EXCLUSIVE: After a fierce bidding battle that followed the rousing premiere Sunday Sundance premiere, Apple is closing a deal for FloraAndSon, the John Carney-directed film that stars Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Oren Kinlan and Jack Reynor
. Streamers Apple, Amazon battled to the end. Haven’t got a final number yet, but the bidding landed in the vicinity of just under the $20M Netflix paid forat Sundance years ago, and shown he is a master craftsman at telling stories about the healing power of music.
Buyers have been buzzing with admiration since yesterday’s 2:30 PM screening at The Ray, and much of the buzz has been about Hewson. As a singer, she’s a chip off the old block and she shows breakout potential here. Many fans of Carney’s singular film creations have wondered when one of these terrific little pictures really launches his star, and this might be the one.
The film was auctioned by WME Independent, Fifth Season and FilmNation, and it is produced by Anthony Bregman, Carney, Peter Cron, Rebecca O’Flanagan and Robert Walpole.
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