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Robert Lorenz To Direct ‘Hardcourt’ From ‘The Revenant’ Scribe Mark L. Smith — Cannes Market
- Robert Lorenz will direct the psychological thriller Hardcourt, with production slated for early 2027.
- The project is produced by Ehud Bleiberg and Ariel Bleiberg with Suzanne Lyons’ Snowfall Films, and Bleiberg will handle worldwide sales.
- Hardcourt centers on a respected college basketball coach accused of murdering his mistress, with a Gone Girl and Basic Instinct influence.
- Mark L. Smith, known for The Revenant, wrote the screenplay for Hardcourt.
- The production teams aims to begin filming in early 2027, with casting underway.
- Cannes Market serves as the platform where Bleiberg is presenting Hardcourt for worldwide sales.
- Robert Lorenz has prior collaboration history with Clint Eastwood and has directed thrillers like The Marksman.
- The official synopsis centers on old rivalries surfacing as a defense attorney unpacks the crime.
- Deadline reports the news as an exclusive on the Cannes Market lineup.
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