"Cosmopolis" and "On The Road" among the Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012 by Ion Cinema

"Cosmopolis" and "On The Road" among the Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012 by Ion Cinema

#28. Cosmopolis

Director/Writer: David Cronenberg

Producers: Paulo Branco and Martin Katz

Distributor: Rights Available

The Gist: Based on Don DeLillo's novel, this centers around a multimillionaire (Pattinson) on a 24-hour odyssey across Manhattan as he attempts to get a haircut, betting his wealth against the declining Japanese Yen...

Cast: Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, Jay Baruchel, Kevin Durand, Juliette Binoche, Samantha Morton, Sarah Gadon and Mathieu Amalric

List Worthy Reasons...: Supplied with a strong Euro and North American cast, apparently Cronenberg's adaptation of Don DeLillo's work is fairly strong. The novel is a modern re-interpretation of James Joyce's Ulysses smack dab in NYC's corporate world.

Release Date/Status?: With Binoche and Amalric in the mix the logic is a grand Cannes red carpet premiere with plenty of buyer activity thinking of the fall season and milking it for Pattinson presence factor. If this becomes a fall release, look for a TIFF North American premiere.

#19. On the Road

Director: Walter Salles

Writer(s): Jose Rivera

Producers: Charles Gillibert, Nathanaël Karmitz and Rebecca Yeldham

Distributor: Rights Available (Cinetic)

The Gist: Based on Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac’s bestselling cult novel, scripted by Jose Rivera, this is set in New York, the late 1940’s. After his father’s death, Sal Paradise (Sam Riley), an aspiring 24-year old writer, meets Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund), a 20-year old ex-jailbird with flexible morals and a devastating charm. Dean is fascinated by Sal’s obsession with writing; Sal is fascinated by Dean’s unfettered freedom. They spend their intense, alcohol-fueled nights dreaming of another world, forming a friendship that will take them on the road across the USA. After a stay at Bull Lee’s place in Louisiana, Sal, Dean and his beautiful young wife Marylou (Kristen Stewart) form a merry threesome, traveling naked and freely enjoying themselves, a suspended moment in time...

Cast: Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Sturridge, Viggo Mortensen, Amy Adams, Alice Braga, Steve Buscemi, Danny Morgan, Giovanna Zacarías, Elisabeth Moss, Terrence Howard

List Worthy Reasons...: Cult novel, an epic 30 plus years for Coppola to bring this to the big screen, a talented filmmaker whose best films are those about personal search/quests (Central Station and The Motorcycle Diaries), A grade ensemble and one of the better cinematographers in Eric Gauthier should make for a brilliant film.

Release Date/Status?: We were thinking this might be ready for 2011 (#26 in our top 100), we expect a huge red carpet (first Monday of the festival) showing for this heavyweight film, followed by huge North American display at a fall festival. Price tag for the film should be a hefty one for Fox, Focus or the Weinsteins.

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