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Lucia Joyce Biopic Starring Maya Hawke Sells To France & Spain In Early Deals For The Veterans – Cannes Market

Lucia Joyce Bio-Pic Starring Maya Hawke Sells To France & Spain In Early Deals – Cannes Market

ARP Sélection, which is in Cannes with Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague, has acquired French rights, while Vertigo Films has taken Spain. With a screenplay written by Michael Kinirons, the film will follow Lucia as she struggles to fulfil her personal ambition to become a professional dancer, while navigating her complex relationship with her father as his muse and confidant. Walsh has a track record in exploring the lives of artists and writers, with films such as the 2014 Bafta-nominated work A Poet in New York, starring Tom Hollander as Dylan Thomas, and Maudie, starring Sally Hawkins as Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis, opposite Ethan Hawke as her husband.

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