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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix might have had a bumpy few weeks, but the streamer is poised to strike the first major Cannes deal on a hot market package.

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Pain Hustlers is said to be tonally similar to such films as The Big Short, American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street.

He has also helmed TV series such as State of Play, Sex Traffic and The Way We Live Now. Wells Tower wrote the script. His work for the big screen has grossed more than $6BN dollars worldwide to date.

At Cannes 2022, Netflix nabbed the worldwide rights to Emily Blunt's 'Pain Hustlers' in a $50 million-plus deal.

The deal marks the biggest sale of an otherwise thus far sleepy Cannes. At last year’s festival. Earlier this week, Netflix laid off 150 employees, mostly based in the U.S. David Yates is behind the project that is described as being in the vein of Wolf of Wall Street and The Big Short. Blunt will play, according to the film’s logline, “a high-school dropout, lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical start-up in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida. Liza’s charm, guts and drive catapult the company and her into the high life, where she soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy with deadly consequences.”

The drama — described as tonally similar to "The Wolf of Wall Street" and "American Hustle" — hails from acclaimed short story writer Wells Tower.

Yates is known for directing the final four films in the massive “Harry Potter” franchise, as well as the related “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” installments. Acclaimed short story and nonfiction writer Wells Tower (“Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned”) will be penning the script. Netflix is in the final stages of closing a $50 million global rights deal for “Pain Hustlers,” a new drama helmed by David Yates and starring Emily Blunt, Variety reports.

Netflix is wrapping up a deal for “Pain Hustlers,” a conspiracy film from David Yates that is set to star Emily Blunt. The pact, which is for global rights ...

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In the first big purchase at the 75th Cannes Film Festival where deals have been going slow, Netflix has closed a deal for the worldwide rights of Emily ...

In the first big purchase at the 75th Cannes Film Festival where deals have been going slow, Netflix has closed a deal for the worldwide rights of Emily Blunt starrer 'Pain Hustlers', a conspiracy film from David Yates. According to Variety, an insider has revealed that the pact's amount is in the USD 50 million range. - Entertainment News Roundup: Woman at trial says celebrity chef Mario Batali groped her at Boston bar; Disney to provide next streaming gauge after Netflix retreat and more In the first big purchase at the 75th Cannes Film Festival where deals have been going slow, Netflix has closed a deal for the worldwide rights of Emily Blunt starrer 'Pain Hustlers', a conspiracy film from David Yates.

In the wake of films such as American Hustle, Pain Hustlers will tell the corruption behind the American dream. Netflix he is not short-handed when he sees ...

The idyll ends when Lise uncovers a criminal conspiracy, which will make her and her daughter the target of a dark threat. The script of Pain Hustlers is signed by Wells Tower, while behind the production is Lawrence Gray with his Gray Matter Productions, assisted by Wychwood Pictures. The film follows Liza Drake, played by Blunt, who finds a job at a pharmaceutical start-up in Florida. The woman soon makes her way into the company and manages to climb the social hierarchy, finally being able to give her daughter the life she had always dreamed of for her. Netflix he is not short-handed when he sees potential in a project, e Pain Hustlers is certainly a title that has made the streaming giant perk up, since the company is reportedly finalizing negotiations to acquire the film, directed by David Yates and with Emily Blunt protagonist.