Alexander Payne‘s subsequent movie has been acquired by Searchlight Photos for worldwide launch, and it’s the primary movie Payne will shoot in Europe and in one other language.
Payne’s subsequent function is named “Someplace Out There,” and it’ll star “The Worst Individual within the World” actress Renate Reinsve. Payne is directing the movie from a script by Erlend Loe and primarily based on an thought by Åke Sandgren. Plot particulars are being stored beneath wraps.
Searchlight is reuniting with Payne after releasing two of his most beloved movies, “The Descendants” and “Sideways,” the latter of which final 12 months celebrated its twentieth anniversary, and each of which received Payne the Greatest Tailored Screenplay Oscar.
Payne is planning a shoot in Denmark in early 2026. Birgitte Skov is producing for Scanbox Manufacturing, which is releasing the movie within the Nordics area.
“A few of my very most interesting filmmaking experiences have concerned Searchlight. A return partnership was only a matter of time, and I’m elated,” Payne stated in an announcement.
“Alexander Payne is a grasp storyteller, and reuniting with him is a real pleasure. ‘Someplace Out There’ marks an thrilling new chapter, as Alexander makes one more stunning, sincere, and deeply humorous movie. We’re thrilled to affix a rare group, together with Thor Sigurjonsson and our new mates at Scanbox, and we’re proud to carry this story to audiences all over the world,” Matthew Greenfield, President of Searchlight Photos, stated in an announcement.
“It is a good instance of how we, at Scanbox Leisure and Vuelta, have a look at when producing native options,” Thor Sigurjonsson of Scanbox Leisure added. “With Searchlight onboard the movie, it’s a nice alternative for a Danish Language movie to search out the widest viewers potential. We’re pleased with our group and it’s such an honor to work with Alexander Payne and Erlend Loe. Matthew and Chan Phung had been so passionate in regards to the undertaking and we imagine we’ve got a terrific partnership for the movie with Searchlight.”
“We’re delighted that Searchlight shared our undivided enthusiasm for ‘Someplace Out There,” Skov stated. “We share our admiration for Alexander Payne and look ahead to working collectively on this nice undertaking.”
Chan Phung, SVP, Acquisitions & Manufacturing, and Paul Hoffman, SVP, Enterprise Affairs, brokered the deal on behalf of Searchlight Photos with Christine D’Souza Gelb at 2AM. Thor Sigurjonsson of Scanbox Leisure and Nicolas Brigaud-Robert of Playtime Group are co-repping the movie.
Vuelta Group and Scanbox Leisure are financing. The movie is supported by the Danish Movie Institute and Regional Fund Vestdanske Filmpulje (DVF), the Norwegian Movie Institute (NFI), and the Danish Broadcasting Corp (DR).
Payne’s most up-to-date movie “The Holdovers” from 2023 was launched by Focus Options and grossed $45.7 million worldwide and scored a Greatest Image nomination and win for Greatest Supporting Actress for Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph.
Selection first reported the information.