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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Cannes to close with a different "What Just Happened?"

When the news hit that Barry Levinson's "What Just Happened?" will close Cannes, you could hear the blogosphere utter those same words.  The film came into Sundance with a lot of hype but fizzled quickly after mixed reviews

But AFI Dallas artistic head Michael Cain told The Circuit that the cut that screened at their fest was slightly different - mostly tightened in the end by 7-8 minutes.

2929 Productions, the company behind the film, is a big supporter of AFI Dallas.  "What Just Happened?" exec producer Todd Wagner was honored at this year's fest.

Moreover, there is also word that the Cannes cut of the film is even more cut up.  Said Cain:
"Barry Levinson did tell me about the Cannes cut and it has a different opening, middle and ending. From what he told me it sounded really interesting."

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