Tilda Swinton has joined the cast of Netflix movie The Ballad of a Small Player, also starring Colin Farrell.
The movie from director Edward Berger follows a high-stakes gambler who decides to lay low in Macau after his past and debts catch up with him (via Deadline).
“Along the way, he encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation,” the logline continues.
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Production is due to start in Asia this summer, with additional casting to be disclosed in due course.
The film is written by All Quiet on the Western Front‘s Rowan Joffe and is based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Lawrence Osborne. Mike Goodridge and Matthew James Wilkinson produce the picture together with Berger.
As for Swinton, she will next be seen alongside Julianne Moore and John Turturro in Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door.
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The upcoming English-language film of the acclaimed Spanish director follows “an imperfect mother and daughter, separated by a huge misunderstanding,” as per the official logline.
“At the heart of this conflict, Ingrid (Moore), a friend of Martha (Swinton), the mother, becomes a witness to the pain and bitterness of each of them.
“The film addresses the boundless cruelty of wars and highlights the two writers’ singular approaches to portraying reality. It explores the themes of death, friendship, and sexual pleasure, which are considered essential allies in the fight against horror.
“In a house nestled in the heart of a nature reserve in New England, the two friends will experience a situation that is both extreme and surprisingly tender.”
There is currently no release date for The Ballad of a Small Player and The Room Next Door.
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