James Gray’s 'Paper Tiger' Joins Cannes Competition as Neon Secures Rights

4 articles · Updated · IndieWire · Apr 22

James Gray’s new film 'Paper Tiger' has been added to the Cannes Film Festival competition lineup after Neon acquired North American rights.
The crime thriller stars Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, and Miles Teller, and explores two brothers drawn into a dangerous scheme involving the Russian 'Mafiya.'
Gray, a Cannes regular, now has his sixth competition entry, while Neon continues its streak of distributing Palme d’Or contenders and recent winners.

Can Neon's Palme d'Or winning streak continue with one of its six new films?

How will an American crime film about the Russian mob resonate with a global jury?

Is this James Gray's year to finally win the Palme d'Or with his sixth attempt?

What were the contractual issues that almost kept this film out of the competition?

Will Driver and Johansson recapture their award-winning chemistry in a dark crime thriller?

With a major sale looming, is 'Paper Tiger' Neon's final big gamble as an indie?