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Paper Tiger Wins Cannes Ovation, NEON Gets U.S. Rights
5/17/2026
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Story summary
- James Gray premiered Paper Tiger at Cannes, earning a ten-minute standing ovation.
- Scarlett Johansson missed the Cannes event while filming The Exorcist reboot.
- James Gray’s FaceTime call to Johansson went to voicemail.
- Miles Teller and Adam Driver walked the red carpet, signed autographs and posed for selfies.
- Distributor NEON secured U.S. rights and will release the film domestically.
