for Focus Features, as well as his 2007 drama, which brought Richard Jenkins his first Oscar nom, in the category of Best Actor. The filmmaker will look to build out a diverse slate of features under the Concordia deal, all of which will be in the narrative space, helping the studio to expand in that area after launching its work in scripted during the pandemic.
“I have a long history of collaborating with Jonathan King. I trust his brain and his taste implicitly,” McCarthy said in a statement to Deadline. “We are thrilled to be furthering our creative partnership along with Concordia. We believe in Jonathan and Concordia’s vision; with Emerson [Collective]’s backing we have a unique opportunity to look to the future and create an exciting slate of films.
“At Concordia, we seek to collaborate with artists like Tom McCarthy whose movies always have something provocative on their minds and deeply human in their hearts,” added King. “I’m incredibly excited to launch this partnership with Tom and Slow Pony as we build our next slate of projects together.”, had Damon playing an Oklahoma father who travels to France to help his estranged daughter , who is in prison for a murder she claims she didn’t commit.