- Original name: The White Circus
- Country: Canada
- Genre: fantasy
- Producer: K. Lavis, M. Scherbowski
- World premiere: 2021-2022
- Starring: H. Grace Moretz, E. Butterfield, A. Riseborough, K. Friedel and others.
Chloe Grace Moretz and Asa Butterfield can reunite in the caste of a new dark tale "The White Circus". The film is described as "a dark fairy tale with moments of brilliant black comedy." But since 2014, nothing has been heard about the project, despite the high rating of viewers' expectations. We decided to remember the project and light the spark of hope for the start of production. Find out more about The White Circus, which may still premiere in 2021 or 2022 (there is no exact release date or trailer yet).
Expectations rating - 96%.
Plot
The film follows a young pilot whose first mission ends up being wrecked in a war-torn town. There he falls in love with a cabaret singer, befriends a big talking circus bear and tries to persuade the locals to free the city from the despot.
Production
The director's chair was shared by Chris Lavis ("Madame Tootley-Putley", "Abracadabra! Or there must be something more in life") and Macek Szczerbowski, who also co-wrote the project.
Producers:
- Stefan Arndt (Good Bye Lenin!, Babylon Berlin, Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run);
- Melissa Malkin (Boots - Steel Glasses);
- Marcy Page ("Me and My Multon", "Password to the Subconscious", "Wild Life", "Spine"), etc.
Filming location: Germany, Serbia.
Actors
Leading roles:
- Chloe Grace Moretz (My Name Is Earl, Bonnie and Clyde, "Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs", "The Cameron Post's Wrong Education", "Suspiria", "In the arms of lies");
- Asa Butterfield (Sex Education, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Merlin, X + Y);
- Andrea Riseborough (Zero Zero Zero, Birdman, Being Human);
- Christian Friedel ("Chicken with Prunes", "Babylon Berlin", "White Ribbon").
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- Filming was originally scheduled to begin in February 2014.
- The film's budget was expected to be less than $ 10 million, of which 25% are donations on the Kickstarter platform.
- The White Circus is the first full-length project by the Canadian director duo Chris Lavis and Matsik Scherbovski. Gregoire Melin of Kinology calls the pair "worthy heirs to Gilliam, Jim Henson and Tim Burton, but their work is even more attractive, clever and innovative."
Material prepared by the editors of the website kinofilmpro.ru
