by Eugene Hernandez and Tamara Schweitzer (May 24, 2006)
Buyers and sellers began checking out of the Marche du Film Wednesday, some heading back to their home offices. But many others stayed longer in Cannes to try to close another deal or two before exiting Cannes. In a rare deal from an American company in Cannes, Magnolia Pictures worked into the early hours of Wednesday morning to close an English language rights deal for South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's "The Host", an acclaimed Directors' Fortnight entry at the festival this year that has earned growing buzz in recent days. Earlier in the fest, The New York Times' critic Manohla Dargis called it the best film she has seen at the fest so far. The U.S. buyer closed the pact with Cineclick Asia.
The company has rights to the film in North America, U.K., Australia, and New Zealand and is planning to release it later this year.
A Magnolia description of the film explains, "A hybrid of genre elements drawn from science ficti...|
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