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Works have officially begun in Budapest on the long-awaited movie The Entertainment System is Down, Deadline reports.
Ruben Östlund has begun filming his long-awaited movie in the Hungarian capital. The Oscar-nominated Swedish director shared a video of the preparations on Instagram, showing a real Boeing 747 aircraft that will be the central set of the film:
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According to Imdb, Ruben confirmed in the podcast “Värvet” that the dark satire’s plot is about a journey on an airplane where the entertainment system goes down. Consequently the people on the flight are forced to boredom and to entertain with social interactions.
In addition to Keanu Reeves, the main cast of the production includes Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl, Nicholas Braun, Samantha Morton and Tobias Menzies.
The Entertainment System is Down is produced by Swedish, German and French production agencies. The project will be the Swedish director’s second English-language film, reads the article.
The Peacock streaming service’s historical thriller series Ponies also started production in Budapest recently, Music Daily reports. Most of the casting is still unknown, only the main roles are certain. Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) and Haley Lu Richardson (The White Lotus) have been cast as the two leads, who have reportedly already arrived in Hungary.
Set in 1970s Moscow, the series follows two secretaries at the US embassy who become CIA agents after their husbands are murdered, uncovering a Cold War conspiracy behind the tragedy.
Last weekend, a nail salon in Budapest shared on their Instagram page that Emilia Clarke had visited them.
Although the original post was removed shortly after it was published, it can still be found on some fan sites.
Via Deadline, Music Daily; Featured image: Wikipedia