DNYUZ
  • Home
  • News
    • U.S.
    • World
    • Politics
    • Opinion
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Science
  • Entertainment
    • Culture
    • Music
    • Movie
    • Television
    • Theater
    • Gaming
    • Sports
  • Tech
    • Apps
    • Autos
    • Gear
    • Mobile
    • Startup
  • Lifestyle
    • Arts
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Health
    • Travel
No Result
View All Result
DNYUZ
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Best Friend Forever Boards Sales On Pella Kågerman & Hugo Lilja’s ‘Egghead Republic’ – Cannes Market

May 13, 2025
in News
Best Friend Forever Boards Sales On Pella Kågerman & Hugo Lilja’s ‘Egghead Republic’ – Cannes Market
493
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

EXCLUSIVE: Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever has acquired international rights for Egghead Republic, the latest feature from Swedish directorial duo Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja who made waves with sci-fi epic Aniara.

The English-speaking picture is currently in post-production and positioning for a fall launch, with NonStop Entertainment handling its Scandinavia release. Best Friend Forever will unveil an exclusive promo-reel in Cannes.

It is set in an alternative reality in which the Cold War didn’t end, and an atomic bomb has struck Soviet Kazakhstan. Sonja, a 22-year-old Swedish club-kid, working at one of the hippest magazines in the world, is mysteriously invited to report from inside the radio-active zone, to find or debunk the rumors of mutated centaurs living there.

“Never have we been this proud, this elated. With Egghead Republic we want to bring the viewer on a feverish descent into a contaminated zone — questioning what it means to tell the truth in a world that no longer trusts reality. With their fearless taste, Best Friend Forever is the perfect partner for this wild journey,” said Kågerman and Lilja.

The duo’s sci-fi debut Aniara premiered at TIFF in 2018 to acclaim and was released by Magnolia Pictures, while their short film Reckless  premiered in Sundance 2022. Currently, they are also working on TV-Series Wallander starring Gustaf Skarsgård (Oppenheimer, Vikings) for Banijay Entertainment.

“We are thrilled to board this highly entertaining Swedish English-speaking genre piece with a really high level of production value. In between the genre, it really takes you to unexpected places, while delivering a strong end. The duo of director is oh-so-cool and their movie a wild ride,” said Best Friend Forever co-founders Martin Gondre and Charles Bin.

The film stars Ella Rae Rappaport, Tyler Labine (Tucker and Dale vs Evil, Escape Room) and Arvin Kananian (Triangle of Sadness, Opponent). It is produced by Nina Lund for You Saved Me AB.

Further titles on the Best Friend Forever’s Cannes line-up include Critics’ Week titles A Useful Ghost, Sleepless City and Directors’ Fortnight selection Death Does Not Exist. The company is also handling L’Aventura by Sophie Letourneur that will open the Cannes parallel section ACID and Drifting Laurent, which is also in its line-up.

The post Best Friend Forever Boards Sales On Pella Kågerman & Hugo Lilja’s ‘Egghead Republic’ – Cannes Market appeared first on Deadline.

Tags: CannesCannes MarketEgghead RepublicMarche du Film
Share197Tweet123Share
Antisocialists! NYC singles cancel dates over feelings about Zohran Mamdani: ‘dealbreaker’
News

Antisocialists! NYC singles cancel dates over feelings about Zohran Mamdani: ‘dealbreaker’

by New York Post
June 28, 2025

Dating in the Big Apple just got even more complicated. Potential dates have been canceling on each other over their ...

Read more
News

Dog’s ‘Pure Joy’ as Owner Sets Up Splash Pad in Yard Wins Pet of the Week

June 28, 2025
Business

What is Canada’s digital tax and why is Trump killing trade talks over it?

June 28, 2025
News

BROADCAST BIAS: Networks shield NYC socialist Mamdani from ‘extreme’ label they apply to conservatives

June 28, 2025
News

The Supreme Court Put Nationwide Injunctions to the Torch

June 28, 2025
A Russian drone strike on Odesa kills a married couple and injures 17 people, Ukraine says

A Russian drone strike on Odesa kills a married couple and injures 17 people, Ukraine says

June 28, 2025
‘Deceit, dishonesty, betrayal’: The wrongful conviction that haunted Johnnie Cochran

‘Deceit, dishonesty, betrayal’: The wrongful conviction that haunted Johnnie Cochran

June 28, 2025
Stunning amber fossil reveals ‘Last of Us’-type fungus likely lived alongside dinosaurs

Stunning amber fossil reveals ‘Last of Us’-type fungus likely lived alongside dinosaurs

June 28, 2025

Copyright © 2025.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • U.S.
    • World
    • Politics
    • Opinion
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Science
  • Entertainment
    • Culture
    • Gaming
    • Music
    • Movie
    • Sports
    • Television
    • Theater
  • Tech
    • Apps
    • Autos
    • Gear
    • Mobile
    • Startup
  • Lifestyle
    • Arts
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Health
    • Travel

Copyright © 2025.