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Harvest star Harry Melling: ‘I was surrounded by titans like Fiona Shaw. I was starry-eyed as they told me stories about theatre work'
Harvest star Harry Melling: ‘I was surrounded by titans like Fiona Shaw. I was starry-eyed as they told me stories about theatre work'

Irish Times

time14-07-2025

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Harvest star Harry Melling: ‘I was surrounded by titans like Fiona Shaw. I was starry-eyed as they told me stories about theatre work'

At 36, Harry Melling is having a moment. Long past his days as Dudley Dursley, Harry Potter's pampered, odious cousin, Melling has quietly become one of Britain's most intriguing character actors. His latest role, in the Cannes hit Pillion, marks a new chapter for the transformative performer. Produced by Element Pictures, the engaging film, a queer BDSM romance costarring Alexander Skarsgård , follows Melling's Colin, a poignantly awkward traffic attendant, as he becomes the submissive partner to Ray, the charismatic leader of a motorbike club. A tender, kinky biker comedy with surprising echoes of Ealing Studios comedy, Pillion, the directorial debut of Harry Lighton, got an eight-minute standing ovation at its premiere at the French film festival in May – and generated an unexpected intimacy-co-ordination challenge to do with a picnic table. The unassuming Melling is full of praise for his colleagues and for Robbie Taylor Hunt, the intimacy co-ordinator who supervised the sex scenes. READ MORE 'Robbie did such an amazing job,' says Melling. 'He was really thorough and also allowed enough room for us to play and have fun. It felt like the intimacy was always an extension of the narrative and Colin's character. It wasn't like this separate, sexy moment.' Pillion: Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård in Harry Lighton's film The ecstatic reception at Cannes is no surprise. Melling has emerged as an auteur's favourite, working with the Coen brothers, on The Ballad of Buster Scruggs ; a solo Joel Coen, The Tragedy of Macbeth ; David Gray, on The Lost City of Z ; Amanda Kramer, on Please Baby Please ; and Michael Winterbottom, on Shoshana . [ Michael Winterbottom on Shoshana: 'The film is about political violence. That theme is acutely relevant with what's going on in Gaza' Opens in new window ] 'Touch wood, I hope I can keep working with such brilliant, visionary directors,' he says. 'Because, when it comes to film, it really is about them. As an actor, it's never about you, not really. You're there to support their vision, to give them enough material to take into the editing room and shape into the story they want to tell.' In this spirit, Melling has finished shooting Butterfly Jam, Kantemir Balagov's long-awaited follow-up to Beanpole, alongside Barry Keoghan . Before that there's the Greek director Athina Rachel Tsangari 's Harvest, her first film in English. Alongside collaborators such as Yorgos Lanthimos , Tsangari is a pioneering film-maker of the Greek weird wave, the cinematic movement famed for its deadpan tone and surreal, unsettling storytelling. 'I saw Chevalier before our first meeting,' Melling says. 'That was my introduction to Athina's work. It's an extraordinary film, right? I knew that she had this project. I didn't know anything about it. It was just a general meeting to catch each other's vibration. And I just fell in love with her instantly. 'She's such an artist, with a distinctive voice and a way of telling stories that feels very different to anything I have done before. She sent me the script but without any role attached to it. That's a very nice way of entering a story, because you are navigating from every angle.' An intriguing medieval folk western set in Scotland's Inner Hebrides archipelago, Tsangari's fourth feature brings together a fine cast – it also includes Caleb Landry Jones, Rosy McEwen, Arinzé Kene and Frank Dillane – in an adaptation of Jim Crace's novel. Set across seven hallucinatory days in a nameless village, Harvest follows Walter Thirsk (Landry Jones), a townsman turned farmer and outsider in a superstitious, tight-knit community. The fragile rural life is shattered first by a mysterious barn fire – prompting the scapegoating of three strangers – and, soon after, by the arrival of Edmund Jordan (Dillane), the ambitious, pitiless cousin of the local lord, Master Kent (Melling), who asserts his claim on the land and threatens their communal traditions. Nominally the kindlier lord who believes in land-sharing, Kent, struck by bumbling indecision, causes tensions to escalate, as greed, superstition, and fear of recently arrived outsiders take over. Harvest: Harry Melling in Athina Rachel Tsangari's film 'When I first read my character I thought, well, he's stuck in an impossible situation,' says Melling. 'He's trying to please everyone. And if I try and do that, then at no point will the audience be too angry with him. Because he hovers between these different worlds, caught between the oncoming modernity and looking after old friends. He does care for the villagers. But it's a film full of characters who keep sitting back and don't know how to take action. The audience is constantly moving between different points of view. Who's right and who's wrong keeps shifting.' Melling was born in London in 1989, the son of the children's illustrator and writer Joanna Troughton and the animator James Melling. His grandfather is Patrick Troughton, best remembered as the second Doctor in Doctor Who. Storytelling is in the DNA. 'I think I caught that fascination with stories as a young child,' he says. 'Between reading my mum's picture books as a kid and then going to the theatre too young to watch, I just fell in love with stories. I knew that I'd love to do anything I could in that realm. It seems like one of the most extraordinary things that human beings can do.' Melling was catapulted into the public eye by appearing in five of the eight Harry Potter films. His role was small but memorable, particularly for Dudley's physical transformation and eventual moment of uneasy redemption in The Deathly Hallows, a scene that was ultimately cut from the final film. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Richard Griffiths, Harry Melling and Fiona Shaw as the Dursleys in the 2007 film directed by David Yates Melling has deliberately distanced himself from the world of Harry Potter. He was a notable absentee from the 20th-anniversary television special Return to Hogwarts and has rarely spoken about the series, choosing instead to focus on theatre and independent film. 'One thing I did get from the Potter films was a curiosity about cinema,' he says. 'How things work with different directors, I was always fascinated by that. To me there's such a mystery around film: why a particular take works, why something doesn't work. It's something you are always trying to catch as an actor.' After those films he enrolled at London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art. 'I felt like I didn't know anything,' he says. 'I understood how a set worked. I understood the logistics. But in terms of performing I was just so hungry for knowledge. I went to drama school so naive and just wanting to get better and bridge the gap between being a child actor and a senior actor. 'I was surrounded by titans like Fiona Shaw . I was starry-eyed as they told me stories about theatre work. When I left I just did theatre for a long time. It's great to be doing more movies, but I'd love to get back.' The Pale Blue Eye: Robert Duvall as Jean Pepe, Christian Bale as Augustus Landor and Harry Melling as Edgar Allan Poe When Christian Bale teamed up with him for The Pale Blue Eye , a murder mystery from 2022 in which Bale's seasoned detective is assisted by a young Edgar Allan Poe, the veteran actor was full of praise for his screen partner. 'He just made me only see him as Poe afterwards,' Bale said. Melling has retained a soft spot for the 19th-century American author of The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart. 'I just adored playing him. He's such a strange creature, and to have an opportunity to play against Christian Bale was wonderful. It was daunting in the sense that a lot of people were coming to that movie with an idea of who Edgar Allan Poe was. Luckily, because he was slightly younger, I had a bit more room to play with. But if I had to have a pint with any of my characters I'd probably say Edgar Allan Poe. He pauses, almost apologetically. 'But really any of them.' Harvest is in cinemas from Friday, July 18th

Alexander Skarsgard on cahllenges he faced in acting career, recalls "crying in the shower" after bad auditions
Alexander Skarsgard on cahllenges he faced in acting career, recalls "crying in the shower" after bad auditions

Time of India

time26-06-2025

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Alexander Skarsgard on cahllenges he faced in acting career, recalls "crying in the shower" after bad auditions

Actor Alexander Skarsgard opened up on the challenges he faced in Hollywood in the initial years of his career, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Actor Alexander Skarsgard opened up on the challenges he faced in Hollywood in the initial years of his career, according to The Hollywood Reporter. During a recent appearance on Jesse Tyler Ferguson 's Dinner's on Me podcast, the actor recalled "crying in the shower" after bad auditions, before his 2008 breakout year with his roles in Generation Kill and True Blood, as per the outlet. "I found those experiences -- they were horrible -- when you go in for something that you know you're not right for, and you're not connecting with a character at all, but you're at a place where you feel like you can't say no to the audition," Skarsgard said of his struggles with the audition process, even after he starred in 2001's Zoolander. "I was always on the cusp of being fired by my agents," the Pillion actor added. "If I say no to this audition, they're probably gonna drop me, so I gotta go in, but I don't connect to the role. I'm completely wrong for it." He admitted he gets "a little PTSD" thinking about that time in his career, "because I remember the feeling of coming back to my little shitty apartment in L.A., you know, crying in the shower after a day like that. I just felt filthy in my soul and, like, zero confidence. I was like, 'I'm the worst actor in the world, and I also have no dignity because I go in and audition for this stuff. I'm wasting their time.' It's a rough feeling," according to The Hollywood Reporter. A son of actor Stellan Skarsgard , he began acting at age seven but quit at age thirteen. After serving in the Swedish Navy, Skarsgard returned to acting and gained his first role in the US comedy film Zoolander (2001). After appearing in films such as Melancholia (2011), Battleship (2012) and The Legend of Tarzan (2016), Skarsgard starred in the drama series Big Little Lies (2017-2019) as an abusive husband, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. He went on to appear in the films Long Shot (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Passing (2021), The Northman (2022), which he also produced, and Infinity Pool (2023).

Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears Talks ‘Pillion' Acting Debut & 'Shocking' NSFW Sex Scene With Alexander Skarsgård: 'My Jaw Was On The Floor'
Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears Talks ‘Pillion' Acting Debut & 'Shocking' NSFW Sex Scene With Alexander Skarsgård: 'My Jaw Was On The Floor'

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time03-06-2025

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Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears Talks ‘Pillion' Acting Debut & 'Shocking' NSFW Sex Scene With Alexander Skarsgård: 'My Jaw Was On The Floor'

SPOILER ALERT:Pillion. As Jake Shears was recently between stops in Glasgow and Bournemouth on a UK/Ireland arena tour, moviegoers were watching his titillating onscreen debut in the South of France. More from Deadline 'Pillion's Alexander Skarsgård And Harry Melling On Working With Intimacy Coordinator For 'Kinky Gay Bikers' Movie: 'It Got Messy' – Cannes Studio 'Pillion' Review: Alexander Skarsgård Is Dom For The Holidays & Harry Melling Is Hopelessly Devoted In Steamy BDSM Romance — Cannes Film Festival As Nigerian Cinema Goes From Strength To Strength, Ramsey Nouah & Rita Dominic Return For AfroCannes Screener '77: The Festac Conspiracy' Deadline caught up with the Scissor Sisters frontman following the Cannes premiere of Pillion, writer-director Harry Lighton's feature debut that sets a heartbreaking love story within a queer BDSM biker gang, featuring a supporting performance from Shears as sexual submissive Kevin. 'I'm wiped, but I'm happy,' said Shears over Zoom from his UK home, one day after wrapping up the tour that reunited the band after a 13-year hiatus. Meanwhile, Scissor Sisters is preparing to embark on The Tits Out Tour on July 1 in support of co-headliner Kesha's album Period. After co-founding the pop rock group 25 years ago and releasing solo music during the hiatus, Shears made his Broadway debut in Kinky Boots back in 2017 and recently played the Emcee in the West End's revival of Cabaret in 2023, paving the way for his onscreen acting career. But nothing could prepare him for the NSFW nature of his first film role, which culminates in a picnic tabletop orgy scene with Alexander Skarsgård's Ray, the elusive dom and romantic opposite of Harry Melling's timid sub, Colin. Although Lighton has teased more explicit shots were left on the cutting-room floor, audiences got an eyeful and Shears got a mouthful with Ray's pierced prosthetic phallus. 'Well, my jaw was kind of on the floor, reading it,' said Shears of the scene. 'I sort of couldn't believe it, but it was really exciting for me when I was reading the script. It's a movie about sex and sexual dynamics and dynamics of love. When I read it, I was really expecting it to be something dark, and what I was so pleasantly surprised by is the warmth and the humor that's in the movie. And to me, that sort of blended with the more explicit stuff in the film. I loved that combination when I was reading it. And when I read the script for the first time, it really made me smile, it made me sad, it's heartbreaking. It's got all of these different feelings in it, and it just was not what I expected. And when I read the orgy scene in the script, I was just like, 'Oh my God.'' Although Shears' acting debut is quite the unconventional role, he takes every inch of it like a champ (pun fully intended). Explicit sex scenes and piercings aside, the Grammy-nominated artist seamlessly loses himself in the film's tense relationship dynamics while shedding light on the BDSM culture captured in the source material, Adam Mars-Jones' 2020 novel Box Hill. 'All the guys in the movie are the real deal,' he noted of the film's biker gang. 'So I was reading The Leatherman's Handbook and all the sort of training and processes and the sort of formalities that are involved. … And I'm pretty well-versed in faggotry [laughs] and a lot of different things in the queer world, but other than a moment when I was about 19 years old, I hadn't really had any experiences in this world, so it was interesting to learn about it and be with all the guys.' Ahead of Pillion's world premiere at Cannes on May 18, which earned an eight-minute ovation and the Un Certain Regard Best Screenplay for Lighton (as well as the Palm Dog for canine supporting actor Hippo), the film was acquired by A24 for US distribution rights in October. Read on about Jake Shears' experience making his acting debut in Pillion, as well as his sex scene with Skarsgård and whether his co-star's piercing was in the script. DEADLINE: Pillion JAKE SHEARS: I met this woman named Kahleen Crawford, who was the casting director for it, and she had seen me in Cabaret. We ended up meeting at a house party over Christmas a couple years ago and became acquainted and friends, and she told me about this movie. And then, when I finished Cabaret — I'm trying to get the timeline right — but I was at my place in New Orleans, and she called me and she's like, 'Are you sitting down? I really think that this would be a great thing for you to do' that would be not biting off more than I could chew, I think, even though I still feel like I bit off more than I could chew. DEADLINE: SHEARS: No pun intended. But then I talked with Harry [Lighton], we had a great conversation. That's sort of how I got into the project. I've been acquainted with Skarsgård from years before, through friends and whatnot, so I was really stoked to see him. I was excited, it was really interesting. I feel like it was definitely an education for me in a lot of different ways. DEADLINE: SHEARS: Yeah, all the guys in the movie are the real deal. So I was reading The Leatherman's Handbook and all the sort of training and processes and the sort of formalities that are involved. I mean, it's a lot of stuff. You could have three college courses on it. It was a bit overwhelming, but I feel like I got a much better picture of what that scene is, that I didn't know before. And I'm pretty well-versed in faggotry [laughs] and a lot of different things in the queer world, but other than a moment when I was about 19 years old, I hadn't really had any experiences in this world, so it was interesting to learn about it and be with all the guys. So it was both warm — the experience — and it was also incredibly intimidating in certain ways, just for me personally, not that anything, not that anybody specifically made it that way. It was intimidating for me for for a lot of different reasons, the whole experience. DEADLINE: Cabaret SHEARS: No, I mean, the intimacy coordination was so thorough and so good. It really was like, I found that stuff to be the easiest. The sex in the movie to me, that wasn't sort of what was intimidating to me. The process of filming and being in a film is what I found to be really jarring, and I learned a lot from it. I knew it would be vastly different from theater, and I knew it would be vastly different from performing on stage and and singing music. It really was like a different ballgame. And I'm a big film head; all the nonfiction I read is basically film history, and that's what I consume. I watch a lot of movies, I watch a lot of old movies, it's just a deep passion of mine. So it's really fascinating for me to be on the other side of it a bit and actually seeing how a machine like that works, and being in front of the camera in that sort of machine. I didn't feel like — and this was my own insecurities, and this isn't about the sex in the movie — but I just didn't feel like I had the tools for it. Just in general, just the process of being in a movie, I was like, 'I think I'm in like over my head.' But I also at the same time, I've always really pushed myself to do things that are new, that are not necessarily something that's comfortable for you, and by comfortable I just mean, as far as your skill set. There's so many facets to this process, and it made me have a whole other kind of respect for film actors. It really did, it's just so strange how it all works and how people turn it on, And to the film and TV actors I know, it's just sort of given me like a much deeper insight into what they do. But it was exciting for me to be a part of a project that I thought was something really different and interesting, and something that I could really be proud of being in, and being a part of, that was really exciting for me in that way. So there was a whole bunch of feelings that I was just going through internally. Doing this movie, I love the people I was doing it with. Harry was amazing, both Harrys were awesome. I had a a couple scenes with Harry Melling, one of them made it into the movie. He really was just very sweet with me about my sort of insecurities or fears about doing it. And he really, I think, had quite a bit of patience with me that I really, really appreciated, that made me comfortable. And Skarsgård is somebody that I've already felt really comfortable with, and just somebody who is really nice to have a laugh with. They're both wonderful human beings. DEADLINE: SHEARS: 'Cause that's not me, you know what I mean? It was really not in my nature, so just that scene, I had to work on really, really hard to find the spot, and I hope it works. Does it work? DEADLINE: SHEARS: I feel like I just had to turn part of my brain off and turn part of myself off, and I found it incredibly challenging. You just walk away from that, and you just don't know if it works, And that's the thing about films that really blows my mind is that, anybody could make a movie and you can think it's the most incredible thing in the world, and you think that you've done the most amazing job in the world, but unless all the parts are operating together, you could really end up in something that stinks. Which is different from theater because in theater, you've got an audience there, you can kind of feel that out a little bit better. I feel like with film, I just don't see how you can see the forest for the trees. It really is some real faith. DEADLINE: SHEARS: Well, my jaw was kind of on the floor, reading it. I sort of couldn't believe it, but it was really exciting for me when I was reading the script. It's a movie about sex and sexual dynamics= and dynamics of love. When I read it, I was really expecting it to be something dark, and what I was so pleasantly surprised by is the warmth and the humor that's in the movie. And to me, that sort of blended with the more explicit stuff in the film. I loved that combination when I was reading it. And when I read the script for the first time, it really made me smile, it made me sad. It's heartbreaking. It's got all of these different feelings in it, and it just was not what I expected. And when I read the orgy scene in the script, I was just like, 'Oh my God.' DEADLINE: SHEARS: [Laughs] No, and I didn't know about the Prince Albert until the moment it was in front of my face. It might have been in the script, but it wasn't something that I even thought about until It was right in front of me, and it was so realistic that in the moment, when it's happening and being filmed, it was kind of shocking in a really great way. DEADLINE: SHEARS: It was a real reaction! [Laughs] DEADLINE: SHEARS: Yes, I gotta say that prosthetic was really realistic. To me, in real life, it felt very real. Literally and figuratively. DEADLINE: SHEARS: No, but the costumes were fantastic. I love what I got to wear in the movie. I just loved the stuff that was made for me. There was that really cool apron thing that was made for me. I just loved what I got to wear. I thought the costumes were amazing. And I felt sexy. It's funny because I'd gotten out of Cabaret in like really good shape, and as the summer had gone on, I felt like I was getting more and more out of shape. And I was like, 'I just don't know, I'm not feeling like I'm fully, like, snatched. And Harry [Lighton] was like, 'Please don't. I want you to have a more natural body in this.' And so I sort of had to get comfortable with that too, And I did feel sexy when we were doing it, it felt sexy to me. I wasn't too worried about that, even though I don't feel like I was my normal stage shape or whatever, I still felt good doing it. And I loved my hairdo. They gave me a great haircut. But the experience was a real eye-opener for me. It was just one of those things in my life that I'm really happy that I just took a chance with myself and did. I just think doing things that are out of your wheelhouse can be really good for you. And I think it was really good for me in that way, and I'm very thankful to everybody on the project for being as warm and patient and understanding and fun as they were. DEADLINE: SHEARS: My world has been Scissors, and it's gonna really be for the rest of the summer. We just put loads of work into — we just did an arena tour in the UK. And I think it was the best show we've ever made. It really was a dream show, and we put so much work into it. And it was the longest show we did, it was like a two-hour, it was a big show. So I'm just really happy with what we accomplished with that. We're touring, we're doing the Tits Out Tour — Kesha, Scissor Sisters, all summer basically, finishing it off with a show with the Pet Shop Boys in mid-August. And then I'm gonna take a little bit of a break. But it just doesn't stop. You know what I mean? I work a lot. I would love to definitely do more theater, and I'd be interested in doing more film, but I still feel like I've got a lot to learn in that regard. And I think I definitely need to keep building a toolkit for it, and I feel like I feel like I got a couple tools with this movie. But I definitely think it would be amazing to keep building that toolkit with the right stuff cause I really did enjoy the process. And I'm so happy that people seem to really love the movie. I'm just really happy how it already sort of feels sort of beloved in a way. So I'm really about that, because like I said before, you just never know what you're making, when you're making it. Best of Deadline 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More Everything We Know About 'Nobody Wants This' Season 2 So Far List Of Hollywood & Media Layoffs From Paramount To Warner Bros Discovery To CNN & More

Kinky Romance ‘Pillion' Starring Alexander Skarsgard, Harry Melling Sells to Multiple Territories
Kinky Romance ‘Pillion' Starring Alexander Skarsgard, Harry Melling Sells to Multiple Territories

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time29-05-2025

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Kinky Romance ‘Pillion' Starring Alexander Skarsgard, Harry Melling Sells to Multiple Territories

Cornerstone has closed a slew of new territorial deals for Harry Lighton's Cannes official selection Pillion after the film sold to A24 for the U.S. market. The kinky romancer that launched at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section has been sold to Weltkino (Germany, Austria), iWonder (Italy), Praasens (Switzerland), MCF (the territory formerly known as Yugoslavia), Gutek (Poland), Lusomondo (Portugal), New Cinema (Israel) and Diamond for Latin America. More from The Hollywood Reporter BBC Studios Acquires Unscripted Production Company Mothership TV 'The Real Housewives of London,' NBCU Reality Streamer Hayu's First Original, Unveils Cast Andrew Tate and Brother Tristan Charged With 21 U.K. Crimes, Including Rape and Human Trafficking Described as a 'funny, filthy romance,' Pillion sees Skarsgard play Ray, an 'impossibly handsome leader of a bike gang' who takes on Colin (Melling), a weedy wallflower, to be his new submissive. Ray uproots Colin from his dreary suburban life and introduces him to a community of kinky, queer bikers. But as Colin dives deeper into Ray's world, he begins to question whether the life of a 24/7 submissive is really for him. Lighton, who makes his feature directorial debut with the film, won the Un Certain Regard Award for best screenplay in Cannes. After the festival's market, Cornerstone also sold Pillion to Transformers (Japan), Challan (South Korea) and Swallow Wings (Taiwan). Besides the A24 deal for the U.S., Picturehouse will release Pillion in the U.K. and September Film will handle the Benelux release. Lighton, BAFTA-nominated for his 2017 short Wren Boys, directed Pillion from his own script which is loosely inspired by Adam Mars-Jones' 2019 novel Box Hill. Element Pictures, a Fremantle company, produced Pillion with financing from BBC Film and the BFI in association with Fremantle, Picturehouse and September Film. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now

Sydney Sweeney, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, Michelle Yeoh Films Sell Wide at Cannes
Sydney Sweeney, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, Michelle Yeoh Films Sell Wide at Cannes

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time29-05-2025

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Sydney Sweeney, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, Michelle Yeoh Films Sell Wide at Cannes

Movies starring the likes of Sydney Sweeney, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, Michelle Yeoh as well as Peter Dinklage have sold wide during the recently closed Cannes Film Festival market. 193, the film production and global sales entity led by industry veteran Patrick Wachsberger which is a joint venture with Legendary Entertainment, said on Thursday that it sold four marquee films to various territories. More from The Hollywood Reporter Kinky Romance 'Pillion' Starring Alexander Skarsgard, Harry Melling Sells to Multiple Territories BBC Studios Acquires Unscripted Production Company Mothership TV 'The Real Housewives of London,' NBCU Reality Streamer Hayu's First Original, Unveils Cast The movies are the Lynne Ramsay-directed Cannes competition title and psychological thriller Die My Love, starring Lawrence and Pattinson, upcoming historical drama Scandalous!, Colman Domingo's directorial debut, starring Sweeney and David Jonsson, action film The Surgeon with Yeoh, written and directed by Roshan Sethi, as well as dark comedy The Toxic Avenger, a reimagining of the 1984 Troma Entertainment cult classic of the same name with an all-star cast including Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Taylour Paige, and Jacob Tremblay. Toxic Avenger is directed by Macon Blair from a screenplay he wrote based on Lloyd Kaufman's original script. Previously unveiled during Cannes was a huge deal by arthouse distributor and streamer Mubi for Die My Love covering North America, Latin America, and the U.K. 'We are immensely proud to see our slate resonate so strongly at Cannes,' said 193 CEO Wachsberger. 'Securing global sales on four high-profile films, one of which having already had a successful premiere, affirms the strength of our storytelling and the trust our global partners have placed in us. This is a fantastic start for our company and a signal of the compelling projects we will continue to deliver.' Below is a list of the buyers of the four movies across various territories. Die My LoveBaltics – GPICIS – Provzglyad – VestaHong Kong – Golden SceneIndonesia – Falcon FilmsIsrael – Forum FilmJapan – The KlockworxMiddle East – Italia FilmsMongolia – FilmBridgePhilippines – Pioneer FilmsPoland – Vision FilmPortugal – NOS AudiovisuaisScandinavia – NonStop EntertainmentSerbia, Croatia, Montenegro – KCS Scandalous!Australia/New Zealand – Village RoadshowBaltics – GPIBenelux – Belga FilmsEastern Europe – Monolith FilmsGreece – The Film GroupIsrael – Forum FilmItaly – Rai CinemaLatin America – Sun Distribution GroupMongolia – FilmBridgePhilippines – Pioneer FilmsPortugal – Pris AudiovisuaisScandinavia – Nordisk FilmSouth Africa – Empire EntertainmentSpain – DeAPlaneta EntertainmentTurkey – Fabula FilmsUnited Kingdom – Entertainment Film Distributors The SurgeonAustralia/New Zealand – Umbrella EntertainmentBaltics – ACME FilmBenelux – 18KCIS – Unicorn MediaEastern Europe – Unicorn MediaGreece – The Film GroupIsrael – United King FilmsPhilippines – Pioneer FilmsPortugal – NOS AudiovisuaisSouth Africa – Empire EntertainmentSpain – DeAPlaneta EntertainmentTurkey – Fabula Films The Toxic AvengerAustralia/New Zealand – Umbrella EntertainmentCIS – Golem FilmsGermany/Austria – Wild Bunch AGGreece – The Film GroupIsrael – Golem FilmsItaly – Eagle PicturesJapan – Nikkatsu CorporationMiddle East – The Plot PicturesPhilippines – Pioneer FilmsPoland – Vision FilmScandinavia – NonStop Entertainment South Africa – Empire Entertainment Spain – Vertigo FilmsUnited Kingdom – Signature Entertainment Best of The Hollywood Reporter 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now

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