Damson Idris (F1) and Anamaria Vartolomei (Mickey 17) are leading a movie about a young Miles Davis from River Road Entertainment and Mick Jagger‘s Jagged Films.
Goodfellas will launch sales at Cannes this week on Miles & Juliette, which tells the story of 22-year-old iconic jazz musician Davis (Idris) on a transformative trip to Paris in 1949, where he falls into a passionate romance with Juliette Gréco (Vartolomei), the French singer, actress, and Left Bank icon. What begins as an intimate affair blossoms into a profound connection between two young artists—just before they became cultural legends.
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The movie comes from Bill Pohlad (Love & Mercy, Dreamin’ Wild) and is being penned by Pulitzer Prize finalist Zora Howard (STEW, Premature), with Xavier Dolan also cast.
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Rolling Stones icon Jagger is producing via his banner with Victoria Pearman and the Miles Davis Estate is on board. Jagged Films has made a number of projects down the years mostly about musicians including James Brown: Say it Loud and Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind. Kim Roth is also producing Miles & Juliette.
Jagger called Davis “inarguably one of the most influential and important musicians of the 20th Century.”
Pohlad added: “Though much of my work has centered on music, I’ve always been drawn to the intimacy and complexity of a great love story. With Miles & Juliette, I feel incredibly fortunate to explore both—through the lens of two artists whose connection was as fleeting as it was life-changing. This story isn’t just about Miles Davis and Juliette Gréco—it’s about the universal rhythm of falling in love, of being transformed by it, and of carrying its echo with you long after the moment has passed.”
Goodfellas will launch international sales for Miles & Juliette at the Cannes Film Market this month. CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights. Idris is represented by CAA, M88 and attorney John Meigs. Vartolomei is repped by CAA and UBBA. Dolan by CAA and Thirty Three Management. Pohlad by CAA and Untitled. Howard by CAA. Jagged Films by CAA and David Fox.
I don’t know much about Miles Davis and Juliette Grecó’s romance so I look forward to seeing the film. Also Damson Idris is about to blow up in F1 and Anamaria Vartolomei was great in Happening and Mickey 17 and Miles and Juliette will help further their careers.
OUTSTANDING. MJ’S THE MAN.