Cannes Hot List: Letitia Wright Drama, Ewan McGregor Survival Thriller Among Films Set to Heat Up the Festival
BY SCOTT ROXBOROUGH | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Despite a year of turmoil and uncertainty, a bumper crop of star-driven projects at the market has sparked optimism among dealmakers: "Demand from buyers has held up and supply hasn’t really been affected." Despite a year of COVID-19, virtual markets and online-only releases, the independent film business has found ways to make and release movies worldwide. Sales at the Virtual Cannes Market in 2020 — the first online-only film market held after the pandemic hit — were near record highs, and Toronto and AFM were similarly bullish, leaving sellers heading into Cannes’…