Noomi Rapace Joins Netflix Post-Apocalyptic Thriller BLACK CRAB
Mike Sprague
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Netflix has snagged world rights to the upcoming adaptation of Swedish writer Jerker Virdborg’s thriller novel Black Crab. And today we hear Noomi Rapace (Prometheus, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) will lead the cast.
Music video and commercial director Adam Berg will make his feature debut on the film which is set in a post-apocalyptic world during an endless winter and follows six soldiers on a dangerous mission across the frozen sea to transport a package that could finally end the war.
Noomi Rapace says: “I’m very excited to come back to Sweden and do Black Crab. My first Swedish film in years. Can’t wait to get suited up and go on this journey – explore human shadows and slide through broken dreams and a world on edge. Survival to what price?“
David Kosse, Vice President International Original Film at Netflix, added: “This project combines so many great attributes: a compelling story, a strong creative team and of course an incredibly talented lead actress. We are looking forward to a great collaboration with Adam and the team at Indio and are confident that our members in Sweden and the rest of the world will enjoy this movie.”
Producers are Malin Idevall and Mattias Montero.
Mattias Montero, Founder and Producer, Indio added: “As a Swede you grow up knowing you live in a country of peace and equality, all in all life’s good and safe here. But lately we have all learned how fragile our societies are due to pandemics, civil wars, global warming and economic chaos. How would it be to wake up one day in a totally destroyed and war torn Sweden? Producing Black Crab is about flipping the coin and from a Scandinavian perspective show what happens to humanity when chaos arrives. It’s a big production and a great challenge and thanks to Netflix we can tell this Swedish story to a global audience.”
The movie is all set to begin filming in Sweden in 2021.
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