Elisabeth Moss Will Star In Ruben Östlund’s Follow-Up To The Great ‘Force Majeure’
Since AMC’sMad Mencame to a satisfying conclusion, actressElisabeth Mosshas continued to work with very promising and very talented directors. She was most recently seen in Ben Wheatley’sHigh-Rise, an abrasive and dense piece of filmmaking, and before that she collaborated twice with writer/director Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Phillip,Queen of the Earth). Next, Moss will appear inRuben Östlund’sThe Square. It’s the director’s follow-up to the fantasticForce Majeure, one of the best films of 2014 that wassnubbedby the Academy Awards.
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The Hollywood Reportersays Moss will co-star alongside Danish actorsClaes Bang(The Bridge) andChristopher Laesso. The outlet describesThe Squareas a “darkly humorous drama set against the backdrop of the international art world.“Marina Schiptjenko, a renowned gallery owner, will play herself in the film. As for Moss, she’ll star as a journalist covering a unique art exhibit.
Back in 2014 when Östlund was promotingForce Majeure, he discussedThe Squarenow and then. In an interview withDeepest Dreams, he explained the concept of the film:
I’m working on a feature film calledThe Square. I can talk about the thematic of the film because if I look at Sweden now… Since 2008, they’ve started to build gated communities, but before gated communities didn’t exist. There’s a radical change when it comes to what we have in common, how we treat what we have in common, and the responsibility we take when it comes to society. We are setting a difference between society and states. As individuals, we take less responsibility for each other in public spaces. It’s a major change in attitude, in which way we should run society.The Squareis a film that would bring up the question, and we’ll do it with a physical square in the film. This square you’re able to use if you’re in need of help. If you stand in this square, people have to address you. If you’re tired, you can place your luggage in the square because you cannot steal [from the square].
What exactly are the rules outside of the square? Östlund didn’t say, but we should expect nothing but brutal (and hilarious) honesty from the director when it comes to depicting how people in society function outside of the square. The story has maybe evolved a little sinceForce Majurecame out, but the basic premise remains the same: Claes Bang’s character plans on creating an art exhibit where only good things are allowed to happen.
The Squarewill start shooting this June, aiming for a 2017 release date.
