Ruben Ostlund's 'The Entertainment System Is Down' production looking for studio

Ruben Ostlund's The Entertainment System Is Down is still on the hunt for its studio home, Hemmendorff told our sister site Screen.

The production is purchasing an entire plane for the shoot, and is currently in the process of breaking it down in England. They are looking to film in 2025.

According to Hemmendorff, the production has not yet picked a studio location for shooting the film. 

“Ruben has very specific demands,” said Hemmendorff. “He wants to build up the whole plane, almost 79 metres. We are currently looking at several options.

“There’s a reason why no-one has built a whole plane before in an airplane movie. It’s really costly and very hard. Most studios aren’t that big. We’re still scouting.”

Samantha Morton is the latest addition to Ruben Ostlund’s The Entertainment System Is Down, joining Keanu Reeves, Kirsten Dunst and Daniel Bruhl. The film is set on a long-haul flight where the entertainment system fails and passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored.

Ostlund’s “very long” casting process is still ongoing, “so there will be more names” said Hemmendorff.

The Entertainment System Is Down was one of nine co-productions on the Film i Vast slate presentation in Cannes yesterday, with Ostlund, Dunst, Bruhl, Hemmendorff and producer Philippe Bober all on hand to promote the film. Bober’s Coproduction Office is handling international sales.