A24 is formally taking “Club Kid” house from the afters.
Jordan Firstman‘s dramedy, an official selection of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has notched a serious sale — $17 million, per three sources — after a weekend of heated bidding within the South of France. Subject Studios financed and produced the undertaking, and A24 has taken worldwide rights to the movie.
Variety was first to report that Firstman’s directorial debut was a scorching ticket merchandise following its Friday premiere. Mubi, Focus Options, Searchlight, A24 and Netflix have been all within the race for “Club Kid,” throwing down affords within the seven-figure vary at first. The value tag shortly escalated and landed at $17 million. The movie additionally drew curiosity from Warner Bros.’ new indie label Clockwork, although they bowed out early. Neon was a possible suitor, per a supply, however the Cannes-dominating studio already has a jam packed slate for 2026.
Firstman serves because the star in addition to the director of “Club Kid,” which follows a celebration promoter who has lengthy outgrown his time on the scene. When the 10-year-old son he by no means knew he had reveals up at his door, he should select to lastly enter the grownup world as a father or hold dancing the years away.
The movie is produced by Academy Award-winner Alex Coco (“Anora”) and Galen Core (“Lurker”), alongside Subject’s Ryan Heller (“A Real Pain,” “Splitsville”) and Michael Bloom. Keep Gold co-financed. Firstman additionally serves as an govt producer alongside Ian Stratford, Charles Croft and Jasmine Daghighian for Subject, Olmo Schnabel and Subject’s Daniela Taplin.
“Club Kid” marks the primary main sale at this 12 months’s Cannes, one which’s notably void of Hollywood starpower or blockbuster muscle. The market has been additional dampened by the truth that a big variety of titles arrived on the competition already with distribution.
UTA dealt with the “Club Kid” sale with a world help from Charades.
Jack Dunn contributed to this report.
