Sales agency Luxbox has come on board Lav Diaz’s historical drama “Magellan,” which stars Gael García Bernal. The film will have its world premiere in Cannes Film Festival’s Premiere section.

The producer is Joaquim Sapinho at Rosa Filmes in Portugal, who said: “Lav Diaz has a unique point of view to film the encounter between Magellan and the Philippines. But Gael García Bernal ...