Jonas Struck and Vladislav Delay are scoring the upcoming sports drama Borg/McEnroe. The film is directed by Janus Metz (Armadillo) and centers on the rivalry between U.S. tennis champ Jon McEnroe and Sweden’s Bjorn Borg, which came to a head at Wimbledon 1980. The movie stars Sverrir Gudnason as Borg, Shia LaBeouf as McEnroe, Stellan Skarsgardas as Borg’s trainer, Lennart Bergelin. Tuva Novotny, Robert Emms and Ian Blackman are co-starring. Ronnie Sandahl (Underdog) wrote the screenplay. Jon Nohrstedt (Bamse and the City of Thieves) and Fredrik Wikström Nicastro (Easy Money series) are producing the project.
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Rob Simonsen to Score Marc Webb’s ‘The Only Living Boy in New York’
Rob Simonsen is reteaming with director Marc Webb on the upcoming drama The Only Living Boy in New York. The movie starring Kate Beckinsale, Jeff Bridges, Callum Turner, Pierce Brosnan, Cynthia Nixon and Kiersey Clemons centers on a young man who finds himself way over his head when he starts an affair with an alluring woman who happens to be his father’s mistress. Allan Loeb (21, Just Go With It) wrote the screenplay. Albert Berger & Ron Yerxa (Little Miss Sunshine, Election, Cold Mountain, Nebraska) are producing the project. Simonsen previously scored Webb’s last feature Gifted, which is currently playing in theaters nationwide, and also co-scored his first feature (500) Days of Summer with Mychael Danna.
Nicholas Britell to Score Benjamin Millepied’s ‘Carmen’
It was announced today that Nicholas Britell will team up with with dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied to score the upcoming musical drama Carmen. The film is inspired by French composer Georges Bizet’s opera and centers on a woman who travels from the deserts of Mexico to Los Angeles in search of freedom. No casting announcements have been made yet. Dimitri Rassam (The Little Prince, Upside Down) and Helen Estabrook (Whiplash, Casual) are producing the project.
Ilan Eshkeri to Score Ralph Fiennes’ ‘The White Crow’
Ilan Eshkeri is set to reunite with Ralph Fiennes on the actor’s upcoming drama, The White Crow. Fiennes will also star in the movie alongside Oleg Ivenko, Adele Exarchopoulos, Chulpan Khamatova, Sergei Polunin, Laurent Lafitte, Raphael Personnaz, Calypso Valois and Louis Hofmann. The movie tells the story of Rudolf Nureye, the legendary Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer and his defection to the West. David Hare (The Hours, The Reader) wrote the screenplay. Gabrielle Tana (Philomena, The Duchess) is producing the project for Magnolia Mae Productions, alongside Francois Ivernel for Montebello Productions.
The Newton Brothers to Score ‘Escape Plan 2: Hades’
The Newton Brothers are set to score the upcoming action thriller Escape Plan 2: Hades. The film is directed by Steven C. Miller (Marauders, Extraction) and stars Sylvester Stallone, Jaime King, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Wes Chatham, Jesse Metcalfe, Pete Wentz and Dave Bautista. No plot details have been announced yet. Miles Chapman wrote the screenplay. Randall Emmett & George Furla (2 Guns, Lone Survivor) are producing the project for their Emmett/Furla/Oasis company, alongside Mark Canton (300: Rise of an Empire, Immortals), Zack Schiller (Jane Got a Gun), Robbie Brenner (Dallas Buyers Club), as well as Jie Qiu for Leomus Pictures.
Jonny Greenwood Scoring Lynne Ramsay’s ‘You Were Never Really Here’
Jonny Greenwood has composed the music for the upcoming thriller You Were Never Really Here. The film is written and directed by Lynne Ramsay and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Alessandro Nivalo, John Doman, Ekaterina Samsonov and Judith Roberts. The movie is based on the Jonathan Ames novel of the same title and follows a former war veteran who tries to save women trapped in the world of sex trafficking. Ramsay is also producing the project with James Wilson (Under the Skin, Attack the Block), Rosa Attab and Pascal Caucheteux (Jackie, A Prophet). Greenwood has previously scored Ramsay’s last feature, We Need to Talk About Kevin.
Tyler Bates to Score James Cox’s ‘Billionaire Boys Club’
Tyler Bates has signed on to score the upcoming crime drama Billionaire Boys Club. The film is directed by James Cox (Wonderland, Highway) and stars Ansel Elgort, Taron Egerton, Kevin Spacey, Emma Roberts, Suki Waterhouse, Bokeem Woodbine, Billie Lourd, Jeremy Irvine and Judd Nelson. The movie is based on the true story of a group of wealthy young men in Los Angeles during the early 1980s who established a get-rich quick scam that turned deadly. Cox also co-wrote the screenplay with Captain Mauzner (Factory Girl). Holly Wiersma (Bobby, Bug, Stone) and Cassian Elwes (Lee Daniels’ The Butler, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Elvis & Nixon) are producing the Armory Films production.
Jaeil Jung Scoring Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Okja’
Jaeil Jung has recently composed the music for the upcoming monster movie Okja. The film is directed by Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, The Host, Mother) and stars Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Seohyun An, Devon Bostick, Lily Collins, Byun Heebong, Shirley Henderson, Daniel Henshall, Yoon Je Moon, Choi Wooshik and Steven Yeun. The movie follows a young girl who must risk everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend – a massive animal named ‘Okja’. Bong also co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Ronson (Frank).
Anne Nikitin to Score ‘American Animals’
Anne Nikitin has been tapped to score the upcoming heist drama American Animals. The film is written and directed by Bart Layton and stars Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, Barry Keoghan, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd and Udo Kier. The movie is based on a true story and centers on four young men who mistook their lives for a movie and attempted one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history. Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger and Mary Jane Skalski (The Visitor, The Station Agent, Mysterious Skin) are producing the RAW and Film4 production.
Christophe Beck to Return for Disney’s ‘Frozen 2’
Christophe Beck confirmed on Twitter that he is set to score Disney Animation’s upcoming sequel Frozen 2. The film is directed by Jennifer Lee & Chris Buck who also helmed the 2013 original hit movie and Kristen Bell and Josh God will return as the voices of Anna and Olaf respectively. It is also expected that Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez will be writing new songs for the sequel, but no official announcement has been made yet. Frozen producer Peter Del Vecho (The Princess and the Frog, Winnie the Pooh) is also returning. Beck previously scored the original Frozen movie, for which he received an Annie Award and a Grammy Award nomination, as well as the short Frozen Fever.