Polar (film)
| Polar | |
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| Directed by | Jonas Åkerlund |
| Screenplay by | Jayson Rothwell |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Par M. Ekberg |
| Music by | Deadmau5 |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date | 2019 |
| Countries | United States Germany |
| Language | English |
Polar is an upcoming film adaptation of the action noir comics series of the same name. It is directed by Jonas Åkerlund and based on a spec script written by Jayson Rothwell. The film stars Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick and Matt Lucas. It is set to premiere on Netflix in 2019.[1]
Cast
- Mads Mikkelsen as Duncan Vizla
- Vanessa Hudgens as Camille
- Robert Maillet as Karl
- Inga Cadranel as Regina
- Katheryn Winnick
- Matt Lucas
- Fei Ren as Hilde
- Josh Cruddas as Alexei
- Ruby O. Fee as Sindy
Production
The film was first announced in October 2014 as a live action adaptation of Dark Horse Comics' Polar, developed by Dark Horse Entertainment and Constantin Film. A spec script for the film by Jayson Rothwell was purchased.[2] In October 2017, Mads Mikkelsen signed on to star in the film.[3] In February 2018, Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick and Matt Lucas joined the cast with Netflix onboard to distribute the film.[4]
Filming began on February 23, 2018, in Toronto, Canada.[5] It was also filmed in Orono, Ontario.[6]
In September 2018, musician Joel Zimmerman (known as "deadmau5") announced that he was in the process of producing the film's original score.[7]
References
- ^ Gilyadov, Alex (February 23, 2018). "NETFLIX ADAPTING DARK HORSE'S POLAR". IGN.
- ^ McNary, Dave (October 22, 2014). "Graphic Novel 'Polar' Gets Film Adaptation from Dark Horse, Constantin". Variety.
- ^ https://variety.com/2017/film/markets-festivals/mads-mikkelsen-action-thriller-polar-1202599633/
- ^ https://deadline.com/2018/02/vanessa-hudgens-katheryn-winnick-matt-lucas-mads-mikkelsen-polar-movie-netflix-1202301242/
- ^ "Netflix and Constantin start production on Polar". Comingsoon.net. February 23, 2018.
- ^ kawarthaNOW (2018-02-13). "Mads Mikkelsen is in Orono for filming of action thriller 'Polar' | kawarthaNOW". kawarthaNOW. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ^ https://twitter.com/deadmau5/status/1042074760283402240?s=19
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