TORONTO MOVIE/TV NEWS

Friday, February 18, 2011

Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis" Cast Confirmed

Robert Pattinson, Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche, Academy Award nominee Paul Giamatti and Mathieu Amalric are now confirmed to star in "Cosmopolis", a thriller written by David Cronenberg who will also direct the project.

The script is based on the novella of the same name by award-winning writer Don DeLillo.

The Canadian-France co-production is being produced by Paulo Branco through his Paris-based Alfama Films Production and Martin Katz of Toronto-based Prospero Pictures.

"...'Cosmopolis' is a contemporary thriller about a hedge fund trader who is stalked while his fortune evaporates under the weight of his cynical bets against the survival of the global economy..."

Grégoire Melin's Paris-based Kinology will handle International Sales, Entertainment One will handle distribution in Canada and RAI Cinema SpA will distribute in Italy.

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