Paramount Wins Bidding War for Florence Pugh Fantasy Drama ‘The Midnight Library’

Paramount Wins Bidding War for Florence Pugh Fantasy Drama ‘The Midnight Library’

The adaptation of the book by Matt Haig is likely the biggest deal out of the Cannes film market.

Florence Pugh 'Midnight Library' Movie Won By Paramount

Florence Pugh 'Midnight Library' Movie Won By Paramount

Florence Pugh and Garth Davis’ ‘The Midnight Library’ Sells to Paramount for Whopping $36M

Finally, a big studio deal has emerged from a Cannes market that severely lacked them this year.“The Midnight Library,” directed by Garth Davis and starring Florence Pugh, has landed at Paramount Pictures in a major $36M acquisition deal led by David Ellison, beating out rival bidders including Sony Pictures and Focus Features.Based on Matt Haig’s bestselling 2020 novel, the film is being positioned as a large-scale prestige production with a re…