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Miles Teller Debuts ‘Paper Tiger’ Starring Driver, Johansson at Cannes

5/21/2026

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Actor Miles Teller promoted director James Gray’s “Paper Tiger,” starring actor Adam Driver and actress Scarlett Johansson, at Cannes.
Teller said a 2015 Esquire profile misquoted him as “kind of a dick,” prompting him to avoid future profiles.
The 1986-set story follows brothers Irwin and Gary Pearl whose canal-cleaning scheme draws Russian mob attention, sparking violence.
Neon will release “Paper Tiger” in theaters later this year.

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Actor Miles Teller promoted director James Gray’s “Paper Tiger,” starring actor Adam Driver and actress Scarlett Johansson, at Cannes.
Teller said a 2015 Esquire profile misquoted him as “kind of a dick,” prompting him to avoid future profiles.
The 1986-set story follows brothers Irwin and Gary Pearl whose canal-cleaning scheme draws Russian mob attention, sparking violence.
Neon will release “Paper Tiger” in theaters later this year.