Amazon Buys ‘Annette’ Starring Adam Driver, Rihanna (Exclusive)

14 March 2017 11:21 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »

Updated: Amazon Studios has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to “Annette,” a music-filled drama to be directed by cult French helmer Leos Carax (“Holy Motors”), Variety has learned. Adam Driver and Rihanna star in the movie.

Rooney Mara was previously attached, but had to leave the project due to other commitments. The producers are now looking for another female lead.

The film marks Carax’s English-language debut. It features original songs by the Sparks, the art-rock band founded in 1971 by Ron and Russell Mael. The sale comes at a busy time for Amazon. The streaming service won three Oscars for “Manchester by the Sea” and “The Salesman.” Its upcoming slate includes “The Big Sick,” a comedy with Kumail Nanjiani; Marc Webb’s “The Only Living Boy in New York”; the Grateful Dead documentary “Long Strange Trip”; and “Wonderstruck,” a Todd Haynes film with  Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams. »

- Elsa Keslassy, Ramin Setoodeh and Brent Lang

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