French director Luc Besson announced today that international music sensation Rihanna has joined the cast of his film new sci-fi flick Valérian and the City of a Thousand Planets.
Valérian: Music Superstar Rihanna Boards Luc Besson Film
Modus: New Swedish Thriller TV Series Set for Domestic Debut
Oh, to be in Sweden. The new Nordic noir thriller Modus is about to premiere and we wish we were there to watch it. Fingers crossed that it screens beyond the fjords, as well.
You Disappear: Top-Notch Cast Announced for Danish Psychological Thriller
Three of the top Scandinavian stars of the big and small screen are set to star in the Danish film adaptation of the novel You Disappear.
Beck: Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt Return to Telly in Nordic Noir Crime Drama
As evenings grow longer and cooler, one can cozy up with Stockholm’s finest — Martin Beck, Gunvald Larsson, and Oskar Bergman — who return to telly in five new episodes.
Film Adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s ‘The Snowman’ Could Star Michael Fassbender
Hollywood A-lister Michael Fassbender is in talks to star in the film adaptation of bestselling Norwegian author Jo Nesbø’s crime novel The Snowmen.
Malin Buska Wins Best Actress Award for ‘The Girl King’ at Montreal World Film Festival
The up-and-coming Swedish actress Malin Buska has arrived, with her Best Actress win at the 39th Annual Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF) for The Girl King, which won the Audience Award for Most Popular Film.
BBC Four: New Arne Dahl, Beck, The Bridge from Sweden, Plus Slow TV from Lapland
BBC Four is bringing some of the most highly-anticipated new Euro TV series to the UK. (No worries, US viewers; chances are better than good that you’ll get these shows, too.)
In September: Re-Airings of Popular Danish, German, Italian, Swedish Drama Series
MHz has got Euro TV fans covered with its re-broadcasts of several fan favorites in September, including mysteries, crime dramas, and legal dramas. Did I mention Beck?
Joni Sighvatsson to Adapt Latest Novel from Jonas Jonasson
For folks who’ve read Jonas Jonasson’s first novel and seen the movie, there’s good news. The film rights to the Swedish author’s sophomore work have been acquired by Icelandic producer Joni Sighvatsson.
The Georges Simenon Mysteries: French TV Movie Series Arrives in the US
Recent French adaptations of non-“Maigret” works by Belgian author Georges Simenon are on their way to American telly. Ain’t life fantastique!
Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter: Episodes 7 & 8 of Swedish Crime Thriller Now on DVD
Unless you watched these episodes when they premiered in the US a while back, you might be thinking, “This doesn’t look like the Annika Bengtzon I remember.” And you’d be correct.
Camilla Läckberg’s Fjällbacka Murders: New Episodes of Swedish Mystery Coming to US Telly
Good news, stateside Nordic noir fans. That taste we had of the Swedish crime drama series Camilla Läckberg’s Fjällbacka Murders earlier this year is about to be a five-course treat.