Actor Adam Driver<\/strong> is hot off the success of \u201cPaper Tiger\u201d on the Cannes Film Festival. Directed by James Gray, the film tells the story of two brothers who grow to be entangled with the Russian mafia while pursuing the American Dream. Since early reviews are praising Driver\u2019s acting ability, it\u2019s no surprise that he\u2019s been tapped to star in Kenneth Lonergan\u2019s latest feature.<\/p>\n Kenneth Lonergan earned an Oscar for best original screenplay for 2016\u2019s \u201cManchester by the Sea.\u201d The film also gave Casey Affleck a best actor win. Lonergan\u2019s latest film might just give Driver one other shot at an Oscar, as he received consecutive\u00a0Academy Award\u00a0nominations for\u00a0Best Supporting Actor\u00a0for taking part in a\u00a0Jewish\u00a0police officer infiltrating the\u00a0KKK\u00a0in 2018\u2019s\u00a0\u201cBlacKkKlansman\u201d and\u00a0Best Actor\u00a0for his role as a theater director going through a divorce in\u00a02019\u2019s \u201cMarriage Story.\u201d<\/p>\n In Kenneth Lonergan\u2019s latest film, \u201cTomorrow Is A Drag,\u201d Driver will reunite together with his \u201cMegalopolis\u201d costar Aubrey Plaza, as reported by Variety<\/a>. Vanessa Kirby and Matthew Broderick are also attached to the project. Plot details are being kept under wraps for now, although Lonergan previously worked with Driver on the off-Broadway play \u201cHold On to Me Darling.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n In keeping with Deadline<\/a>, James Gray\u2019s latest film \u201cPaper Tiger\u201d drew in a ten-minute standing ovation on the Grand Theatre Lumiere. Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore, and director Pawel Pawlikowski were among the A-list stars leading the applause.<\/p>\n Emotional director James Gray thanked the group, saying, \u201cThere\u2019s rather more gray now within the beard, not only the name, however the beard. And I even have learned finally to understand. But more I appreciate you, without you, there is no such thing as a cinema, cinema needs you. And cinema needs you guys greater than ever. Really. This is actually a very important time and Cannes is so necessary for that reason and you’re necessary for that reason. So, it moves me greatly to see you here on this theater where I even have many great memories. And I like you all, what can I say, I\u2019m going to depart soon, so I can hide.\u201d<\/p>\n Adam Driver and Miles Teller embrace Cate Blanchett and Julianne Moore after premiere screening of James Gray\u2019s Cannes Film Festival competition film \u2018Paper Tiger\u2019 pic.twitter.com\/gNJDR8JRcF<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Deadline (@DEADLINE) May 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The film stars Adam Driver and Miles Teller as two brothers. Driver\u2019s character is a divorced ex-cop with ties to the Russian mafia, and Teller plays a more straight-laced father to his two sons, while his wife, played by Scarlett Johansson, hides a secret of her own when her health struggles catch up together with her.<\/p>\n NEON has acquired the rights to the film, which was first announced eventually yr\u2019s Cannes market. The last time Gray was at Cannes was with 2022\u2019s \u201cArmageddon Time.\u201d That coming-of-age film was widely praised upon its release, and evidently Gray\u2019s latest story concerning the American Dream will probably be no different. Reviews which have been coming out of Cannes have been overwhelmingly positive, with Driver\u2019s acting drawing considerable praise.<\/p>\n Although she was married \u2013 and divorcing \u2013 Driver\u2019s character in \u201cMarriage Story,\u201d Johansson is married to Miles Teller\u2019s character in \u201cPaper Tiger.\u201d Although she shared a number of scenes with Driver, she told The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> that she would have loved to work with him more on the project. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI’d\u2019ve loved to have had much more scenework with him, I like working with him,\u201d she told the publication. Nonetheless, that\u2019s to not say she didn\u2019t enjoy working with Teller.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s so unexpectedly tender. I went away for a few weeks to do the press for\u00a0Jurassic<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 I felt crazy to depart, but I needed to go \u2014 and once I was gone, I\u2019d get photographs of my makeup station from Miles and he\u2019d be like, \u2018Where\u2019s Hester?\u2019\u201d she said of working with the \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d alum. \u00a0<\/p>\n The \u201cAvengers\u201d actress also told PEOPLE<\/a> magazine that she had a \u201cgreat\u201d experience working with the actor back in 2025. \u201cI like Adam as an individual and he’s a completely extraordinary actor,\u201d\u00a0she said on the time. \u201cIf I could make every movie with Adam Driver, I’d.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\u2018Paper Tiger\u2019 Gets A ten-Minute Ovation At The Cannes Film Festival<\/h2>\n
\u2018Paper Tiger\u2019 Stars Adam Driver, Miles Teller, and Scarlett Johansson<\/h2>\n
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Scarlett Johansson Opens Up About Working With Adam Driver<\/h2>\n
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