Mr Nobody scheduled to premiere on May 11 from Iceland Review Online, Daily News, 23/02/2009
Icelandic Editor Works on Jared Leto Film
Icelandic film editor and director Valdís Óskarsdóttir, best known for editing Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, was assigned to re-edit the Belgian feature film Mr. Nobody, starring Jared Leto, which is scheduled to premiere on May 11.
"They contacted me and asked if I could work with them for the last bit of the project," Óskarsdóttir told Morgundbladid. "They sent me the movie in advance and I watched it. The first hour was totally brilliant, but then there was another one and a half hour that was a bit confusing."
Mr. Nobody is directed by Jaco Van Dormael. It takes place in 2092 and tells the story of the last mortal man on earth. The production cost of the movie amounted to USD 58 million (EUR 45 million).
"I agreed and travelled to Belgium in November. Then the time I had left to re-edit the movie was down to one week," Óskarsdóttir describes. "I knew immediately what I wanted to do. It is a very complicated movie and similar to Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind in the sense that it goes back and forth in time."
Óskarsdóttir explained that she had re-edited the movie in a few days, cut it by 20 minutes, simplified it, relocated scenes and changed the ending, but she doesn't know whether her version will be the final version; eight film editors were involved.
In addition to Leto, Rhys Ifans and Dinae Kruger play in Mr. Nobody and, according to Óskarsdóttir, they all do a great job. "Jared Leto, for example, is excellent. He plays both a very young person and a 120-year old man."
Óskarsdóttir recently directed her first movie, Country Wedding.
Am 23. März bekommt Nicola die Info, wie alles abläuft! ... ... ob "Mr. Nobody" wirklich in Cannes präsentiert wird und ob wir dann mit Jared rechnen können!
Also weiß ich am Montag dann Bescheid, ob ich endlich wiedersehe oder nicht, ... ... oh Gott, das wird so teuer!
Sie meinte jedenfalls, wenn der Film dort vorgestellt wird, wird er da sein -das wäre wohl sicher, ... ... OH MEIN GOTT! Sch*** auf 500 Euro oder mehr für 3 Tage, ich muss ihn wiedersehen!!! Um jeden Preis!
Cannes 2009 – Selection The Croisette is in sight The festival wheel is in motion and no sooner has the Berlinale finished than film industry professionals are turning their attention to the 62nd Cannes Film Festival (May 13-24), and trying to guess which films will be in the line-up.
In this predictions game – which will end on April 23 at the Cannes press conference – certain titles stand out. Such as Pedro Almodovar’s Broken Embraces (to be released in Spain on March 18), Danish director Lars von Trier’s Antichrist, Ken Loach’s Looking for Eric, The White Tape by Austria’s Michael Haneke, Mr Nobody by Belgium’s Jaco van Dormael, German director Fatih Akin’s Soul Kitchen, US filmmaker Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and Bright Star by Australia’s Jane Campion.