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Topic Studios’ Ryan Heller Returns to Cannes with Open Marriage Comedy ‘Splitsville’ starring Dakota Johnson
Topic Studios' Ryan Heller Returns to Cannes with Open Marriage Comedy 'Splitsville' starring Dakota Johnson
In fact, it’s not even his first time with a film directed by Michael Covino: their previous collaboration, “The Climb,” won the Heart Prize in Un Certain Regard at the fest in 2019. But when Topic debuts its new film – the open marriage comedy “Splitsville,” starring Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona, Nicholas Braun, Covino and the film’s co-writer Kyle Marvin – in Cannes’ Premiere section on May 19, it will mark yet another high point in what has been a remarkable year for Heller, who began his showbiz career as a guitarist with the indie rock band Aberdeen City. Productions are increasingly looking to shoot outside the U.S., where they can get cheaper labor as well rich incentives, and many are saying this is due, in part, to whatever wins IATSE and the Teamsters scored in their contract negotiations last summer.
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