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Full Cast for Lars Von Trier’s End of the World Thriller ‘Melancholia’
Lars Von Trier, the Danish director behind Antichrist, will be taking on the apocalypse with Melancholia, an “end of the world” thriller with a so-called apocalypse being caused by Earth colliding with another planet. Deadline revealed today the entire cast starting with the lead, Kirsten Dunst. Charlotte Gainsbourg (Antichrist), Kiefer Sutherland (Lost Boys, Mirrors), Charlotte Rampling (Angel Heart), Alexander Skarsgaard (“True Blood”), Stellan Skarsgard (Exorcist: The Beginning ) and Udo Kier (Suspiria) are also attached. The film will begin shooting in Sweden this July, with a budget of around $8 million. Antichrist was quite a controversial film, it’ll be interesting to see his spin on a disaster film.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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