cinelibri), Ex-Yugoslavia (MCF Megacom), India (Superfine) and Indonesia (P.T.
Falcon). As announced on Monday, the movie was picked up by Sideshow and Janus Films for U.S. distribution. The film is adapted from Henry James’ novella “The Beast in the Jungle” and is set it in the near future, where artificial intelligence reigns supreme and emotions are seen as dangerous.
It follows Gabrielle (Seydoux) who is haunted by an irrational fear and is being told that she must purify her DNA to heal from past traumas to get a proper job.
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