According to Deadline:

“If there is a recurring theme among the buyers and sellers we’ve spoken to in the early moments of the Cannes Film Festival, it is that none can remember the last time there was such a sellers’ market here on the Croisette. The trouble is, nobody seems to really have anything all that compelling to sell, and that is driving the sellers crazy.there seems to not be much happening in terms of sales.”

But and you know there’s always a but:

“Don’t think for a moment that no deals will get made. So many distributors have holes in their schedules and so many territories are spending more lavishly than in recent years that we wouldn’t be surprised if there are several splashy sales. Here are the ones that have the most buzz on them so far, or just sound good on paper. Sizzle reels will be shown all through the weekend and we should have a better picture by Monday if this market will be boom or bust, and whether the splashiest deal occurred before most of us got to the Croisette. …

QUEEN OF THE DESERT – Director, Writer: Werner Herzog, Cast: James Franco, Robert Pattinson, Nicole Kidman, Damian Lewis. Kidman plays Gertrude Bell, the Lawrence of Arabia of female diplomats and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the 20th century. Sales: Sierra Affinity, CAA, Cassian Elwes.

LIFE – Director: Anton Corbijn. Cast: Robert Pattinson, Dane DeHaan, Ben Kingsley, Joel Edgerton. A photographer for Life Magazine is assigned to shoot pictures of James Dean. Sales: CAA / WME / FilmNation. Based on 15 minutes of footage, this one’s in play and is gonna sell. …

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15 minutes you say.  Where are those hackers when you need them *oops*