While Ruben Ostlund‘s “The Square” might not have been buzziest film to emerge at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, his picture did walk away, somewhat surprisingly, with the Palme d’Or. It’s another feat under the belt of the fast-rising filmmaker behind “Play” and “Force Majeure,” and now he has a new project cooking.
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Variety reports that Ostlund will helm “Triangle Of Sadness.” The filmmaker will tackle the world of modeling, but unlike Nicolas Winding Refn‘s “The Neon Demon,” a lurid take on women trying to break into the industry, Ostlund will look at models trying to get out. The title refers to the spot between the eyes where plastic surgeons use Botox to fix wrinkles. Here’s how the trade describes the plot:
The two protagonists face different complications: The male model suddenly starts balding and sees his prospects shrink, while the female model is a lesbian and spurns rich men’s lavish offers.
Intriguingly, the film will mostly take place in a luxurious yacht hotel. There’s no word on when production might begin, but Ostlund is pretty busy as it is. The director is going back to the editing room with “The Square,” where he’ll apparently be padding it out to a nearly three-hour runtime. He also shot the short film “What It’s Like to Win the Palme d’Or” at Cannes the same evening he won his award, and has the TV pilot “You Know That Weekend You Were Away With The Kids?” on deck as well.