#FIRSTLOOK: “THE ROVER” STARRING ROBERT PATTINSON & GUY PEARCE | CANNES DEBUT IN MAY ALONG WITH 3 CANADIAN FILMS FROM eONE FILMS!

Following-up his Oscar-nominated Animal Kingdom from 2010, Director/Writer David Michôd will premiere his latest, The Rover in Cannes this May as part of their Midnight Screenings Program.

Official Synopsis:
A Loner tracks the gang who stole his car from a desolate town in the Australian outback with the forced assistance of a wounded guy left behind in the wake of the theft.

The Rover stars: Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy, David Field, Anthony Hayes, Gillian Jones and Susan Prior.

See the semi-sweet Trailer here:

 

Those of us hoping for a TIFF ’14 Premiere, will have their hopes dashed as it gets a Canadian release June 20, 2014 in Canada via eOne Films, whom are represented by not one, but THREE Canadian Films in Cannes this May including: David Cronenberg‘s Maps to the Stars (also starring Pattinson!), Xavier Dolan‘s Mommy and Atom Egoyan‘s The Captive!

(Photo/video credit: A24 Films)