Jordan Firstman on A24’s $17 Million ‘Club Kid’ Deal and Going From ‘Punching Bag’ to Cannes Sensation: ‘It’s Been the Best Week of My Life’

By Matt Donnelly

Matt Donnelly

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Jordan Firstman is having the run of his career at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. While he’s awestruck at the success of his directorial debut “Club Kid” —  a festival selection that commanded a $17 million sale to A24 after a bidding war against six studio competitors – he technically knew it was going to happen.

“A psychic told me last week it was going to be A24,” Firstman shared with Variety, following wide acclaim for the film he wrote, directed and serves as star. HBO and Max Content CEO Casey Bloys connected Firstman with the clairvoyant, who also drew a card depicting a large crowd, saying “a ton of people are going to see this movie.”

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