Overview
- NEON announced on June 25 that Paper Tiger will open in select U.S. theaters on November 13 and expand nationwide on November 20.
- The film is written and directed by James Gray and stars Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller.
- Paper Tiger follows two brothers whose business scheme pulls them into the Russian mafia and strains family bonds, and the story is reported to be loosely based on an incident in Gray’s 1980s New York life.
- The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to strong buzz, with reports of a ten-minute standing ovation and robust critical response.
- NEON also scheduled Palme d’Or winner Fjord for an October 9 release, signaling a concentrated fall rollout that builds on the distributor’s recent track record with Cannes titles and awards-season campaigns.