The film is produced by Kath Shelper (\u201cSamson & Delilah\u201d) for Scarlett Pictures, Blanchett and Andrew Upton (\u201cStateless\u201d) for Dirty Films and Lorenzo De Maio of De Maio Entertainment (\u201cHannibal Rising\u201d). The co-producer is Georgie Pym with Coco Francini serving as executive producer for Dirty Films and Gretel Packer as executive producer for Longbridge Nominees. The film received production funding from Screen Australia\u2019s First Nations Department, Screen NSW and the South Australian Film Corporation, alongside Fremantle and Gretel Packer\u2019s Longbridge Nominees. It features a score from Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (\u201cBlonde\u201d).<\/p>\n \u201cThe New Boy\u201d had its world premiere at Un Certain Regard in Cannes, went on to the Sydney Film Festival and had its North American premiere as a gala presentation at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival last week. It will have its U.K. premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in October.<\/p>\n The deal was negotiated between Signature Entertainment\u2019s director of acquisitions and TV Elizabeth Williams and Kim Fox of The Veterans.<\/p>\n Williams said: \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly excited to bring Warwick Thornton\u2019s \u2018The New Boy\u2019 to U.K. and Irish audiences. Starring a standout debut performance from newcomer Aswan Reid alongside the incomparable Cate Blanchett, the film continues Thornton\u2019s rich and vital contributions to Australian filmmaking, and we could not be prouder to bring his vision to audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n The Veterans Toronto slate featured Jim O\u2019Hanlon\u2019s British period comedy \u201cFackham Hall,\u201d starring Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, Thomasin McKenzie, Katherine Waterston and Emma Laird; the film adaptation of William Sleator\u2019s cult science fiction novel \u201cHouse of Stairs\u201d starring Jacob Tremblay and directed by Wi Ding Ho; Christophe Gans\u2019 \u201cReturn to Silent Hill\u201d and Jacques Audiard\u2019s \u201cEmilia Perez,\u201d which are both currently in post-production; and Walter Salles\u2019 \u201cI\u2019m Still Here,\u201d starring Mariana Lima, which is currently in production.<\/p>\n Signature recently acquired U.K. and Ireland rights to revenge thriller \u201cFemme\u201d; Rebel Wilson action comedy \u201cBride Hard\u201d; and Emma Roberts, Laurence Fishburne sci-fi thriller \u201cThe Astronaut.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/weareactors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/new-boy.jpeg\")
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