Ewan McGregor joins 'The Last Word'David Mackenzie directing romantic drama
May 15, 2009, 02:00 PM ET
CANNES -- Ewan McGregor is reteaming with "Young Adam" director David Mackenzie for the romantic drama "The Last Word," with shooting set to start in September. TrustNordisk is preselling the Scottish-German-Danish co-production, which is described as a love story set in a city where people are slowly losing their sensory perception. Mackenzie will shoot from a script by Danish writer Kim Fupz Aakeson, who penned the screenplay to Berlinale competition entry "Little Soldier." Glasgow-based production banner Sigma Film, Hamburg-based Amusement Park Films and Zentropa in Denmark will produce. Sigma and Zentropa have a long history, having worked on such titles as Andrea Arnold's debut "Red Road," Shona Auerbach's "Dear Frankie" and Lars Von Trier's "Dogville" and "Manderlay." Ewan McGregor joins 'The Last Word'David Mackenzie directing romantic dramaMay 15, 2009, 02:00 PM ET
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CANNES -- Ewan McGregor is reteaming with "Young Adam" director David Mackenzie for the romantic drama "The Last Word," with shooting set to start in September. TrustNordisk is preselling the Scottish-German-Danish co-production, which is described as a love story set in a city where people are slowly losing their sensory perception. Mackenzie will shoot from a script by Danish writer Kim Fupz Aakeson, who penned the screenplay to Berlinale competition entry "Little Soldier." Glasgow-based production banner Sigma Film, Hamburg-based Amusement Park Films and Zentropa in Denmark will produce. Sigma and Zentropa have a long history, having worked on such titles as Andrea Arnold's debut "Red Road," Shona Auerbach's "Dear Frankie" and Lars Von Trier's "Dogville" and "Manderlay." |
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