Lars von Trier will cap off his impressive ensemble for the disaster film Melancholia with John Hurt. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hurt, along with his new co-stars Kirsten Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Udo Kier, Stellan Skarsgård and Alexander Skarsgård, will get to work on the $7.5 million project this July in Sweden.
Plot details are still sparse, only revealing that the film falls into the psychological disaster category and von Trier has said something about "No more happy endings!". Peter A. Jensen, from von Trier's production company Zentropa, has also thrown another teasing little detail into the mix: that the plot involves a "large object from outer space approaching Earth" and its effects on the inhabitants.
Between the top-notch cast and von Trier's habitual penchant for creating controversy, as proven by last year's Antichrist, Melancholia promises to be pretty interesting. Its relatively modest $7.5 million budget should also provide us with a nice break from a 2012-style apocalypse. Are you excited about the upcoming movie? Let us know in the comments box below...
Source: Screenrush
