First Images Of Josh O’Connor In Cannes Film

EXCLUSIVE: Here are your first look images of stars Josh O’Connor (Challengers) and Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza) in Kelly Reichardt’s Cannes Competition film The Mastermind.

Set in a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, the film follows JB Mooney (Josh O’Connor), an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, who plans his first big heist. When things go haywire, his life unravels.

Also starring are John Magaro, Hope Davis, Bill Camp, Gaby Hoffmann, Amanda Plummer, Eli Gelb, Cole Doman, Javion Allen, Matthew Maher and Rhenzy Feliz.

MUBI will distribute in select territories, retaining rights in North America, UK, Ireland, LATAM, Germany, Austria, Benelux, Turkey, and India, with The Match Factory handling international sales.

Producers on the film are Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani, and Vincent Savino of filmscience.

Filmscience has produced all of Reichardt’s films since Old Joy and this will be the second time MUBI has worked with Reichardt, having acquired all rights internationally (excluding US and China) for First Cow in 2021. The filmmaker is also known for well-received movies such as Meek’s Cutoff and Certain Women.

In-demand Brit actor O’Connor is also in Cannes with The History Of Sound and has been cast in Steven Spielberg’s next project. Haim will next be seen in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and alongside Robert Pattinson and Zendaya in A24’s The Drama.