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Robert Lorenz to Direct Thriller 'Hardcourt' as Project Hits Cannes Market

Producers are shopping the film at the Cannes market to line up financing.

Overview

  • Robert Lorenz is attached to direct Hardcourt from a script by Mark L. Smith.
  • Ehud Bleiberg leads production with Ariel Bleiberg, Robert Deege, and Suzanne Lyons’ Snowfall Films, with Bleiberg handling worldwide sales at the Cannes Film Market.
  • The film is pitched as a psychological thriller in the vein of Gone Girl and Basic Instinct.
  • The story follows a college basketball coach accused of killing his mistress, with an official synopsis pointing to a tense legal defense led by his wife's ex-lover, now a top attorney.
  • Casting is underway with production targeted for early 2027, and no cast or distribution deals have been announced.