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Alicia Vikander and Andrew Lincoln to star in ‘The Lady from the Sea’ at the Bridge Theatre

Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander, who hasn’t appeared on stage in 17 years, will play Ellida and Andrew Lincoln will play Edward in Ibsen’s play about a woman’s fight for autonomy.
Alicia Vikander and Andrew Lincoln will star in a new production of The Lady from the Sea written and directed by Simon Stone after Henrik Ibsen. Performances will begin at the Bridge Theatre this September.

Academy Award winner Vikander (The Danish Girl, Ex Machina, Tomb Raider), who hasn’t appeared on stage in 17 years, will play Ellida and Lincoln (Love Actually, A Christmas Carol, Old Vic) will play Edward in Ibsen’s play about a woman’s fight for autonomy in her relationship.

Vikander said: “I’m so excited about the opportunity to collaborate with Simon and Andrew. Ibsen was one of the first playwrights I was introduced to, and his plays have always spoken to me on a deeply personal level, so it felt right that The Lady from the Sea should be my theatre debut. As a long admirer of Simon’s work and his unique vision, I can’t wait for him to bring this play to life.”

Lincoln added: “I’m thrilled to be joining the Bridge Theatre with The Lady from the Sea this Autumn. Simon Stone’s Yerma with Billie Piper and the rest of the astonishing cast was one of the greatest plays I’ve seen in years and reminded me of why I became an actor. So to be able to be back on stage alongside Alicia Vikander, with Simon’s direction, writing and all-round brilliance was too irresistible an opportunity to miss.”

Simon Stone, an Australian theatre and film director known for his radical reimaginings of Yerma at the Young Vic and Phaedra at the National Theatre, makes his debut at the Bridge Theatre. He said: “I’m over the moon to have found a new London home in the beautiful Bridge Theatre. The space is exhilarating, versatile, incredibly intimate.

“Alicia was born to play this role. She grew up watching Ibsen in his original language. His myths course through her veins. She’s totally mesmerising to watch inhabit a character. The truth emanates from her. At a young age she’s already built an impressive career of emotionally and physically astonishing performances. Theatre audiences now have the chance to soak up that unique talent live.

“I’ve been a fan of Andrew since I was a teenager. His effortless emotional access; the ugly truth underneath his handsome, charming exterior; the vulnerability that he’s willing to let us watch, thereby transforming itself into awe-inspiring strength. Open, raw, honest: my kind of actor.”

The Lady from the Sea follows Ellida, who fears she may have settled for a comfortable life with her husband Edward, a well-off doctor. When a lover from her past appears, she must choose between the life she has built and the one she left behind.

Further casting is to be announced.

The Lady From the Sea will play from 10 September to 8 November.
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Alicia Vikander, Victoria Pedretti and Wagner Moura to Star in Rachel Rose’s Debut Film ‘The Last Day’

Alicia Vikander will lead Rachel Rose’s debut film “The Last Day” alongside Victoria Pedretti and Wagner Moura.

The film, which wrapped production in New York in October, follows a writer and mother who confronts her lack of creative purpose and embarks on a journey of rediscovering herself after encountering figures from her past.

“The Last Day” is produced by Lucie Elwes, Rose, Mason Plotts, Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon of Killer Films — the production company behind last year’s “Past Lives” and “May December” — as well as David Kaplan of Kaplan Morrison (“The Brutalist”). Maja Hoffmann and Lucas Hoffmann of Luma Projects serve as executive producers.
CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group co-represent North American rights on “The Last Day.”
Vikander is an Oscar-winning actor whose credits include “The Danish Girl,” “Ex Machina” and “Tomb Raider.” This year she starred alongside Cate Blanchett and Charles Dance in the political satire “Rumours,” as well as “The Assessment” opposite Elizabeth Olsen. Next up she’ll be seen in the Korean thriller “Hope” and Oliver Assayas’ “The Wizard of the Kremlin.”

Pedretti played Nell Crain in the 2018 Netflix miniseries “The Haunting of Hill House,” and she also starred as Love Quinn opposite Penn Badgley “You.” Her film credits include “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Shirley” and “Origin.” She’ll next be seen in Esteban Arango’s “Ponyboi.”

Moura is best known for taking on the role of Pablo Escobar in the Netflix drug drama “Narcos,” which landed him a Golden Globe nomination. He recently starred in A24’s “Civil War” opposite Kirsten Dunst and Cailee Spaeny, and he’s currently shooting the Apple TV+ crime drama “Sinking Spring,” directed by Ridley Scott.

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Michael Fassbender & Alicia Vikander Set For Thriller ‘Hope’

 

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl) and Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender (12 Years A Slave) have been set for key roles in feature Hope, the first project from acclaimed Korean director Na Hong-Jin since 2016 hit The Wailing.

The largely Korean-language film will follow the residents of Hopo Port, where a mysterious discovery is made on the outskirts of the remote harbor town. Before long, the residents find themselves in a desperate fight for survival against something they have never encountered before.

Additional casting and pre-production is underway for a shoot later this year in Korea. We understand husband and wife Fassbender and Vikander will speak English in the film and wanted to take part after being impressed by the director’s previous work. It will mark the second time they’ve appeared together in the same film after The Light Between Oceans.

Hope sounds like it will be cut from similar cloth to the filmmaker’s previous films, all of which have been box office hits. 2016 thriller The Wailing played at Cannes before making $50M globally off an estimated $6M budget. That film charted how a mysterious sickness starts spreading after a stranger arrives in a village. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

Hope will be produced under Na’s production banner Forged Films. Plus M is handling international sales and UTA Independent Film Group and Plus M are handling North America. The Korean firm is already eyeing additional IP opportunities for the project.

The director said today: “Oftentimes, a person’s goodwill can lead to unintended catastrophe simply because of differences in perspective. My hope for this film is to cinematically capture that phenomenon in a way that has yet to be seen.“

Upcoming, Ex Machina and Tomb Raider star Vikander will star as Katherine Parr opposite Jude Law as Henry VIII in Karim Ainouz’s feature, Firebrand.

Vikander is represented by UTA, Tavistock Wood, Tapestry.

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New project in talks : My Life on the Road

DEADLINE – Marking the second Oscar-winning actress recruited by director Julie Taymor to play iconic feminist activist Gloria Steinem, Alicia Vikander is in negotiations to star in My Life On The Road, the film based on Steinem’s memoir. Vikander will play Steinem from about age 20-40, during her formative years. Julianne Moore has already signed on to play Steinem as she grew from a reluctant spokesperson of a movement, into a galvanizing symbol for equality. The film focuses on the encounters along the road that helped to shape her.

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Alicia Vikander to Lead Voice Cast of ‘Moomins and the Winter Wonderland’

Academy Award-winning Swedish actress Alicia Vikander is set to lead the voice cast of upcoming stop-motion animation film Moomins and the Winter Wonderland, set for global release in December.

“Growing up, Moomins was my favorite childhood book, and now I can be part of the Moomins family,” Vikander said in a statement. “I’ll be playing both the roles of Little My and Sorry-oo. I am so excited to be part of the Moomins feature Moomins and the Winter Wonderland.”

Stellan Skarsgard also has joined the cast as the voice of Moominpapa and will executive produce.

The Moomins were created by the Finnish writer Tove Jansson in a series of books and comic strips, originally published in Swedish in the 1940s. The iconic fairy tale characters — a carefree family of white, roundish creatures with large snouts that make them resemble lovable hippopotamuses — are a staple of kids culture around the world, thanks to translations of the original books and comic strips, along with television and film adaptations, and even a theme park called Moomin World in Naantali, Finland.

Finish film company Filmkompaniet and Polish animation studio Animoon are co-producing the new project. Los Angeles-based production, distribution and IP management company Global Genesis Group is handling international distribution and sales.

Based on Jansson’s original books, with a screenplay from Małgorzata Więckowicz-Zyla, Piotr Szczepanowicz and Ira Carpelan, Moomins and the Winter Wonderland will be created from existing, vintage footage from original stop-motion Moomins productions co-produced by Jupiter Film and Film Polski in the 1980s. Continue reading Alicia Vikander to Lead Voice Cast of ‘Moomins and the Winter Wonderland’