CAA orchestrated a blockbuster $20 million deal for Bubbles, which led to even more people talking about Netflix. The streaming service has been on the tips of tongues all over Cannes, where Netflix has drawn criticism from some corners because its competition titles Okja and The Meyerowitz Stories won’t debut in French theaters.
FINAL PORTRAIT
The film is set to be directed by Stanley Tucci, who has also written the screenplay. It centers on the real life friendship between American art critic James Lord and the legendary Swiss painter Alberto Giacometti.
Logline: Centers on the relationship between American art critic James Lord and the legendary Swiss painter Alberto Giacometti. When Lord decides to sit for a portrait by his friend, he is unprepared for the painter’s demanding intensity and the experience tests their relationship to the core.