EXCLUSIVE: In a highly competitive situation at the Cannes market, A24 is landing an eight-figure deal to acquire U.S. rights to one of the biggest art house crossover projects in town in The Entertainment System is Down , the next movie from two-time Cannes Palme d’Or winner Ruben Östlund.

The deal was struck between A24 and Paris-based Co-Production Office, which has been making the rounds with the project at the Cannes market . The pic recently added Nicholas Braun and Samantha Morton to a starry cast that already includes Keanu Reeves, Kirsten Dunst and Daniel Brühl. Related Stories Festivals Ruben Östlund Teases ‘The Entertainment System Is Down’ With Kirsten Dunst & Daniel Brühl At Cannes Presser: “It’s F–ing Hard To Make A Good Airplane Movie” Festivals ‘Rumours’ Review: Guy Maddin’s Smart, Sharp & Quirky Satire Hits The Bullseye For Those Who Have The Giant Brain For It – Cannes Film Festival Entertainment System is Östlund’s follow-up to Triangle of Sadness, which won the Palme d’Or in 2022.

Like its predecessor a social satire, the new pic is set on a long-haul flight where the entertainment systems fail, and an eclectic group of international passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored. As Deadline reported earlier this week, Östlund and his producer, Erik Hemmendorff, purchased a real-life Boeing 747 for the film. He told the press during a Cannes event hosted by Sweden’s Film i Väst that he will mount the prod.