So, it turns out that too many cooks in the kitchen CAN ruin the box office. Or at least that’s Sony’s concern, sending a cease-and-desist order on one project about a washed-out “Chef” seeking redemption even as its own similar project has picked up Bradley Cooper as star:
That’s only one post in a Mediterranean-sized sea of stories coming out of the first day of Cannes from Deadline’s crack reporters. Check the site regularly for more festival news, but here are a few of the hotter stories from the first 24 hours:
‘The Counselor’ Producers Again Strike Fast To Pre-empt Frederick Forsyth’s ‘The Kill List’
Philip Seymour Hoffman Finds Place In ‘God’s Pocket’
Cannes: Good Universe Sets Billy Ray To Helm ‘Departure’
Cannes: Michelle Williams, Joel Edgerton Star in Remake Of ‘The Double Hour’
