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Paramount has closed their woody pinch Studio Canal for North American and myriad overseas territories connected nan Garth Davis directed, Florence Pugh starring imagination play The Midnight Library after a fierce bidding warfare pinch Focus Features and Sony. Last nighttime erstwhile nan news broke, not each of nan overseas deals had closed. We perceive that nan different 2 studios, Focus and Sony, were besides successful nan mid $30M scope for nan package which arsenic Andreas Wiseman told you, was nan highest retired of Cannes.
Said Paramount Pictures Co-Chairs Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg, “Like truthful galore astir nan world, we are immense fans of Matt Haig’s novel. We’re honored to bring this beloved communicative to nan large surface pinch StudioCanal and BluePrint and nan immensely talented Garth Davis and Florence Pugh. We convey Lia Buman for bringing this breathtaking task to Paramount, and we dream this is nan first of galore collaborations pinch Anna Marsh and StudioCanal.”
Said STUDIOCANAL CEO & Chief Content Officer CANAL+ Anna Marsh, “Under Garth Davis’ visionary direction, The Midnight Library is precisely nan benignant of movie that tin resonate crossed generations and astir nan world. His movie is emotionally profound, life-affirming and inherently cinematic. From our earliest conversations Paramount demonstrated a heavy knowing of nan project’s imaginative ambition pinch an exceptional committedness to translating this singular book to nan large surface domestically and beyond. With Florence Pugh group to bring Nora to life, we person an bonzer imaginative squad down nan film. We are truthful excited to partner pinch nan full Paramount squad to bring this communicative to world audiences.”
This marks nan first acquisition for Lia Buman’s team since joining the institution successful December 2025. Buman recently joined Paramount from Tango – nan institution she co-founded and formed into a highly respected independent movie accumulation company. Sejin Croninger led nan negotiations for Paramount. Anne Cherel and Aska Yamaguchi led nan negotiations connected behalf of STUDIOCANAL.
