“Antichrist” star Willem Dafoe reteams with Von Trier for “Nymphomaniac”October 17, 2012 - 17:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Willem Dafoe is reteaming with Lars Von Trier for Nymphomaniac, marking the third film the Oscar-nominated actor has made with the controversial Danish director, The Hollywood Reporter said. Dafoe co-stared with Charlotte Gainsbourg in von Trier's Antichrist (2009) and was part of the acting ensemble in the director's Manderlay (2005). Dafoe, currently in Hamburg shooting Anton Corbijn's John Le Carre drama A Most Wanted Man, will shift to Cologne to play a supporting role in Nymphomaniac, von Trier's two-part erotic epic. Another von Trier veteran, German actor Udo Kier, has also joined Nymphomaniac's all-star cast. Kier has appeared in most of Lars von Trier's films, including Medea (1988), Breaking the Waves (1996) and Melancholia (2011). Also among the Nymphomaniac cast, but not previously announced, are French actor Jean-Marc Barr (Dogville, Breaking The Waves), Britain's Caroline Goodall (Schindler's List) and Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead), Saskia Reeves (Butterfly Kiss) and Danish actor Omar Shargawi (R). Gainsbourg stars in Nymphomaniac as Jo, the film's lead, a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac who tells her story to an older bachelor, played by Stellan Skarsgard. Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Jamie Bell, Uma Thurman and Connie Nielsen also feature in the ensemble drama, which is being shot as two feature length films. Nymphomaniac, which will feature explicit sex scenes, will be released in both hard- and soft-core versions. Nicole Kidman, who had long been rumored as a possible addition to the Nymphomaniac cast, will not be part of the movie. The Oscar-winner, who played the leading role in von Trier's Dogville, is currently shooting Olivier Dahan's Grace of Monaco, in which she plays Grace Kelly. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |