A24 acquired U.S. rights for “The Entertainment System Is Down”

A24 announced it sealed an eight-figure deal to acquire U.S. rights to “The Entertainment System is Down”, the next movie from director Ruben Östlund. The deal was struck between A24 and Paris-based Co-Production Office, which has been making the rounds with the project at the Cannes market.

Starring Kirsten Dunst, Keanu Reeves, Daniel Brühl, Nicholas Braun and Samantha Morton, “The Entertainment System Is Down” takes place on a long-haul flight where the entertainment system fails and passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored.

This film will mark Östlund’s second English-language film and seventh feature after “The Guitar Mongoloid,” “Involuntary,” “Play,” “Force Majeure” and Palme d’Or winners “The Square” and “Triangle of Sadness.”