More distro news coming in from EFM, this time for what’s bound to be the feel good movie of the year from Lars von Trier, Melancholia. Read on to find out who will distribute the apocalypse once it comes.
Magnolia Pictures has picked up the disaster flick featuring an all-star cast who are just waiting to meet their imminent demise via interplanetary chaos.
Melancholia stars John Hurt, Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg (Antichrist), Kiefer Sutherland (Lost Boys, Mirrors), Charlotte Rampling (Angel Heart), Alexander Skarsgard (“True Blood”), Stellan Skarsgard (Exorcist: The Beginning), and Udo Kier (Suspiria).
The film’s title refers to Planet Melancholia, an enormous planet that looms threateningly close to Earth. “No more happy endings!” commented Lars von Trier in an earlier story, who will direct from his own screenplay.
Look for more soon!