Leonardo DiCapriois ordering up another round ofAnother Round, having secured the English-language remake rights to last night’s Oscar winner for Best International Film. DiCaprio will produce and likely star in the remake, which will be developed as a different kind of vehicle for the Oscar-winning actor.
Endeavor Content andBrad Weston’s Makeready banner will fully finance the project, which DiCaprio andJennifer Davissonwill produce under their Appian Way banner. Weston andNegin Salmasiwill produce for Makeready, and Appian Way’sMike Hamptonwill oversee the project on behalf of the company, which is expected to hire a writer relatively quickly.
Another RounddirectorThomas Vinterbergwill executive produce the remake along with his co-writerTobias Lindholmas well asSisse Graum JørgensenandKasper Dissing. The original Danish dramedy starred the greatMads Mikkelsenas one of four teachers who decide to experiment with alcohol in the hopes of spicing up their dreary lives as they each face an existential midlife crisis of some kind. Naturally, things get out of hand, though the characters can’t simply blame their behavior on booze. The experiment forces them to reexamine their lives in an effort to regain control of them.
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Deadline reports that Endeavor Content/Makeready/Appian Way beat outJake Gyllenhaal’s production company, which had planned to partner with Studiocanal and The Picture Company, as well asElizabeth Banks' production company, which came with backing from Universal.
Vinterberg gave a moving speech last night, dedicating his Oscar win to his daughter,Ida, who was killed in a tragic car crash just four days into filming. She would’ve played Mikkelsen’s daughter in the film, which also won a BAFTA and earned Vinterberg a Best Director nomination. He and his agents at ICM Partners have been working on this remake deal for the past two weeks, though the news wasn’t announced until after the ceremony.
DiCaprio was last seen inQuentin Tarantino’sOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood, and he recently wrappedAdam McKay’s Netflix movieDon’t Look Up, which is expected to debut later this year. He is currently filming a supporting role inMartin Scorsese’s Western epicKillers of the Flower Moon, and Appian Way is heading into production on Apple’s time-traveling serial killer showThe Shining GirlsstarringElisabeth MossandWagner Moura.
DiCaprio is obviously one of the greatest actors working in movies today andAnother Roundwould provide a fascinating role for him. We might even get to see him dance again afterTitanic,The Great GatsbyandOnce Upon a Time…
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