Thus far, Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli’s A24 movies have been a good time for cinemagoers, but not quite so easygoing for the poor sods in them. Dream Scenario swiftly became a nightmare reality for Nicolas Cage’s professor Paul Matthews as he found himself appearing in the whole world’s dreams with ruinous consequences. Discourse stoker The Drama certainly lived up to its title for Robert Pattinson and Zendaya’s under pressure spouses-to-be Charlie and Emma. And now, per Deadline‘s reporting, Borgli has brought on board Barbie star Margot Robbie for his third A24 feature, ominously titled The Week Of Pain.
Most recently seen in Emerald Fennell’s provocative new take on Wuthering Heights and fresh off the set of Bradley Cooper’s hotly anticipated Ocean’s prequel, Robbie has reportedly been an admirer of Borgli’s work for sometime and has been discussing a role in one of his movies for a while now. And while plot details for Borgli’s self-penned latest are being kept firmly under wraps for the time being (though its title certainly doesn’t suggest a whimsical rom-com is heading our way), clearly whatever Borgli has been cooking smells good to Margot Robbie — good enough for the in-demand actor to commit to shooting this one sometime in 2027, all being well.
While Borgli has been active as a filmmaker for well over a decade at this point, it was with 2022’s button pushing attention seeker satire Sick Of Myself that he really put himself on the map. Now, with his proclivity for darkly funny, often quite shocking, always thought provoking feature filmmaking having become something of a signature, it’ll be fascinating to see how Borgli triples down — or subverts expectations — with The Week Of Pain. With Margot Robbie starring, you can guarantee we’ll be there, seated, waiting, nerves shredded on opening night. Watch this space for more as we get it!
