Just after Oscar night a few weekends ago, it was revealed that Leonardo DiCaprio had his eye to remake one of the winning films, Another Round.
26.04.2021 - 22:08 / variety.com
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterFresh off its Oscar win for best international feature film, “Another Round” is getting the Hollywood treatment. The Danish dramedy about four friends who engage in an epic drinking binge will be remade in English.Leonardo DiCaprio is being eyed to star in the film in the role originated by Mads Mikkelsen, but there’s no formal deal in place.
Just after Oscar night a few weekends ago, it was revealed that Leonardo DiCaprio had his eye to remake one of the winning films, Another Round.
Just after Oscar night a few weekends ago, it was revealed that Leonardo DiCaprio had his eye to remake one of the winning films, Another Round.
Another Round, Thomas Vinterberg's brilliant Oscar-winning Danish movie (it deservedly won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film), is going to be getting an English remake starring Leonardo DiCaprio, who is also producing it. The remake reports were met with some harsh criticism while many wondered why Mads Mikkelsen didn't just reprise his titular role as Martin.
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Endeavor Content, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Brad Weston's Makeready have picked up the English-language remake rights to Thomas Vinterberg's Another Round (Druk), the Danish dramedy that won the Oscar for best international film on Sunday night, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Endeavor and Makeready are set to finance the movie remake that potentially could star DiCaprio.
Oscar 2021 was all about the first-time winners and it would be one of the first in Leonardo DiCaprio’s career if he ends up playing the lead part in the remake of a Danish film titled Another Round that just won the Best International Feature in Oscar 2021. Another Round has been one of the best-reviewed films of the last year starring Mads Mikkelsen in the lead part.
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