Sir Anthony Hopkins is about to star within the true story of a person whose digital existence in World of Warcraft revealed a hidden lifetime of connection and creativity.
The Oscar-winner, 87, will be part of a forged together with Charlie Plummer, Stephen Graham, Toni Collette, Isabela Merced and Maisy Stella in Ibelin, director Morten Tyldum’s new drama.
The movie, directed by Oscar nominee Mortem – greatest recognized for The Imitation Sport – relies on the real-life story of Mats Steen, a Norwegian man with a degenerative muscular illness who lived a lot of his social and emotional life by means of the net sport.
Its title comes from Mats’ digital alter ego in World of Warcraft.
Written by BAFTA nominee Ilaria Bernardini and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Hossein Amini, Ibelin attracts from Mats’ weblog Musings of Life.
The movie explores each the World of Warcraft group that got here to admire Steen and his loving however chaotic household, who found the depth of his digital world solely after his loss of life.
Vendôme Photos and Pathé are reuniting to provide the movie, following their earlier collaboration on the Oscar-winning CODA.
Vendôme’s Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi will produce alongside Jérôme Seydoux at Pathé and Tyldum and Guri Neby for Neby-Tyldum AS.
Vendôme and Pathé are financing the manufacturing, with Black Bear dealing with worldwide gross sales and CAA Media Finance representing home rights forward of the American Movie Market in Los Angeles.
Principal pictures is about to start in Europe in 2026.
Charlie Plummer, who not too long ago appeared in Francis Lawrence’s The Lengthy Stroll, brings expertise from movies equivalent to All of the Cash within the World and Lean on Pete.
Stephen Graham, who not too long ago gained three Emmys for creating and starring within the Netflix hit Adolescence, has additionally featured in Springsteen: Ship Me from Nowhere, The Irishman and Rocketman.
Toni Collette, presently starring in Netflix’s Wayward, is understood for Hereditary, Knives Out and her Oscar-nominated position in The Sixth Sense.
And Isabela Merced, who stars in The Final of Us and performs Hawkgirl in Superman, joins Maisy Stella, who not too long ago led My Outdated A** and can star in Maude Apatow’s upcoming function Poetic License.
Sir Anthony, a two-time Oscar winner for The Silence of the Lambs and dementia drama The Father, brings his trademark depth to the ensemble after his acclaimed performances in Stays of the Day, Howard’s Finish and The Two Popes have cemented his standing as considered one of cinema’s most revered icons.
