EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has kicked off Cannes by acquiring the US rights to Genius, the Michael Grandage-directed film that stars Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Laura Linney, Guy Pearce and Dominic West. The U.S. deal was just shy of $4 million. It was completed yesterday after buyers, including Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-chairs Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger, were shown the film for the first time late last week by CAA, which brokered the deal for the…![]()
