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Miles Teller says the 2015 Esquire profile calling him “dickish” felt like a violation and helped fuel his reluctance to do sit-down interviews; he’s in Cannes promoting James Gray’s Paper Tiger while continuing to guard how his quotes are used in profiles.
Miles Teller says he stopped doing press profiles after a 2015 Esquire piece labeled him 'kind of a dick,' calling it a violation and mishandled; he continued Cannes promo for Paper Tiger but remains wary about how interviews are quoted or portrayed.
At Cannes, Adam Driver walked the red carpet with Miles Teller and James Gray for Paper Tiger, but after the Lumière Theatre went dark he slipped out of his seat to avoid watching himself, explaining he has a ritual that lets him sneak back in later from a room overlooking boats. Gray praises Driver and discusses writing parts for him, the autobiographical threads in Paper Tiger, and the balance between artistry and Hollywood’s market pressures, including his belief that the industry can humiliate artists. Early reviews for Paper Tiger are glowing, with praise for Driver’s performance and Gray’s blend of crime thriller and family drama.
James Gray’s Cannes premiere Paper Tiger is a tightly wound 1980s New York tragedy about two brothers pulled into a mafia‑adjacent real‑estate scheme: Adam Driver's Gary exudes tragic grandeur while Miles Teller's Irwin clings to hard‑working idealism, as secrets and a health scare threaten to tear the family apart in a city on the edge.
Scarlett Johansson did not attend the Cannes premiere of James Gray's Paper Tiger, with Gray reading a letter from Johansson apologizing for her absence. Reports suggest she was filming Universal's new The Exorcist remake, though Johansson offered no explicit reason for missing the premiere and expressed pride in the film and gratitude to its cast and audience.
James Gray says Scarlett Johansson didn’t answer his Cannes FaceTime call during the six-minute standing ovation for Paper Tiger because she was busy filming in New York, and he hadn’t told her he’d call; Johansson later sent a note praising working with the cast at the press conference, as Gray and stars Adam Driver and Miles Teller discussed the film’s 1980s setting and its themes about a market-driven era.
James Gray’s Paper Tiger premiered at Cannes to a six-minute standing ovation, a crime drama set in 1980s Queens about Hester (Scarlett Johansson) and Irwin (Miles Teller) whose family is pulled into a mob-linked money scheme sparked by Irwin’s flashy brother (Adam Driver). Johansson was absent due to filming the Exorcist prequel, while Driver and Teller attended alongside Gray, who urged cinema’s audience to keep supporting film. Neon will release the movie with reporting added by THR.
At Cannes, director James Gray tried to call Scarlett Johansson on FaceTime to celebrate the film’s 7-minute ovation for Paper Tiger, but she was unavailable due to filming The Exorcist reboot and the call went to voicemail as Gray gestured to his phone; co-stars Miles Teller and Adam Driver stood with him onstage.
At Cannes for Paper Tiger, Adam Driver dodged a Lena Dunham memoir question, quipping that he’s saving it for his book; Dunham’s memoir had alleged on-set tension with Driver.
At Cannes for James Gray’s Paper Tiger, Adam Driver dodged Lena Dunham’s memoir allegations, saying he has no comment and is saving it for his book, while Dunham recounts a chair-hurling incident; the film premiered to a ten-minute standing ovation.
The crime drama Paper Tiger debuted at the Cannes Film Festival with a star-studded red carpet, featuring Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver, Demi Moore, Miles Teller and other notable attendees showcasing their best looks.
James Gray's sixth Cannes premiere, Paper Tiger, earned a 10-minute standing ovation at the Grand Theatre Lumiere. Cate Blanchett and Julianne Moore joined the applause as Gray, visibly moved, thanked the crowd for cinema’s vitality. NEON has US rights; the film stars Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver and Miles Teller and follows two brothers pursuing the American Dream while getting drawn into a dangerous Russian mafia plot. The premiere adds to Gray's Cannes legacy, though he has yet to win the festival.
Scarlett Johansson, busy filming The Exorcist reboot, didn’t answer James Gray’s FaceTime during the 7-minute Cannes ovation for Paper Tiger. Gray saluted the audience with co-stars Miles Teller and Adam Driver on stage as the film—set in 1986 and centered on two brothers entangled with the Russian mob—premiered in Cannes and Neon will release it domestically.
James Gray’s Cannes competition entry Paper Tiger fuses a bruising, operatic crime thriller with a sharp domestic drama set in 1980s Queens. Led by Adam Driver’s magnetic Uncle Gary, who pulls his brother Irwin and his family into a dangerous Russian mob scheme, the film pairs Johansson’s fierce, fear-haunted performance with Miles Teller’s conflicted portrayal of a man drawn toward peril. The story’s momentum crescendos from a tense family ruse to a chilling confrontation with violence, underpinned by a haunting score and precise craft, and grounded by a sobering meditation on wealth, power, and the costs of chasing the American Dream.
Scarlett Johansson discusses her transformative performance as Hester in James Gray’s Paper Tiger, a Cannes-bound drama about a New York family chasing bigger dreams even as danger and a shady money scheme pull them apart. The film pairs Johansson with Miles Teller and Adam Driver, with Gray emphasizing a classical, emotionally driven narrative about love and resilience; Paper Tiger premieres at Cannes on May 16, with Neon handling U.S. rights.