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 […]
Curzon Film World & Artificial Eye announce upcoming release slate
Curzon Film World and distribution partners Artificial Eye have reported to Blu-ray.com that they have added a few new titles to their forthcoming release slate in the first half of 2015. The biggest releases among them include LFF 2014 favourite The Duke of Burgundy, directed by Peter Strickland, and Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac Director’s Cut. […]
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; […]