Mubi Buying Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson’s ‘Die My Love’ in $20 Million-Plus Cannes Deal

Mubi is nearing a deal for the rights to Lynne Ramsay’s “Die My Love,” in the U.S. and multiple other territories, in a deal reaching over $20 million. The movie, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, world premiered at Cannes on Saturday evening.

“Die My Love” is based on author Ariana Harwicz’s 2017 novel of the same name, which centers on a new mother who enters psychosis after developing postpartum depression. Ramsay’s adaptation of “Die, My Love” is set in rural America and revolves around Lawrence’s character, a woman who has just had a baby and is engulfed by love and madness, to which her husband (Pattinson) appears oblivious. It marks Ramsay’s comeback to the Croisette after presenting the 2017 thriller “You Were Never Really Here,” which starred Joaquin Phoenix and won best screenplay.

It’s produced by Excellent Cadaver, Black Label Media and Sikelia Productions production. Producers are Justine Ciarrocchi, Jennifer Lawrence, Martin Scorsese, Andrea Calderwood, Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill, Thad Luckinbill. 

Mubi is at Cannes with four films in competition, including Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value,” Akinola Davies’ “My Father’s Shadow” and “The History of Sound,” a love story that’s one of the highest-profile films at the festival thanks to the red-hot pairing of Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor. Another of Mubi’s Cannes premieres is Kelly Reichardt’s heist thriller “The Mastermind,” which also stars O’Connor, the first production it has developed and fully financed.