Tom Ford's film scores big deal at Cannes

LOS ANGELES: Fashion king-turned-moviemaker Tom Ford's new drama "Nocturnal Animals" has landed the biggest deal at this year's Cannes Film Festival so far, after it was acquired by bosses at Focus Features for USD 20 million.

The designer's sophomore film, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams, was scooped up by executives, making it one of the biggest deals to come out of the French film festival in recent history, according to Deadline.

George Clooney and his business partner Grant Heslov were originally slated to produce the project, which is based on Austin Wright's 1993 novel Tony And Susan, but they had to pull out due to scheduling issues.

"Nocturnal Animals" will be Ford's follow-up to 2009's acclaimed "A Single Man".