Drunk
will have the right to his Hollywood adaptation and it is Leonardo DiCaprio who won the round.
Thomas Vinterberg's film stars Mads Mikkelsen as a man who decides to test a theory that maintaining a minimum but constant blood alcohol level makes people happier and more creative.
The feature won the Oscar for Best International Film on Sunday, but the film's critical success already made it a contender for the remake.
It was Appian Way, Leonardo DiCaprio's production company, that won the rights to the film, in a bidding war that involved Nine Stories, Jake Gyllenhaal's company, as well as Elizabeth Banks.
The actor could also reprise the role of Mads Mikkelsen, although nothing has yet been signed, according to Deadline.
A monument
Thomas Vinterberg will remain involved in the project as executive producer, but he will not participate in the production or writing of this new project, funded by Endeavor Content and Makeready. The director, who had been entitled to a surprise nomination for Best Director, took advantage of his film's Oscar victory to pay tribute to his daughter Ida, who was to play Mads Mikkelsen's daughter in
Drunk
and had inspired its genesis. Ida Vinterberg died in a car accident four days after filming began.
In his Oscar speech, the filmmaker paid tribute to the girl.
"If anyone dares to believe that she's here with us somehow, you can see her clapping and clapping with us."
We ended up making this film for her, like a monument.
So Ida, it's a miracle that has just happened and you are part of this miracle.
Maybe you pulled some strings somewhere, I don't know, but this one is for you, ”he said, moved to tears.
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