Quote:Melancholia is an upcoming disaster drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier, starring Kirsten Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland and Charlotte Gainsbourg. The film deals with a variety of people trying to cope with the death of the planet as a large foreign body threatens a deadly collision.[1] The film is a Danish majority production with international co-producers in Sweden, France, Germany and Italy. It is expected to premiere in May 2011.

The film begins with the destruction of Earth and then jumps back in time.[3] The story will be about two sisters, Justine and Claire (Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg), who are becoming increasingly more distant from each other.[4] There will be a wedding during the first part of the film between Justine and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård). Soon after the wedding Justine becomes melancholic, which makes her stay calm when Earth is threatened by a collision with another planet that has recently emerged from behind the sun, while Claire, on the other hand, becomes fearful of what is to come.[3] Trier has said that he considers all of his previous films to end happily, and that this will be the first with an unhappy ending.[5]

(04-12-2011, 02:52 AM)Meerie Wrote: Isn't it funny how so many artists are picking up endgame / 2012 themes now? There must be something in the air...