Lanthimos, whose latest film is nominated for 11 Oscars and just won five BAFTAs, is expected to begin shooting the film in the UK and New York this winter.
Director of Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimoswill reteam with Element Pictures on a remake of the South Korean fantasy comedy Save the Green Planetas confirmed by the Variety portal.
Lanthimos, whose latest film is nominated for 11 Oscars and just won five BAFTAs (including best actress for Emma Stone), begin shooting the film in the UK and New York this winter.
Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe of Element Pictures will produce the film along with Square Peg of Ari Aster and CJ ENM. It will mark the sixth collaboration between Lanthimos and Element Pictures.
What Yorgos Lanthimos’ new film will be about
The long-gestating project, which appears to be a perfect vehicle for Lanthimos, is an eccentric black comedy involving a disillusioned young man who captures and tortures a businessman. whom he believes is part of an alien invasion. A battle of wits ensues between the captor, his devoted girlfriend, the businessman, and a private detective.
The original South Korean film was directed by Jang Joon-hwan in 2003 and became a cult hit and festival favorite for CJ Entertainment. “Green Planet” won awards at fantasy festivals including Bucheon, Buenos Aires and Brussels, and in markets such as Rotterdam, Tokyo Filmex and Moscow. It also earned Jang the Golden Bell Award for Best New Director in Korea in 2003.
Jang himself was previously attached to direct the remake of the film, based on a script by Will Tracywhose credits include Succession from HBO and The Menu by Searchlight.
Lanthimos has already shot another film since Poor Things. His next movie Kinds of Kindnessentered post-production a couple of months ago and stars Stone, Margaret Qualley, Willem Dafoe and Joe Alwyn.
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