Netflix Secures Rights to Cannes Hits 'Emilia Pérez' and 'Monsanto'

Netflix is finalizing a high seven-figure deal for North American and UK rights to Jacques Audiard's Spanish-language musical crime comedy "Emilia Pérez," which premiered at Cannes to an 11-minute standing ovation. The film stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, and Zoe Saldaña, and follows a lawyer helping a cartel leader transition into the woman he dreams of being. The deal marks a significant investment by Netflix, which may push the film for awards consideration.