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Buzzy Cannes Competition Title ‘The Substance,’ Starring Margaret Qualley and Demi Moore, Sells to France’s Metropolitan (EXCLUSIVE)


'The Substance,' starring Margaret Qualley and Demi Moore, has sold to France's Metropolitan FilmExport ahead of its world premiere at Cannes.

“ The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat’s buzzy horror movie starring Margaret Qualley and Demi Moore, has sold to one of France’s biggest distributors, Metropolitan FilmExport, ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. “We’re very proud to be acquiring ‘The Substance’ by a French director who had already shined with her feature debut, ‘Revenge,’ and has been able to modernize a genre that very few filmmakers can tackle with such artistry,” said Victor Hadida, Metropolitan Filmexport’s co-founder and president. Plot details for “The Substance” have been kept under wraps, with its official description on the Cannes website reading: “Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?

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