Cannes 2011: Magnolia and Madman Pre-buy THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS: SCORSESE VS TRIER
Can't wait to see Von Trier treat Scorsese like his little bitch in The Five Obstructions: Scorses vs Trier? Neither can we and neither can Magnolia and Madman. Both companies have already pre-bought the North American and New Zealand/Australian rights for the film.
The first time Von Trier made a Five Obstructions film was back in 2003 with his mentor Jørgen Leth. You can read more about that project by following the link below. In the film Von Trier challenged Leth to remake his 1967 short film The Perfect Human but with certain stipulations or rules dictated by Von Trier. He is going to do the same to Scorsese, as was revealed earlier this week at Cannes.
Magnolia Pictures and Madman Pre-BuyTHE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS: SCORSESE VS TRIER andA ROYAL AFFAIR in North America and Australia/New ZealandCannes - May 18, 2011 - The Wagner/Cuban Company's Magnolia Pictures and Madman announced today they have respectively pre-bought North American and Australia/New Zealand rights to two high profile films from TrustNordisk and Zentropa Entertainment: the just announced and hugely anticipated Lars von Trier and Martin Scorsese collaboration, THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS: SCORSESE VS TRIER, and the sweeping historical drama, A ROYAL AFFAIR.Martin Scorsese subjecting himself to Lars Von Trier's challenge was one of the biggest announcements out of Cannes this year. THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS: SCORSESE VS TRIER follows in the footsteps of The Five Obstructions, Trier's landmark 2003 documentary collaboration with Jørgen Leth, wherein von Trier challenged Leth to remake his 1967 short film The Perfect Human five times, with an increasingly difficult set of strict rules, or obstructions, that he had to follow. Slated to be finished in 2013, THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS: SCORSESE VS TRIER is a co-production between Scorsese's Sikelia Productions and Trier and Peter Aalbaek Jensen's Zentropa Real. Magnolia and Madman are distributers of Trier's gorgeous Melancholia, which debuted with much fanfare today at Cannes, and will be released later this year.Currently in production, A ROYAL AFFAIR is an 18th century historical drama four years in the making, starring Mads Mikkelsen and Alicia Vikander. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel, screenwriter of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, the film is an epic romance about the love triangle between a German doctor, the queen of Denmark, and her deranged king. The film was produced by Meta Louise Foldager (Melancholia) and Sisse Graum Jørgensen (In a Better World) for Zentropa Entertainments."The Five Obstructions is one of my all time favorite films, and I couldn't be more excited to see what these two masters concoct together for this next installment," said Magnolia SVP Tom Quinn. "After being blown away by Melancholia here in Cannes, the opportunity to work with Lars Von Trier again is a dream come true. Together with A ROYAL AFFAIR, we are so happy to continue our wonderful relationship with TrustNordisk and Zentropa.""Strengthening long standing bonds over a legendary dinner. Madman looks to the future and sees no obstructions boarding Lars Vs Martin. There is a lot of mutual love to champion maverick film makers," said Paul Wiegard, MD Madman EntertainmentCEO of TrustNordisk Rikke Ennis about the deals: "We did it again. We are so proud of working on these amazing films with our good friends from Magnolia and Madman. After a long and inspiring night with brainstorming on ideas for releases, we are confident that the films will be handled like little babies."
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