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But as expectations are high, he starts experiencing chest pain. Out of the blue he is called back to Montreal to organise his estranged father\u2019s funeral and discovers that he may have inherited much worse than his father\u2019s weak heart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want to give much away but will say that <a href=\"https:\/\/mk2films.com\/en\/film\/the-successor\/\">THE SUCCESSOR<\/a> is a tense and thrilling read that we can\u2019t wait to share with buyers. As much if not more than with CUSTODY, Xavier Legrand deploys his razor-sharp techniques of dread and suspense to create a very relatable world while simultaneously building on familiar themes in his work and exploring new terrain. Knowing his directing prowess and proven talent of working with actors, we have every confidence that Xavier Legrand will deliver on his incredible new premise\u201d, says Fionnuala Jamison, mk2 films\u2019 Managing Director.<\/p>\n<p>Just like CUSTODY, Legrand\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/mk2films.com\/en\/film\/the-successor\/\">THE SUCCESSOR<\/a> is being produced by Alexandre Gavras at KG Productions together with Metafilms and Stenola Productions and will be distributed in France by Haut et Court.<\/p>\n<p>Read more in <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/film\/global\/mk2-xavier-legrand-successor-marc-andre-grondin-1235510679\/\">Variety<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>mk2 films to launch Xavier Legrand\u2019s follow-up to Venice Hit \u2018Custody\u2019 at EFM At the European Film Market, mk2 films will be launching sales on internationally acclaimed writer director Xavier Legrand\u2019s much anticipated follow-up to the Venice Silver Lion for Best Director and 4 C\u00e9sar award-winning CUSTODY (Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":51115,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[643],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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