News! David Cronenberg’s "Maps To The Stars"Finds Julianne Moore, John Cusack & EOne

Variety Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Robert Pattinson and Sarah Gadon will star in David Cronenberg’s thriller “Maps to the Stars.”

Entertainment One Films has come on board to co-finance with Martin Katz’s Prospero Pictures.

Project will be introduced at Cannes by eOne, which will handle worldwide sales and distribution in all media on “Stars,” which will begin in July in Toronto and Los Angeles.

Project has been in development by Cronenberg since 2006. Cronenberg is directing from a script by Bruce Wagner in a story ghost story and an attack on the celebrity-obsessed society of Los Angeles.

The film is produced by Katz together with SBS Productions’ Said Ben Said. Sentient Entertainment’s Renee Tab, Cronenberg’s manager, will exec produce and Integral Films’ Alfred Hurmer is co-producing.

eOne will directly distribute “Maps to the Stars” in the U.S., Canada, the UK and Australia/New Zealand. Benedict Carver of eOne is executive producing and will oversee the film for the studio.

Katz previously collaborated with Cronenberg on”Spider,” “A Dangerous Method” and “Cosmopolis.”  Ben Said produced “Carnage” and “Possession” and Tab executive produced “Cosmopolis.”

Deadline Canadian giant Entertainment One will team with Martin Katz’s Prospero Pictures to back David Cronenberg‘s upcoming ensemble thriller Maps To The Stars. Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Robert Pattinson and Sarah Gadon are to star in the ghost story that’s described as a scathing attack on celebrity-obsessed LA. The script is by Wild Palms‘ Bruce Wagner.

EOne will also handle worldwide sales, which it plans to launch in Cannes next month, and distribute in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia and New Zealand. Production starts in July in Toronto and LA. This is Cronenberg and Katz’s fourth collaboration. Katz and SBS Films’ Saïd Ben Saïd are producing. Sentient Entertainment’s Renee Tab, Cronenberg’s manager, will exec produce. EOne’s Benedict Carver is also exec producing and will oversee for the studio. Integral Films’ Alfred Hurmer is co-producing.

HR TORONTO – Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Sarah Gadon and Robert Pattinson are top-lining David Cronenberg’s next picture, Maps to the Stars.

And longtime Cronenberg producer Martin Katz and his Prospero Pictures shingle are partnering with Entertainment One to finance the indie movie.
Entertainment One Films will handle worldwide sales and distribution, with production on the film to begin in July in Toronto and Los Angeles.

Maps to the Stars marks Prospero’s fourth collaboration with Cronenberg, most recently on A Dangerous Method and Cosmopolis, which also starred Pattinson and Gadon.

The screenplay for Maps to the Stars will be done by Bruce Wagner (Wild Palms), as the indie drama offers a ghost story and critique of celebrity-obsessed society in Los Angeles.
The film is being produced by Katz together and SBS Productions’ Saïd Ben Saïd.
Sentient Entertainment's Renee Tab, Cronenberg's manager, will executive produce. Integral Films’ Alfred Hurmer is co-producing.

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