XYZ Films, Vixens Launch Slate With Stewart-Moura Film
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- XYZ Films and Vixens launched a multi-picture slate financing deal, with the first project being the A24-acquired feature "Flesh Of The Gods"
- "Flesh Of The Gods" stars Kristen Stewart and Wagner Moura, directed by Panos Cosmatos as his follow-up to "Mandy" starring Nicolas Cage, which XYZ also produced
- IPR.VC and YouRoc are backing XYZ's financing of the slate
- Vixens, led by Gary Farkas, Clément Lepoutre, and Olivier Muller, sits within a group that also includes Phantasm (a commercials and music video label) and Phenomena (a photography agency)
- Vixens has previously financed Cannes entries "Paper Tiger" and "Full Phil" (both starring Stewart) plus "Dog 51" and "Emilia Perez"
- XYZ's current slate includes the SXSW Audience Award winner "Over Your Dead Body" (with Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Juliette Lewis, and Timothy Olyphant) and the TIFF action title "The Furious," which Lionsgate will release theatrically this summer
Why it matters: This deal gives Vixens — whose Cannes track record includes financing the anticipated Competition title "Paper Tiger" and "Emilia Perez" — a structured genre pipeline through XYZ, whose first slate entry reunites it with Panos Cosmatos after "Mandy." XYZ's current slate already includes an SXSW Audience Award winner and a Lionsgate theatrical release this summer, underscoring the commercial reach the partnership inherits.
