Paris-based Haut et Court and London-based Good Chaos, two of the founding members of the Fremantle-backed indie production collective The Creatives, have secured the film rights to Paris-Hollywood, the debut novel by French film critic Cécile Mury.
The novel, set for publication by Flammarion in April 2025, follows a romance between a French journalist and an English-speaking movie star. The novel was presented at last year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, where translation rights were sold in six territories. Haut et Court and Good Chaos outmaneuvered several French and European producers to secure the film adaptation rights. The companies say the feature will be a rom-com that blends elements of both the French and English approaches to the genre.
“We are absolutely thrilled to have teamed up with Good Chaos to bring to the screen this delightful rom-com that plays so much on the genre but with a ‘je ne sais quoi et presque rien,’” said Caroline Benjo, Co-CEO of Haut et Court. “We jumped on the rights as soon as we read the book.”
‘Paris Hollywood’
Courtesy of Flammarion
Mike Goodridge, CEO of Good Chaos, described the novel as “a charming and winning read” that “digs intelligently into the nature of love and the limits we put on ourselves before falling in love.”
Haut et Court is known for producing international films and TV series, including The Class (Palme d’Or, 2008) and The Lobster (Jury Prize, Cannes 2015). Upcoming projects include Sukkwan Island, set for Sundance 2025, and Dominik Moll’s Case 137.
Good Chaos, led by Goodridge, is in post-production on The Ballad of a Small Player, directed by Edward Berger and starring Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton. Its previous projects include Triangle of Sadness (Palme d’Or, 2022) and Quo Vadis, Aida?
