Paramount Buys ‘The Midnight Library’ Starring Florence Pugh From Studiocanal

Paramount bought the film for North America and select international territories, while Studiocanal will distribute it in the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Benelux, Australia and New Zealand

By Elsa Keslassy

Elsa Keslassy

International Correspondent

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Paramount Pictures has scooped North American and select international distribution rights to “The Midnight Library” from Studiocanal following a bidding war at the Cannes film market. Florence Pugh is attached to star and also produce, while Garth Davis (“Lion”) is set to direct. 

Studiocanal, the powerful production-distribution banner that’s part of Canal+ Group, will distribute the film in the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Benelux, Australia, New Zealand and through partners in Scandinavia and South Africa, with Paramount distributing in major markets in the rest of world. The movie is budgeted in the $70 million range and the sale’s price tag is believed to be substantially more than the $30 million reported in other outlets.

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