Paris-based Haut et Courtroom and London-based Good Chaos, two of the founding members of the Fremantle-backed indie manufacturing collective The Creatives, have secured the movie rights to Paris-Hollywood, the debut novel by French movie critic Cécile Mury.
The novel, set for publication by Flammarion in April 2025, follows a romance between a French journalist and an English-speaking film star. The novel was offered ultimately 12 months’s Frankfurt Guide Honest, the place translation rights had been bought in six territories. Haut et Courtroom and Good Chaos outmaneuvered a number of French and European producers to safe the movie adaptation rights. The businesses say the characteristic shall be a rom-com that blends parts of each the French and English approaches to the style.
“We’re completely thrilled to have teamed up with Good Chaos to carry to the display screen this pleasant rom-com that performs a lot on the style however with a ‘je ne sais quoi et presque rien,’” stated Caroline Benjo, Co-CEO of Haut et Courtroom. “We jumped on the rights as quickly as we learn the guide.”
‘Paris Hollywood’
Courtesy of Flammarion
Mike Goodridge, CEO of Good Chaos, described the novel as “a captivating and profitable learn” that “digs intelligently into the character of affection and the boundaries we placed on ourselves earlier than falling in love.”
Haut et Courtroom is understood for producing worldwide movies and TV sequence, together with The Class (Palme d’Or, 2008) and The Lobster (Jury Prize, Cannes 2015). Upcoming tasks embody Sukkwan Island, set for Sundance 2025, and Dominik Moll’s Case 137.
Good Chaos, led by Goodridge, is in post-production on The Ballad of a Small Participant, directed by Edward Berger and starring Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton. Its earlier tasks embody Triangle of Disappointment (Palme d’Or, 2022) and Quo Vadis, Aida?