Friday, February 7, 2014

Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz will star in Yorgos Lanthimos' upcoming film "The Lobster," "an unconventional love story set in a dystopian future where finding a partner is a matter of life and death."

The all-star cast includes Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Olivia Colman, Ariane Labed and Aggeliki Papoulia. The shooting is set to start on March 24, in Ireland, and will be financed by the UK BFI Film Fund, the Irish Film Board, Eurimages (European Cinema Support Fund), the Greek Film Centre, CNC (French National Centre of Cinematography and the moving image) as well as the Dutch Film Fund. It is noted that the script for "The Lobster" was awarded the ARTE International Award as Best CineMart Project for 2013 at the 42nd Rotterdam International Film Festival.