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Jackson Actioner \u2018The Beast\u2019 for U.S. (Exclusive)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>Paper Tiger <\/em>follows Hester and Irwin, played by Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller, respectively, who are raising a family in 1980s Queens, when Irwin\u2019s flashy brother (Adam Driver) sells him on a moneymaking endeavor that leaves them in the crosshairs of the Russian mob.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cTo be very pretentious about it, the intention was to try to make a very classical drama,\u201d Gray told<em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> ahead of the film\u2019s premiere. \u201cPeople sometimes shit on that idea, \u2018classical\u2019 \u2014 they equate it with \u2018old-fashioned,\u2019 but the two are not the same thing. Internal conflict, struggle, love, emotion \u2014 that is never old-fashioned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tJohansson told <em>THR<\/em>, \u201cIt had so many elements that I loved. It\u2019s a big story inside of a small story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOf her character, a stay-at-home mom who\u2019s determined to fight for more but faces fewer options when tragic news sets in, Johansson said, \u201cI liked the idea of Hester being feminine and soft and graceful because she has a lot of chutzpah inside her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe <em>Jurassic World<\/em> actress was not on hand for the premiere, unable to travel because she is currently in production on the <em>Exorcist<\/em> prequel for Universal, but Driver and Teller walked the red carpet alongside Gray. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tGray tried to call Johansson during the standing ovation after the film screened, but she didn\u2019t pick up. Still, there were big waves of cheers for Driver and Teller. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=46\">Documentary Filmmaker Brian Lindstrom Dies at 65 After Battle With Rare Brain Disease<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tAt Cannes, as with other festivals, the length of standing ovations is carefully tracked, and Gray jokingly tried to urge the audience to keep the adulation going, pointing to his watch. Ultimately the ovation lasted six minutes with Gray bringing it to an end by talking.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tCate Blanchett, Julianne Moore and Pawel Pawlikowski could be seen applauding in the audience after the screening.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAddressing the audience, Gray said, \u201cI have to say, as you probably can tell, looking at my face, I\u2019m more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it. So this is very agonizing for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s not my first time here, you might know that,\u201d Gray said, recalling how this was his sixth film to screen at the festival. \u201cI will say that there\u2019s much more gray now in the beard, not just the name but the beard. And I have learned finally to appreciate it, but more I appreciate you [the audience] because without you there is no cinema, cinema needs you. And cinema needs you guys more than ever. Really, this is a very important time, and Cannes is so important for that reason and you are so important for that reason. So it always moves me greatly to see you here in this theater where I have very many great memories and I love you all. What can I say? I\u2019m going to leave soon so that I can hide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe director has a long history with the festival, debuting multiple films on the Croisette, and he was last here in 2022 with the Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong starrer <em>Armageddon Time<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=44\">\u2018Visitation\u2019 Review: Volker Schl\u00f6ndorff\u2019s Tale of Two Summer Houses Is an Intelligent, Elegantly Crafted Chronicle of German History<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tNeon will release <em>Paper Tiger<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver movie Paper Tiger, directed by James Gray, had its world premiere at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[43,8,13,2,44,45,46],"class_list":["post-50","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-adam-driver","tag-cannes-2026","tag-cannes-film-festival","tag-international","tag-james-gray","tag-miles-teller","tag-scarlett-johansson"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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