Fox Searchlight has set Will Ferrell (Holmes and Watson) and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss (Veep) to star in Downhill, an English-language remake of the acclaimed Swedish comedy-drama Force Majeure from director Ruben Ostlund. Downhill will explore “how a narrow avalanche escape during a ski vacation in the Alps throws a seemingly picture-perfect family into disarray as they […]
Force Majeure set for American remake with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Hollywood remakes of foreign-language films aren’t anything new, so it comes as no surprise that one of the most recent foreign offerings to strike it big is getting the American treatment, according The Hollywood Reporter. Winner of the Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival, critically acclaimed Swedish film Force Majeure […]
Shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film revealed
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed that there are now just nine films vying for a nomination for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the upcoming 87th Academy Awards. The shortlist of films, by country, is as follows: Argentina, “Wild Tales,” Damián Szifrón, director; Estonia, “Tangerines,” Zaza Urushadze, director; […]
