Elle Fanning Transgender Drama ‘3 Generations’ Acquired for $6 Million by Weinstein Co at Cannes (Updated)
Susan Sarandon and Naomi Watts play trans teen’s grandmother and mother, respectively
Sharon Waxman | May 16, 2015 @ 1:29 AM
Last Updated: May 16, 2015 @ 12:26 PM
The Weinstein Company has acquired a transgender drama starring Elle Fanning, “Three Generations,” at the Cannes Film Festival.
The film, directed by Gaby Dellal, stars Fanning as a young woman transitioning to male. Naomi Watts plays her mother, and Susan Sarandon plays her grandmother, who is a lesbian.
Weinstein paid about $6 million for distribution rights for the United States and the United Kingdom, according to an individual with knowledge of the deal.
Transgender is having its moment in content themes and pop culture, with former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner recently announcing that he was transitioning to female and critical acclaim surrounding the Amazon series “Transparent.”
CAA, ICM and IM Global all brokered the deal.
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Corina Marie Howell
"I think [the character Maura is] a better parent now than she was as Mort ... the lesson of being authentic and going for freedom generates a very good thing in the kids."
Corina Marie Howell
"My acting teacher said, 'Act as if your life depends on it.' And here, lives are dependent on this."
Corina Marie Howell
"There is phobia, there is hatred, there is absolute danger. We hear about it all the time. There's suicide."
Corina Marie Howell
"I would say that I had a nervosity and an insistent self-tapping on my shoulder at all time ... When I come out to my eldest daughter [in the show], I was shaking. I was throw-up nervous ..."
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Tambor with TheWrap Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman
"The subject matter [of 'Transparent'] needs light and love and understanding."
"Did I know what I was getting into? You don't really think that way. But I remember many times talking to Jill. We'd be in the middle of a scene, and I would say, 'Oh, this is so big.'"
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"At 70 years old, I was given the greatest role of my career. I was also given one of the greatest responsibilities of my personal life. So I have to do it right."
Corina Marie Howell
Corina Marie Howell
